New Catallaxy

  • makarrata: is it really better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick?

    Along with the proposed referendum for an aboriginal voice, the word ‘makarrata’ – a Yolngu word – has become a noticeable feature in the proposed three stage process of reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia. But as with the voice, confusion surrounds the notion of makarrata. What it is and how it will work, should…

  • Re-tribalizing Australia

    Update: 14/8 @ 3pm. The agenda of The Racist Voice is now clear. It is about re-tribalizing Australia to approximate the time when bitterly antagonistic tribes roamed across the sparsely populated country. That was sustainable when there were some hundreds of thousands of hunter-gatherers. It will be interesting to see how it pans out with…

  • Open Thread – Mon 14 Aug 2023

  • My great grandmother was Irish

    My grandmother’s mother was Irish, so I was told. If I’ve got the genealogical sum right, that makes me one-eighth Irish. If further proof is required, I have in my possession a green shirt and a green  jumper. Also, if its relevant, my mum Elsie was referred to by some as Aunty Elsie. Though, on…

  • Rabz’ Radio Show August 2023: Cars

    There has always been an intimate link between cars and contemporary music and car stereos (aka sound systems) enable the immediacy of that link. As the (almost) ultimate freedom machines, cars can enable a young man to impress an aesthetically pleasing young woman in more ways than might be immediately obvious. However – there is…

  • Guest Post – Muddy: Information Gatekeepers

    Imagine an individual you trust, and another individual you do NOT trust (the reasons being irrelevant). Both make a simple, observable, statement to you: ‘It’s a clear day outside.’ Without an ability to verify, who do you believe? Now imagine the same people make contrasting statements: Trust person says ‘It’s overcast outside,’ and No-Trust states…

  • Open Thread – Weekend 12 Aug 2023

  • The Racist Voice

    Lets be clear and talk about The Racist Voice Rebrand the product, it is racist so let’s rebrand, rename and rewrite press releases, articles, pamphlets and advertisements to refer to The Racist Voice. Change the brand, change the narrative, shift the vibe in the community to recruit the power of the anti-racism narrative to resist…

  • We have to talk about Net Zero

    It’s time to leave It has been said before Clexit, Climate Exit, let’s get on with it. Change the story, change the course of history. Recall the trajectory of significant new ideas. First they are dismissed as heretical, then they become controversial and next thing they are old hat. Or it goes: unthinkable, interesting and…

  • Open Thread – Thurs 10 Aug 2023

  5. Old Lefty April 28, 2024 11:20 pmInteresting choice of headline from the BBC: ‘Biden roasts Trump at correspondents dinner.’ Obama was…

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