Paul Keating addressing Australian CONservative supporters of monarchy…27 feb ’92…
Aug 30, 2013 – Authoritarianism, nationalism, and, ultimately, fascism are not … who is currently running in the electorate of Cook against Scott Morrison.
Mar 6, 2013 – Liberal Party immigration spokesman Scott Morrison … aim at asylum seekers in a way that would make the fascist British National Party blush.
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“This week Tony Abbott has lived up to all we feared.
Tony Abbott has been Prime Minister officially for only a little over a day and already he has:
I know many people are feeling despair about what Tony Abbott and the Coalition have in store for Australia.
But you don’t need to feel powerless. Join with us now. “
“Herr Abbott, I’ve Leni Reeferstool on line three…” snivelled the obsequious scott morrisson…
Look, very well morrisson, put her through…
Ochhh, a belated congratulations on your triumph, Tony…your crowning achievement…ze triumph…zeee triumph of your vwill!!!
Quite frankly, Leni…couldn’t have done it without yahhh….
Ochhh, Tony, Tony…und Rupert, Tony. Und Rupert.
At the end of the day, Master Murdoch and Norb Fones really pulled out all the err…the stops…
Und moving forwards….moving forwards with opportunity…opportunity to vwin, eet iz now essential that you do not deviate from my six foondamental rules:…rules of ze propaganda…
1. If you have a plen to put over, keep presenting it incessantly…und systematically und persistently….
2. Avoid argument….never admit there is any “other side;” und in all statements scrupulously avoid arousing reflection or associated ideas, except those which are favorable….
3. In every possible way, connect the idea you wish to put over with the known desires of your audience….zee wishes are the basis of the acceptance of ideas in more cases than zat putreed “logic” is….
4. Make your statements in such language that your audience can repeat them, in thought, without the need of transforming them…
5. use indirect statement, innuendo, and implication. Use direct statement in such a way that the attention of the audience shall be drawn to it sufficiently to take it in, but not sufficiently to reflect upon it.
6. For the most permanent eventual results, aim your propaganda at ze children, too…
Herr Murdoch eez nearing final stage of Project Obedient FLag resources for ze school und Norb und Flinty are ready for MeinPantz…
tbc…
Michael Hayden has an interesting story to tell about the iPhone. He and his wife were in an Apple store in Virginia, Hayden, the former head of the United States National Security Agency (NSA), said at a conference in Washington recently. A salesman approached and raved about the iPhone, saying that there were already "400,000 apps" for the device. Hayden, amused, turned to his wife and quietly asked: "This kid doesn't know who I am, does he? Four-hundred-thousand apps means 400,000 possibilities for attacks."
The British Psychological Society has a fantastic public access research hub, called BPS Research Digest ( http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com.au/), that continues to empower the visitor with an extensive array of topical and well researched pieces…here at the interpretOr, we just couldn’t go past this meta analysis on psychotherapy over drugs…extract below…
Kathryn McHugh and her colleagues identified 34 relevant peer-reviewed studies up to August 2011 involving 90,483 people, in which the participants were asked to indicate a straight preference between psychotherapy or drugs. Half the studies involved patients awaiting treatment, the others involved participants who were asked to indicate their preference if they were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. The researchers had hoped to study preferences among patients with a diverse range of diagnoses but they were restricted by the available literature – 65 per cent studies pertained to depression with the remainder mostly involving anxiety disorders.
Overall, 75 per cent of participants stated a preference for psychotherapy over drugs. Stated differently, participants were three times as likely to state that they preferred psychological treatment rather than medication. The preference for therapy remained but was slightly lower (69 per cent) when focusing just on treatment-seeking patients, and when focusing only on studies that looked at depression (70 per cent). Desire for psychotherapy was stronger in studies that involved more women or younger participants.
September 2013“Lord Chwissie…’tis now Christmas everyday!!!” gushed Gina…
MMMMaaaaaarvelous news, dear Gina. Dear, dear, dear Gina…Master Tony hath twiumphed…eheuuugh, phmaaa…Flinty buzzed in from Auwstwaylianzzz for Constitutional Monarchy and his very own 1990’s Executive Director is now Pwime Minister, no less…
…And, and, and Julie B can come out of hiding…and, and and…assume her position!
Fwom standing up for the rights of those courageous asbestos companies…over the tiresome gwummblings of those twoublesome and wather-wheezy-workers…to Deputy Pwime Minister of your gweat colony…
Oh, ohhh, Lord Chwissie…I feel, I feel wather poety…
Splendid, dear Gina, let’s have a listen…
The globe is sadly groaning with debt, poverty and strife
But CONservatives for CONservatives now leading, shall further enrich my life…
Splendid, dear Gina. Splendid.
Today’s threats from Tony Abbott to axe funding for Perth’s rail projects, slash public service jobs, and rip billions in aid from the world’s poorest people shows people must vote Greens in the Senate to maintain checks and balances.
“In the event of a Coalition Government it is crucial that one party doesn’t get total control of Parliament, and Mr Abbott certainly reminded us of that today with his drastic cuts,” said Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam.
“Today Mr Abbott confirmed he will not provide one cent for rail in Perth. Perth is crying out for better transport infrastructure and the Coalition will cut $500 million in rail funding for Western Australia.
“Make no mistake – Perth’s urban rail was named on Mr Abbott’s hit list revealed today, marked ‘do not proceed’. This from the guy who wants to be known as an ‘infrastructure Prime Minister’.
“It is no wonder the Colin Barnett has tried to keep its Federal funding requests a secret – his Liberal mate Tony Abbott won’t give him a cent.
“Only the Greens have a costed, comprehensive plan to improve public transport in Perth.”
Senator Ludlam said the drastic cuts announced today showed the Coalition could not be trusted with total control of Parliament.
“The extreme cuts announced today are another reminder – people must vote Greens to keep Mr Abbott from controlling the Senate,” said Senator Ludlam.
The Greens public transport initiative for Western Australia:http://greensmps.org.au/sites/default/files/greens_transport_initiative_…
Former detainees tell of lasting damage from immigration detention, as report shows increase in mental illness.
…While the topic of asylum-seekers has dominated discussions in the lead-up to the country’s federal election, much of the attention by the Labor government and the opposition Liberal-National coalition has focused on “stopping the boats” and thwarting the trade of people smugglers.
But, advocates say, beyond the politics are the people seeking asylum; many of whom have suffered severe trauma and are in desperate need of a safe home….
::: click here ::: for story in full @ AlJazeera
A review of immigration detention’s mental health impacts has found detained asylum-seekers have markedly increased rates of mental illness, including major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, compared with those in the community.
On the day of the 1992 UK general election, The Sun newspaper ran an “infamous”[37] front page featuring Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, with the headline: ‘If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights’. Kinnock lost and the following day’s headline in The Sun was the triumphalist ‘It’s The Sun Wot Won It‘ (sic)
Asbestos Bishop. … It just so happens that Julie… Bishop was also a Lawyer, but worked for … Edo Voloder Julie Bishop was a solicitor for ASBESTOS MINERS!
Jun 3, 2013 – And guess which former lawyer-turned-federal-politician counted James …That would be the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Julie Bishop.
…Many young people diagnosed with mental disorders are essentially anarchists who have the bad luck of being misidentified by mental health professionals, who 1) are ignorant of the social philosophy of anarchism; 2) embrace, often without political consciousness, its opposite ideology of hierarchism; and 3) confuse the signs of anarchism with symptoms of mental illness.
The mass media equates anarchism with chaos and violence. However, the social philosophy of anarchism rejects authoritarian government, opposes coercion, strives for greatest freedom, works toward “mutual aid” and voluntary cooperation, and maintains that people organizing themselves without hierarchies creates the most satisfying social arrangement. Many anarchists adhere to the principle of nonviolence (though the question of violence has historically divided anarchists in their battle to eliminate authoritarianism). Nonviolent anarchists have energized the Occupy movement and other struggles for economic justice and freedom...writes psychologist Bruce e Levine…
::: this piece continues in full @ AlterNet…just click here :::
Yesterday, the Greens stepped forward with their position on mental health, calling on more sessions of psychological care to be made available to those who need them….
…Earlier today, the Chair of the Australian Mental Health Commission (AMHC) and the Chair of the Mental Health Council of Australia both called on our politicians to recognise the unspoken need for urgent reform. As Professor Allan Fels said in his statement, “This deafening silence on mental health cannot be justified”.
The ‘Alliance for Better Access’ is recognised by the major parties as a stakeholder on this significant issue of public concern, but right now we need all sides of politics to tell us what they intend to do ahead of the election. Join us in calling for policy reform. Tell our politicians that mental health matters to you leading up to the election.
You can find out how this issue is developing at http://www.betteraccess.net/index.php/information/latest-news/green-light and have your say.
Please spread the word. Every voice makes a difference!
Dr Ben Mullings, Alliance for Better Access
GetUp:
Prime Ministers reflect our national values, and have the power to change them radically. Does what Tony Abbott says matter? Well, in just a few days he wants to be speaking for all of us. That’s why GetUp members are launching this ad. Will you be part of it?
“If you stand for clean energy, for refugees, for equal love, for helping single parents and their children – then you stand with us.”
27/08/13 – greens release Quality mental health care for all Australians…
We know that 45% of Australians will experience mental ill-health at some stage in their lives. That’s why we need a strong mental health system to respond to the needs of Australians who are negotiating the challenges of mental illness.
The Greens care about people. That’s why we will invest $547.4 million in a robust, people-focused mental health plan which improves access to quality mental health services and focuses on helping people to live full, healthy lives.
The key features of this policy are:
- An investment of $150 million over three years to establish a National Institute for Mental Illness Research;
- Increasing funding for the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program by $70 million per year;
- Reinstating the option of six extra sessions of psychological treatment in exceptional circumstances under the Better Access initiative, investing $141.6 million over 3 years;
- Re-establishing the NGO Capacity Grants Program and providing grants of up to $50,000 to mental health NGOs, costing $7.5 million; and
- Establishing a National Suicide Prevention Campaign and improving the collection of data relating to suicide with an investment of $38.3 million over 3 years.
We know that mental health policy cuts through politics to the very heart of our nation’s wellbeing.
Australians need a strong and compassionate mental health system – it makes good economic sense and protects some of our most vulnerable Australians.
We’re committed to supporting people with mental illness to live full and healthy lives.
The Greens are standing up for better access to quality mental health care for all Australians.
You can read more about the Greens’ plan for quality mental health care here.
“The signs are clear that the Coalition are intent on dismantling our network of marine parks, effectively wiping out 10 years’ worth of work,” Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens marine spokesperson said today.
“Yet again we see the Coalition actively undermining the science and consultation that has gone into Australia’s marine parks. The Coalition are part of an industry scare campaign and are putting our fisheries and communities at risk. We all know that our fish stocks are under incredible pressure, and new threats like ocean warming due to climate change need to be faced head-on.”The Greens in balance of power in the Senate would block Coalition efforts to dump the current management plans.
“It has never been more important to put Greens in the Senate and protect Australia’s marine environment into the future,” Senator Siewert concluded.
“They all left their countries, including Australia, stronger and prouder for their work in government. John Howard left our country stronger and more confident. Margaret Thatcher left Britain stronger and more confident. And Ronald Reagan, he won the cold war, helped to make the world much safer for democracy and for the universal decencies of humanity”
(the Guardian Australia: 26/08/13)
A Human Rights Watch report found that the Contras were guilty of targeting health care clinics and health care workers for assassination; kidnapping civilians; torturing and executing civilians, including children, who were captured in combat; raping women; indiscriminately attacking civilians and civilian homes; seizing civilian property; and burning civilian houses in captured towns.
The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ایران-کنترا, Spanish: caso Irán-contras), also referred to as Irangate, Contragate or the Iran-Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo.[1] Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the NicaraguanContras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress....members of the executive branch sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of the American hostages.[2][3] Large modifications to the plan were devised by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North of the National Security Council in late 1985, in which a portion of the proceeds from the weapon sales was diverted to fund anti-Sandinista and anti-communist rebels, or Contras, in Nicaragua.[4][5]
Unfair and inequitable, Abbott’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme promises 26 weeks of leave paid at the primary carer’s replacement wage – regardless of income bracket – let us hope like hell that gina rinehart doesn’t fall pregnant…
“Refugees from all over the world have made our nation richer – wave after wave from Europe after World War II, Vietnam, Somalia, Sudan we have welcomed and inturn they have given back to us many times over…
…Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott are aiding and abetting each other in ways to treat innocent, vulnerable people in the most unimaginably cruel way – cruelty in pursuit of power shames us all, drags down our international standing as we break international law. It demeans us as a people but I know Australians are better than this.”
Christine Milne, leader of The Greens (Oz), election 2013 launch…24/08/13 …including plan for a Senate inquiry into Australia’s treatment of refugees and the legal, moral and financial implications of having one of the harshest refugee policies of any democratic country in the world.
Here is a challenge to Abbott + Morrison, and K Rudd – have you not been briefed on the situation on the ground in Iran, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq…? If so, why are you playing politics IN THE KNOWLEDGE that our fellow human beings have witnessed their friends and family members having eyeballs plucked out, genitals mutilated…Were you not briefed that in certain provinces of Afghanistan, if you don’t flee for your life, you may be captured and skinned alive?
Distressing to read or think about…
…but this is the real refugee dilemna.
The political strategy of Tony Abbott and his team is to disguise the reality of their economic policies, the basis of their policies is summarised by the quotation on conservatism by the much decorated economist JK Galbraith.
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”
The policies put forward by Abbot are in effect an economic chocolate wheel for the wealthy corporations that are funding his election campaign. The prizes for the rich are to be paid for by the poor and middle class serfs of Australia.
With Rupert Murdoch as chief spruiker, the wealthy are rolling up to get their spin as Ruperts propaganda team is convincing the punters that Tony will rescue them from the wretched position visited upon them by the socialists and transport them to a field of dreams occupied by kindly benefactors and Cardinal Pell to preserve our morality. Let jovial Joe run you through the good times ahead.
So come on you suckers, you strugglers you unworthy beings roll up and give generously to Gina and Twiggy, Rupert and James, suck on your ciggies the fun is about to begin.
With the first spin the big winners are our coal barons and polluters. We can’t have them slipping in the world rich list can we. It would be un-Australian. Lets not have the polluters pay lets all of us suckers give the rich an even break and put our hands in our pockets to relieve these great Australians of this burden. Will Phillip Morris land on the less tobacco tax symbol?
Global warming you say, and health cost of pollution ? You know thats all rubbish dreamed up by Greenies and academics, especially those greedy scientists. Anyway it would only cost you about 3 grand a year. You won’t even notice it has gone. Just think of the glory if Gina and Clive get to the top of the league table. Sorry there’s only crumbs left for you.
Now we can’t let the wowsers ruin the tobacco farmers can we. Sure they live in the USA but they are our mates and we Aussies look after our mates. Look at Rupert we let him monopolise our media and he gives generously to our campaigns, just like the cigarette companies. Thanks Phillip its money well spent.
You are going to love our parental leave policies. It is your chance to support our elite get time out to look after their kids and still be able to put them through their lovely private schools. We must cherish our elites because they make this country what it is. It would be a tragedy if the socialists were to get in and reverse the flow of wealth back to the poor and needy. The poor are used to hardships and they don’t work hard enough for this country.
You will be pleased to know that we will not throw all that money away trying to give every child a good education regardless of their parents social and economic status. You know that it doesn’t work andwould only make them want to mix with the higher classes if they get into the university. This country needs people to dig ditches and other nasty jobs and that would depress people of a better class.
This brings me to the health system. All that digging and labouring makes people really strong and happy so the poor don’t really need hospital care and psychoanalysing. The rich on the other hand are more sensitive, so we are going to divert money from the public system into private health. This will make sure that the people that create wealth can get on with the job.
Well we have a lot more policies to make up and also we have to make up a budget figure that looks like it might balance, so just watch our advertisements and get back to work. After all we don’t get anything for nothing do we?
Liberal Immigration Spokesperson Scott Morrison has unleashed a new policy that shows that the Liberal Party has crossed a significant line into world of fascism. The Liberals will legislate take away the right of refugees to access the courts. In an effort to show they are tough on border protection, the Liberals, ably assisted by the Murdoch press, are using a classic fascist method of politics. It is the politics of fear. The proposed legislation will dismantle another group of protections from the International covenant on Human Rights.
In Germany the face of this fear was the Roma’s and the Jew’s for opposite reasons. The Jews were very successful in business and in the professions and in many cases they were easily identifiable because of their non European names. Also because they were not Christian Aryans like the great majority, their cultural behaviour was different.The Roma’s were seen as a drain on the community because they were poor and their cultural difference even more obvious than the Jews. Because of their poverty they were percieved as a drain on the majority and a threat to their Lutheran morality.
Abbott and his shadow minister Morrison have employed the same deceptive language to deny judicial revue to asylum seekers as the Gestapo and the Nazi secret police Kripo used to imprison Jews, Roma’s, homosexuals and others they decided as unworthy to be part of the German nation.
The United States Holocaust Museum described the situation in its online Holocaust Encyclopedia:
(see article below)
Unfortunately the nation subject to this fear campaign and a dumbing down process by the media, is set to vote for their first fascist government. If Morrison can set a legal precedent in denying human rights to refugees, unionists, environmental activists and foes of an Abbott Governmenmt may experience a similar fate.
The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
Free Inquiry Spring 2003 5-11-3
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism – Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights – Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military – Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism – The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media – Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security – Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined – Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected – The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed – Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts – Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment – Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption – Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections – Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
They Thought They Were Free
By Milton Mayer
The Sydney Morning Herald, Age, ABC and other Oz media reported that in October 2007, whilst Federal Health Minister…
Abbott accuses asbestos fighter of political stunt:
THE Federal Government last night picked a fight with a national hero, after the Health Minister, Tony Abbott, attacked the dying leader of the campaign to win justice for the victims of asbestos poisoning.
Mr Abbott accused Bernie Banton, who three years ago received an Order of Australia for his efforts to get compensation from James Hardie, of being involved in a political stunt.
Mr Banton and members of the Construction Union protested outside Mr Abbott’s electorate office in Manly yesterday, because the minister has yet to approve a drug, Alimta, which can prolong the lives of mesothelioma sufferers, for the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.
Mr Banton, who is wheelchair-bound and dying of the disease, got off his sick bed to make the journey across Sydney yesterday but Mr Abbott left before the protesters arrived. Last night the minister told Channel Nine: “Look, it was a stunt, let’s be upfront about this. I know Bernie is very sick but just because a person is sick doesn’t mean that he is necessarily pure of heart in all things.”
But last night Mr Banton returned fire at the minister. “What a flea,” he told the Herald. “What a gutless human being. He wasn’t game enough to front up and face the very people his Government is denying treatment to.”
Andrew West, SMH, October 31, 2007
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.
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'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?' Ai Weiwei
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