That's how it's done, people of Earth. Freedom is not granted, it is claimed. Now begins their long work, never complete, of growing and maintaining this newborn freedom.

How long before the rest of us recognise the common cause we share with the Egyptians and Tunisians? Omar Suleiman was right - this revolution was provoked by foreign powers - ( Read more... )

[flist: please ignore, ranting at nation]

They're telling Dick Smith to stay out of politics.
I guess reasoned argument has no place in politics,
just like facts have no place in organised religion.

Is it just me,
or is this election campaign particularly stupid ( Read more... )

I call shenanigans on swine flu.
The vaccination drive recently swept through this hospital.
I protested loudly at being subjected to this pharma corp ad campaign
while captive in my recuperation.
More than a few of the nurses agreed with me,
the doctors merely looked nervous.

( What a fucking scam! )

Give someone a fish
and they'll eat for a day.

Teach them to fish
and they can eat for life.

( Avoid )

How to write your very own Manifesto.

( 1. Keep it short. )

You think it'd be obvious, ne?
Take a service from the public to the private sector,
and you still hafta pay for the service,
only now you gotta add profit.
The corporation's "competitiveness" comes from
making someone else pay the bill.

( The dole is actually a really cheap way of avoiding food riots )