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Ageing Affects on Our Consciousness

by SpeakTruth

24 June 2014 10 yrs

by Sudha Hamilton Published in WellBeing Magazine “O, what a world of unseen visions and heard silences, this insubstantial country of the mind! What ineffable essences, these touchless rememberings and unshowable reveries! And the privacy of it all! A secret theatre of speechless monologue and prevenient […]

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by SpeakTruth

23 June 2014 10 yrs

History of Astrology

by SpeakTruth

23 June 2014 10 yrs

Wanted Wellbeing Dead or Alive

by SpeakTruth

14 November 2024 6 dys

Being Stoic: What Is It?

I could begin with a brief history lesson about Stoicism but this is not the essence of it. Being Stoic: What is it? Doing stuff you don’t want to do but know that you have to do anyway. The expression ‘soldiering on,’ invariably comes to mind, as soldiers have to do a lot of shitty things they really would rather not. Duty is a big one for Stoics. Virtue, even, more so. WTF is virtue anyway? It is a word, which has not stood the test of time. It exists as an anachronism, a term draped in cobwebs and an echo from the ancient world. This is old stuff and does it truly having any bearing on our lives today?

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by SpeakTruth

12 November 2024 1 week

Why Appealing To White Working Class Folk Is A Race To The Bottom?

Democrats in America are scratching their heads over Trump’s victory in the recent presidential election. Soul searching is going on, as to how they lost this contest. Democratic elections are popularity contests. They are part evaluations, part bribery, and mirrors held up to societies. Op eds are being written about the role of working class America in the outcome. Chasing this vote is problematic in my view. Why appealing to white working class folk is a race to the bottom? Demagogues, like Donald Trump, falsely court this vote and pretend to champion their grievances. Trump did not deliver for them the first time around and will not again. It is a cynical game and losers always lose out in the end.

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by SpeakTruth

9 November 2024 2 weeks

Self-Interest Is Trending In America.

The pundits say you should always back the horse called ‘self-interest’ in any race. Donald Trump franked this adage once again in the US Presidential contest over Kamala Harris. A convicted felon who mishandled a global pandemic appallingly, when he was last President, Donald Trump was re-elected to the White House. Trump had plenty to lose if he lost, in terms of numerous upcoming criminal trials and the very real prospect of going to jail. ‘The man was motivated,’ as they say on the street. Self-interest is trending in America. The Trump campaign stitched up every deal and sold every favour they possibly could. Elon Musk was literally jumping up and down for Trump.

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14 Nov

Being Stoic: What is it? Death appears on the horizon and no longer seems so far away. The Stoics of the ancient world were very concerned about how one died.

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12 Nov

Donald Trump as demagogue, and there were plenty of these in the ancient world revving up the demos for their own benefit. Trump has become the presumed champion of the white working class American.

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11 Nov

52% of white female voters supported Donald Trump and this is a damning indictment on these women, in my view. Voting for a confirmed sexual predator, misogynist, racist, and supporter of the state removing the reproductive freedoms of women is appalling.

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10 Nov

The mass sackings of Qantas workers happened repeatedly over the 15 years the diminutive Irishman stood tall in Australian aviation.

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Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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'Incredibly disappointing': Gaming commissioner pleads with Tasmanian government to continue with cashless card system 20 November 2024
A day after Tasmania's government said it was pausing the introduction of a system designed to cap a gambler's losses to the pokies, the state's gaming commissioner says she hopes "common sense will prevail" and "something" is put into hotels and clubs to "support people".
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Ex-partner maintains innocence at inquest into Gold Coast woman's shooting death 20 November 2024
A Gold Coast man previously charged over the death of his former partner has maintained his innocence despite being urged to "go deep into your heart" and be honest about how she died.
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ARIA Awards 2024: Angie McMahon takes Best Independent Release, Royel Otis Best Group 20 November 2024
The 2024 ARIA Awards are underway. The list of winners will be updated here throughout the night.
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Live: Richmond in pole position as first round of the 2024 AFL Draft gets underway 20 November 2024
The time has come for the next generation of AFL stars to find their teams. Follow live as all 18 clubs make their selections in the first round of the 2024 draft.
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Filipina spared from Bali Nine firing squad to be returned home 20 November 2024
Philippine woman Mary Jane Veloso is to be transferred to a prison in her homeland after years of negotiations.
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Brazil's president is trying to get billionaires taxed fairly — here's where he has got to so far 20 November 2024
Billionaires could be forced to pay a minimum rate of tax on their wealth after a global grouping of nations agrees to effectively tax the ultra-rich.
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SA police officer breaks down during inquest into death of baby Kobi, saying she missed threats to kill in father's file 20 November 2024
A police officer who spoke with the mother of a baby who was killed by her father in a murder-suicide at the Whispering Wall in South Australia's Barossa Valley has broken down in tears as she described how she could have handled the file differently.
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Rio Tinto workplace report reveals female staff suffering from backlash to diversity measures 20 November 2024
While half of the mining-giant's employees think its culture is improving, bullying against female staff is up since 2022 in an internal progress report published today.
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Live: Royel Otis take home first ARIA win for Best Group as speculation rises for Album of the Year hopefuls 20 November 2024
Australia's biggest music industry names are holding their breaths for the biggest award of the night at the 2024 ARIA Awards in Sydney. Follow live.
Liana Walker, Aoife Hilton, and Al Newstead
US marine burned by exploding barbecue suffers appeal setback in lawsuit against own government 20 November 2024
A US marine attempting to sue his own government after he was "engulfed in flames" in a barbecue explosion while stationed in Darwin has had a ruling in his favour overturned on appeal.
Jason Walls
Former Queensland radio host Peter Lang jailed for historical child sex offences 20 November 2024
The former Sunshine Coast celebrity will spend at least six months behind bars after being found guilty of child sex offences against a 13-year-old girl in 1988.
Kirra Grimes
'Now it's too coincidental': Owners plead for return of beloved animals missing within days of each other 20 November 2024
Two pets living in the greater Adelaide region have gone missing within days of each other, with both owners pleading for their return.
Daniel Litjens
In 2000, Jon Ronson snuck into a mysterious gentlemen's club with Alex Jones. He doesn't regret it 20 November 2024
Welsh American journalist Jon Ronson has interviewed conspiracy theorists, neo-Nazis and soldiers trained as psychics. This week, at his live shows, he'll teach you to spot a psychopath.
Hannah Story
'Stop failing the next generation of kids': New guide released for preventing child abuse 20 November 2024
Leading family violence advocates call for children to be directly involved in designing policy, and urgent investment in support services and training in an effort to prevent child abuse.
Claudia Long
There was no shortage of overt and covert power moves at the G20 20 November 2024
As US President Joe Biden eyes an exit to the world stage, China's Xi Jinping made full use of the G20 to barnstorm his way through meetings with world leaders to stitch together relationships in anticipation of Donald Trump's return.
Brett Worthington
What the rail union is demanding to avert the Sydney train shutdown 20 November 2024
Transport for NSW is "scrambling" to bring in replacement transport amid the Sydney trains shutdown this weekend. But why are workers striking and exactly what is the union demanding?
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Grandfather who threw 'Betty White' the chicken to alligators at wildlife park spared jail 20 November 2024
Peter William Smith removed the silky bantam chicken from an enclosure at a wildlife park earlier this year before tossing it into the alligator enclosure where it was eaten.
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