Archive for June, 2016

LIEBRAL MENDACITY & BLOCK-WAR DOWNUNDER

Written by Max Gross

“Budget surpluses or deficits are not economic decisions forced upon us by economic ‘facts’. They are political decisions. Decisions around the level of taxation (revenue collection), service provision (government spending), inflation and unemployment are also political decisions – not economic ones” – Kay Rollison, 14 February 2015, Debt and Deficit Duplicity, http://theaimn.com/

“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men” – Proverbs 30:14 

“Poverty is the worst form of violence” – Mahatma Gandhi

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TWILIGHT OF THE KNOBS

Written by Max Gross

First published Saturday, 27 August 2011

http://www.xenoxnews.com/local/2963-abbott-jones-a-the-convoy-of-crackpots

Not with a bang but a whimper, this week’s so-called Convoy of No Confidence has proved itself as potent a protest against the Gillard minority government as spit on the radiator of a Nullabor road train. (more…)

DIRTY DEED DONE BY THE DEVOUT

Written by Max Gross

First published Monday, 16 November 2015 by http://www.xenoxnews.com/

‘Faith may be defined briefly as the illogical belief in the occurence of the improbable’ – H.L. Mencken
‘What mean and cruel things men do for the love of God’ – Somerset Maugham
‘The Pope! How many divisions does HE have!’ – Josef Stalin
‘It’s very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America’ – George W. Bush, Senegal, July 8 2003
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