notes on a morning's reading (from lies to war; vicious crimes)

repetitious? often; not too much new and too much bad


publicly funded broadcasters

1. tell us lies

2. now have ads = neoliberalism

3. means not just time wasting but criminal traitors

SBS battling falling ad revenue
Updated February 15, 2012 06:52:24

Comment: public services = for us, by us.

Democracy (of, by, for the people etc) requires an informed electorate; to misinform is an highest-order crime against democracy.


BHP to lose millions in week-long strike
The World Today
By Annie Guest and staff
Posted February 15, 2012 07:55:22 | Updated February 15, 2012 15:22:47

Comment: mostly only delayed, not lost AND ~83% $s go o/s.

Equity demands that the people get their fair share; super-profits (over costs + reasonable profit) are *not* fair and must be recovered by being properly taxed and administered.


Gaza's only power plant runs out of fuel
Posted February 15, 2012 08:34:45

Comment: mainly due to Israeli (war) crimes against humanity.


Note the hypocrisy; violence by US/Zs condoned, by others condemned.

In Aus' case, publicly funded broadcasters = AusBC + SBS, over my lifetime, the AusBC has favoured Israel to such an extent that it amounts to lying (commission, omission) = misinforming = criminal treachery.

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be reasonable

absolute arguments

fair and sustainable?

never say never (say ~95%)

nothing for nothing = is the price worth it?

both war and economics ignore vital externalities

Clean coal 'unviable for two decades'
By Michael Atkin, ABC News Online Investigative Unit
Posted February 15, 2012 10:06:03 | Updated February 15, 2012 15:35:26

Comment: means xsCO2cc will not even be slowed, let alone reversed.


workers' grievances vs. shareholders' demands

enlightened covenants

capital vs. labour

people vs. rulers

fair go, ya mug!

refer Fordism


cooperation trumps confrontation

reason vs. force

reason should always win; 'a convincing argument'

when reason doesn't convince, then violence?

wars Palestine to Syria - Q: Who wins?

A: *Not* the attacked ELO/Os.

mass-murdering for spoil

might is *not* right

war = criminal

Nuremberg


We the people need a better 'deal' soonest.