Why? Why not?

On a lighter note, Way of the stick rocks. It’s Stick Figure Death theatre where you control the action. My highest score so far: 3056.

Another example of how inane, crass, and downright irritating the current election is: Paddy McGuinness’ latest opinion article about the policy of both parties on refugees. Apparently those who have moral objections to telling people to fuck off at the borders of our domestic waters are indulging in an ‘unedifying orgy of moral vanity on the part of the elites’.

Well, I’m sorry Paddy, but this ‘elite’ has a problem with not giving a crap about people who would like to have a go in Australia.

He also points out how ‘the increasing flow of would-be arrivals trying to enter Australia without visa or other authority, some without any traceable credentials’ has been dismissed in this manner. So what he’s saying is that if you’re fleeing your country, you should make damn sure to bring your identity papers issued by the regime you’re fleeing, so we can ‘check up’ on you.

Perhaps the most amusing part is where he makes a case for the ‘intellectuals’ being supporters of dictators, and lovingly describes how ‘The degree of hero-worship directed towards these monsters from intellectuals has always been extraordinary’. Again, sorry mate, but it wasn’t just the intellectuals supporting these people. In Hitler’s case, the intellectuals all supported him because any who didn’t were either no longer in the country, having sensibly fled (making them refugees, probably without ‘credentials’), or dead. Indeed, Einstein was a nationless person for some time, having destroyed his passport and renounced his citizenship.

Perhaps, if he were to come calling, Paddy would be there, telling him that, sorry, we have a right to decide who comes into our country, and right now, that’s no one. And you don’t even have credentials?

Further to the previous craziness about operation Enduring Freedom Trading cards, here’s the Offical Topps Site, with a checklist.
Link from memepool.com.

A whole bunch of articles about ‘fourth-generation’ warfare.

Personally, I think ‘fourth generation’ is a misnomer. What it is is the US being forced to respond in the same way to other large states when confronted with irregular, partisan-style fighting. The result is that large, powerful states must learn that their greatest strengths are also their greatest weaknesses. This applies to many things. Big countries are going to have to learn that you can’t just go around walking all over whoever you like forever without the walkees getting pissed off and striking back, any way they can.

This applies to Australia as well, but explicating this further is left as an exercise for the reader, as I’m tired of writing about it.

Classic article at salon.com about people who get high at LAN parties. Hmmmm.