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The Herd Mentality and the fall of Rudd

June 29, 2010 – 9:49 am

The thing that has been fascinating me about the last week in politics is the evidence of the herd mentality (psychologically speaking). The herd doesn’t move direction until one person breaks ranks, and then suddenly everyone is following the new direction. I’m talking, of course, of the sudden political demise and dethroning of KRudd. A [...]

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I am not an underclass

November 24, 2009 – 3:10 am

Disability sucks. I just thought you should know that. It’s sometimes painful, always inconvenient and inclined to bite gaping holes out of your self esteem. Most people are pretty reliable: they get up in the morning, go to work or school during the week and kick back on the weekends doing activities they enjoy once [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Posted in Economics, Personal, Politics, Public Policy, Society | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (59)

Defamation for dummies

April 1, 2009 – 6:43 pm

In light of the recent publication of photos purportedly showing a semi-naked Pauline Hanson, we thought it was time to learn a thing or two about the law of defamation. The law of defamation not only has ramifications for newspapers, but also for blogs. Main Entry: de·fa·ma·tion Pronunciation: “de-f&-’mA-sh&n Function: noun 1 : communication to [...]

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