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"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." -- Thomas Paine, Common Sense. His words in the introduction to his pamphlet " Common Sense" remain as true today as they were in 1776:
Read more: It is in our power to start again but do we have the courage? .
Last weekend, tens of thousands of Melburnians took to the streets to protest new laws that will create a divided and fractured Australia. They took to the streets to protest laws that will see dictatorship descend on Victoria. They protested against creating social credit scores that will see some Australians rewarded and some punished, depending upon how well said Melburnian behaves.
We are seeing this all around Australia, the world and it is celebrated by the smirking sheep who think that by conforming, they are going to be the teacher's pets and the rest of us? Well, we get what we deserve.
When I was a little kid, we used to go to fairs. We had this thing called the lucky dip. You would put your hand into a box of goodies and wonder what treasure lay within. Would it be wonderful? Would it be a disappointment? A booby prize? It was only after you grabbed a particular " treasure ", unwrapped it and gazed upon it that you would know if you had had a lucky dip or an unlucky dip. Such is life today.
Read more: Sky News, Politicians, Australia, Climate Change and the Bible - it's a lucky dip
It has been nearly two weeks since I was last outside my four walls. Nearly a month since I last entered a store or saw another human being, except for delivery people dropping off food or the building manager dropping off a wheelie bin for my rubbish twice a week. Why the maggots in the lead image?
Well, soon it will become clear.
Read more: When the maggots take over the wheelie bin - such is our modern life
Professional athletes all around the world are dropping dead from Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines,” and the mainstream media is doing everything in its power to hide this fact from the public.
I remember when I looked forward to tomorrow. Today was good fun , Yesterday was exciting and tomorrow was something that was full of anticipation. But what have we got at the moment. Nothing but more bad news and more impossible things to cope with. We have medical apartheid and it is getting worse not better.
70 years or so ago, I had a brilliant idea to take this stunning girl who I craved for, to the ballet. I hoped it would impress her because she was an accomplished pianist and came from a musical family. The ballet was a production of the Borovansky Ballet, the only Australian ballet company in existence at the time. I must have struck the right cord because that stunning girl and I got married in 1958 and are now looking forward to our 64th wedding anniversary next year with a clutch of children and grandchildren who make life worth living.
Read more: I remember when... I started my love affair with ballet
Victoria, Australia, Premier Dan Andrews has introduced two new bills that would punish any violation of the state’s Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “safety” restrictions with up to two years in prison.
Read more: MEDICAL TYRANNY: Breaking covid rules could land Aussies in prison for two years
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