Christchurch Attack - A sad day for the world

It has been four days since a despicable, disgrace of not only an Australian but a human being, launched an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It goes without saying that these attacks were horrific and undoubtedly unjustified, committed against countless innocents including children.

I am not going to try an take a political spin on this, about how this is "their fault for coming here" or "a few less terrorists in the world" or anything like that because the fact of the matter is that this was a terrorist attack against innocents, as unjustified and indefensible as the Paris Attack or the Sydney Siege. As much as we stand against Islamic extremism we must stand against the extremism from white supremacists (note: not the right) and those who use violence as a means to reach their goals.

We need to use this moment, not to further divide ourselves, pitting right against left and accusing others for influencing this "things" actions, but to unite ourselves as one. As New Zealanders and Australians, Multiculturalists and Monoculturalists, Nationalists and Globalists, we must stand in solidarity with one another in both universal condemnation of an atrocity and to provide at least a brief moment of unity in a dark, fragmented time in history.

To New Zealanders and Muslims worldwide, I offer you my condolences and stand with you united against all terrorism and threats to our way of life.

May God bless us all.

The cured sickman of ideologies

Nationalism in its current form has been around for only a couple of centuries, but it has been an element of human nature and society since the dawn of time. Ever since Abel first struck Cain, humans have always looked out for themselves and to a greater extent, those like them. It's natural and it is what keeps us as civilisations pushing forward technologically and intellectually, with the strong leading the way and the weaker being forced to keep up or perish. Nationalism ensures the protection of a peoples identity, culture, language and religion, it is what stops our cultures from merging with others or becoming indistinguishable from the rest, a real threat in the world of globalisation.

Australia has sadly failed over the years to realise the importance of this and as such is slowly succumbing to the effects of multiculturalism and globalisation. Multiculturalism has had a disastrous effect not only on Australia but the western world as a whole. As millions of foreign "refugees" flood in from regions such as the middle-east, we face the threat of failing to successfully assimilate these new people. Whilst immigration is a necessary thing in any civilisation (allowing for people with skills the host nation is lacking to fill in), when it occurs in such rapid succession and their origin is all of the same base culture, it becomes very hard to assimilate them. This is partially due to the self-segregation of people into their own "little" communities that often occurs unless they are nudged in the right direction. After all wouldn't you rather live in a suburb that has a lot of people like you?

People are waking up to the evident threat

Previous government and many of the Australian people have failed to realise this, viewing any criticism of multiculturalism as racist and bigoted, espoused by those who are ignorant to the beauty of foreign cultures and want to destroy them rather than what we truly are. That being people who love the differences between civilisations and want to preserve it by preventing assimilation. After all the days of empire are over and subjugating those who don't desire so is no longer something acceptable. Luckily it seems Australians have realised this and (along with others in the west) have begun to take a stand against it. This is seen in the rise in popularity for people like Pauline Hanson, Jacqui Lambie and Clive Palmer, people who unlike the spineless cowards who lead the LNP and Labour love their country and aim to protect its identity. This is mirrored with people around the western world rising up against the multicultural policies in place in their homelands, voting in people like Donald Trump, Sebastian Kurz, Viktor Orbán, Andrzej Duda and soon to be President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. In addition to this many other nations are catching up with parties like AfD, Lega Nord and RN gaining popularity. It finally appears that Nationalism is once again on the agenda and hopefully this opening of the eyes to the damage that the left has done to our nations continues.

Vivimus!

One people, united by one nation

Atlantropa... Down Under

The Atlantropa project was one that encapsulated the naive yet ambitious mindset that so many people of the 20th century had on what was possible with the power of modern technology. It had all the extravagance that you would expect from a science-fiction film rather than real life. To block off all points where water exits the Mediterranean (Gibraltar, Istanbul, Suez), the intent was that this could then result in water being drained and new, fertile land would be exposed for farming. It was ambitious, it was bold, it was... not to be. Not only was it insanely expensive but it would also require the co-operation of all European states. That is also disregarding the unforeseen negative aspects that scientists did not account for. Such as the fact that the land would not at all be fertile, being coated in salt deposits left by the sea, or that by removing the Mediterranean the Sahara Destert could extend all the way to northern Italy.

However the core concept of manipulating water bodies for the benefit of humans is actually quite an ingenious one, and is no more applicable anywhere else than it is in Australia. Australia is well known as being a country filled with vast, inhospitable expanses of land. Out of the 7.7 million km² of territory that Australia controls, only 10% of that is actually deemed habitable. This is due to much of Australia being desert and therefore unfit for large settlements. As a result Australia has been bottle-necked since its inception with its population being inherently hindered by the lack of room to expand and therefore the lack of room to advance.

It is here that I propose a solution. A relatively large area of the land in the northern part of South Australia lies below sea level, with much of the surrounding area being not much above sea level either. It is therefore possible to construct a man-made river or large canal through which water could flow from the Great Australian Bight or Gulf of Carpentaria to the region in South Australia that is below sea level. Hypothetically, this would result in the creation of a small inland sea which could then have cities built around it (and the river that flows too it) due to the introduction of a more habitable climate from the waters presence. Whilst this is only a hypothetical and would most likely falter under intense scrutiny, it is something to consider in a nation that is running out of room for a growing population.

Looks kinda cool doesn't it?

Strawberry Crisis?

For those of you who are living under a rock (or don't live in Australia I guess), Australia has suffered a crisis involving so called "pranksters" putting sharp objects such as needles into Strawberries. This began early last month in Brisbane and quickly created a panic as copy-cats preformed the act of sabotage in other places around the country. Unfortunately, due to the sensationalising that the media preforms whenever anything of interest (or not) comes up many people have began to avoid Strawberries, with many even being dumped due to "potential contamination". It appears even the PM Scott Morrison's intervention on behalf of the farmers isn't enough to stop everyone from causing a fuss. Although I'm certain that this brouhaha will be over soon enough and the industry will rebound, I can't help but feel that the waste that this has produced was completely unnecessary and could have been avoided if the media didn't play things up and the people were less susceptible to this crap (which they try to think independently). Still, maybe good will come out of all this. Just like how security on medicine packaging increased after the Tylenol incident in 1982, maybe packaging security on fruit punnets will increase (not as important but still something). Anyways the most important thing to take away from this whole incident is not to fall for ridiculous, sensationalised stories intended only to strike fear in you and line their pockets with money.

Delicious, sweet and completely safe strawberries