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Category Archives: Australia
Dissident Dispatches: An Alt-Right Guide to Christian Theology
I just interviewed the author Andrew Fraser by Skype. He’s based in Australia and in July published this new book (reviewed by Roger Devlin). His magnum opus, The WASP Question, came out in 2011. If you read just one of … Continue reading
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The Case For Gladstone
In 1989, I was living in Brisbane with my sister before moving to the Gladstone area to live with my brother. My doctor told me to be careful of Gladstone girls. They might give me a disease. Comment: “Please explain … Continue reading
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Are There Fewer Jokes These Days?
A mate of mine in Australia says: “I’ve been enjoying all these old James Bond movies. I enjoy the sexism and racial stereotyping that prevailed in the early Bond movies. It’s a breath of fresh air. There was one set … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: ‘Washington Post Runs 1200 Words on Minneapolis Police Shooting, But No Mention of Shooter’s Name, Immigrant Status, Color, Ethnicity, or Affirmative Action Pokemon Points’
Steve Sailer writes: “A blonde lady in her pajamas explaining to the police car driver about suspicious noises she’d heard was shot dead by Mohamed Noor, a black Muslim Somali immigrant diversity role model cop with a bad record, who … Continue reading
What Is A ‘Bogan’?
Who’s behind Urban Dictionary? Aaron Peckham. Jewish? Urban Dictionary: A fascinating beast. The majority of the species are hideously repugnant and unintelligent, and yet they manage to breed in ever-increasing numbers and populate an area known as the outer west. … Continue reading
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Australia: The Madness Continues
From the Gatestone Institute: “While terrorism’s origins have many factors, Islamic terrorists, as heinous as their acts are, they are often merely doing what the scriptures are telling them.” — Tanveer Ahmed, Muslim psychiatrist. In Australia, according to judges, women … Continue reading
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1960s Anglo Australia
I just re-watched the 1978 Australian movie Newsfront and talked to a mate about it down under. Luke: “It was so lovely.” Mate: “You would have hated 1960s Anglo Australia. It was boring. It was 99% white. The food was … Continue reading
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NYT: ‘Australia Grapples With Campus Assaults, and Reprisals Against Victims’
New York Times: “A January report by the advocacy group End Rape on Campus Australia found that universities had frequently failed to support victims of sexual assault and harassment.” Why should universities support those who make claims to being victims? … Continue reading
David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema
David Stratton is the only consequential film critic Australia has produced. His autobiography is called, I Peed On Fellini (“a reference to a drunken attempt to shake Federico Fellini’s hand while using a urinal”). In his new ABC show, “David … Continue reading
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57yo Australian Conservative Pundit Andrew Bolt Fights Back Against Antifa
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Some background on Bolt for the benefit of Steve’s readers: Bolt is one of Australia’s best-known conservative commentators, and the most prominent in Melbourne. No other commentator is excoriated as much by the SJW left … Continue reading
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