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- Signs you may have a political ideology disorder.

The symptoms for left wing ideology disorder are:
2. You hate Israel for being Israel without appreciating the threat of terrorism and that for all Israel’s faults it’s the region’s thriving democracy.
4. You think third world poverty exists because first world Governments are stingy and not because of poor governance, corruption and weak institutions.

The symptoms of right wing ideology disorder are:
2. Tax is your nemesis. You reflexively oppose any new tax, no matter its efficiency or fairness, and you don’t think rich dead people should pay an estate-tax.

- 11 Reasons Why Some Guy Didn't Hate The Star Wars Prequels.
- Matt Stone and Trey Parker (aka the South Park guy) explain why they're not conservatives, and not liberals either.

They have certainly mocked conservative groups and people on their show, but they tend to skewer liberals more often. Why? "Ripping on Republicans is not that fun for us only because everyone else does it," Matt explained. "It's so much more fun for us to rip on liberals only because nobody else does it, and not because we think liberals are worse than Republicans but, just because..."

Fun article.

- Top 10 internet filter lies. This is embarrassing. I actually don't mind a bit of censorship, because some stuff just doesn't need to be seen. But this is ridiculous. China and Iran are NOT the countries we should be looking at for guidance on our internet policy. And the filter will not stop child abuse images being sent to Australia. Everyone who has any clue knows they get shared in peer to peer networks and secret chatrooms. I've stumbled across a lot of strange stuff in my time on the internet, but NEVER anything like that. Stephen Conroy should get a freaking clue and talk to the AFP and see what they say. Gosh he's an idiot.
- Interesting article about the "rise of atheism" in Australia. The guy makes some good points. I think the thing I don't completely understand about the push for atheism is that I don't understand what it is. Is it anti-religion? Is it anti-philosophy? Is it the establishment of a new belief system? Is it a new religion? Is it all of those things? Is it simply a statement that there is no God, and that nothing on earth has meaning except for the meaning we give it? Questions, questions, I'll find answers somewhere.
- Io9 demands better vampires, given the current crop of entertainment that has ripped out the traditional downsides to being undead.

So...essentially you just live forever, right? That's it. You live forever, are super strong, and smoking hot.

And yet these vampires mope around like this is the greatest burden ever borne by preternaturally attractive man. The moping was because of the downsides, kids. Never seeing the sun. Being unable to have sex or connect with humans. Being hideous. The whole moral compass of vampire literature is that yeah, you live forever, but it sucks. And beneath that is the Christian assumption that you stole eternal life from its proper channels (Jesus) and took it for yourself through the devil. So it's a black reflection of life in the paradaisical hereafter. (Also no hereafter for the vampire if you get staked.)

- The WWF has proposed a scam to raise $60 billion. Well, perhaps not a scam, but certainly nothing ethical. I proposed a similar idea on my old blog, except I said I would keep selling the same block of trees to different companies. Keep it up, Righteous Eco-Warriors!

- Employing a nanny may turn your son into a womaniser.
- Sam de Brito talks about people who are wrecked by success. And makes a joke about journalists (an accurate one).
- I'm actually really proud of these fake rap lyrics I made up back in the day. I read them again the other day and thought I did a good job capturing each rapper's lyrical themes. So here they are again!