Consensus
Friday 29 August 2008 at 3:59 pmConsensus in any society is unavoidable and is in fact desirable. Once we recognise this a new way of thinking about society opens up for us. Read on.
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Corrupt Australia presents an alternative to the politically correct channels of debate to reveal and scrutinize the skewed structure/design of modern Australian society. We also seek to encourage autonomous Australian culture which is free from the standardizing and overly materialistic clutches of globalisation and which encourages citizens to go further than simply contributing to a quantity over quality mindset and the banal and unsustainable conditions under which we may increase our love for and attainment of material mass. |
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Why Nihilism?Saturday 26 April 2008 at 11:55 pmNihilism is invaluable as a mental attitude to highlight that 'good' and 'bad' are not fixed. This enables one to 'clear their lenses' so to speak so that one can judge whether our morals are corrupt or alternatively whether they are sustainable. Read on.
Science Is Not Always ProgressSaturday 19 April 2008 at 9:43 pm"A civilization which moves massively in any direction without conscious self-control is in disordered flight as if pursued by enemy hordes" - John Ralston Saul: Voltaire's Bastards. Read on.
Take ControlFriday 11 April 2008 at 12:27 amAustralians are allowing themselves to be manipulated by those who know how to cultivate our more primitive desires. Read on.
Not Left, Not RightFriday 11 April 2008 at 12:05 amDespite our technological advancements, level of multiculturalism, the number of goods and services bought and sold or any other possible stupid surface measurement of societal soccess, it may be felt that our society is in decline and that no amount of 'left' or 'right' political solutions will, on their own, do anything but provide temporary relief. Read on.
DesocialisationSaturday 22 March 2008 at 8:58 pmNicaea explains the rise of widespead social aloofness in the context of our material prosperity and the consumerist/introverted mentality that this prosperity has inadvertently promoted. Read on.
Reason Does Not Equal VirtueSaturday 15 March 2008 at 10:31 pmReason, or rationality, is simply the power to perceive and manipulate structure. Reason does not necessarily bring with it virtue, or 'goodness'. Thus, while we must encourage the cultivation of reason/rationality in schools and in universities we must also encourage the cultivation of holistic virtues if we desire an admirable society in which the most basely selfish and cunning individuals are not often the ones who, using their raitionality, move to the top. Read on.
Survival of the fittest?Saturday 01 March 2008 at 9:15 pmEvolution through the survival of the fittest is widely accepted as being the 'mechanism' or process by which life on this planet 'develops' or changes. The point of this article is to highlight the peculair tendency for modern individualism to celebrate, not so much of the survival of the fittest, but rather the survival of the most cunning. Read on.
"I'LL DO WHAT I WANT"Thursday 21 February 2008 at 7:28 pmParents think that by providing everything that their children desire, they will be content and feel loved. While this is true to an extent children also need to be taught the value of working for things and not to expect everything to be given to them. Parents also need to realise the value of character building for their children and that hardships should be part of their life experience. The alternative is disfunctional people who expect life to centre around them at all times. Read on.
UniversityThursday 14 February 2008 at 5:17 pmThe saying goes that Universities have become little more than degree factories. While there is a lot to be disappointed about, there are also great possibilities in these institutions. Combine the advice in this article to begin creating a different brand of culture on your campus. Read on.
The Industrial LandscapeSunday 03 February 2008 at 4:37 pmThis is the modern industrial landscape, supposedly the ultimate triumph of man over nature, where all human instincts are put aside for the common goal of mass production. Read on.
The Pop CultSaturday 12 January 2008 at 8:18 pmHut explains the wide gulf that exists between popular culture and art. Read on.
LiberalismSaturday 12 January 2008 at 8:15 pmUnder the modern social philosophy of Liberalism there is little chance of agreement pertaining to the overall direction of society, apart from the fact that there is no overall direction, and so the nation has no more significant goals than providing conditions in which human beings can survive and splash around neurotically, while the quality of that existence means nothing. Read on.
Religion?Monday 07 January 2008 at 6:10 pmIn contrast to what the proponents of the atomistic social philosophy of individualism tell us, Moses explores the timeless element common to any significant religious code: that of individuals aligning themselves with a higher order of things. Read on.
The Environment Contra Environmentalism: Population Growth in AustraliaSaturday 15 December 2007 at 11:43 pmCurbing population growth is the easiest and most considerable way to relieve pressure on the Australian environment, and regulating immigration is the most straightforward way of curbing population growth. Environmentalists cannot coherently support mass migration. With most people claiming to be environmentalists nowadays, a change of consciousness is in order. Read on.
End DemocracyMonday 19 November 2007 at 10:39 pmAs the circus of election '07 culminates, we point out some of the failings of modern democracy and what this means for us at this particular election. On the one hand we argue that our political spectrum is limited to lax liberalism and rampant materialism, and on the other that the opportunity to vote is ridiculously unqualified and not determined by any applicable standards. Read on.
Economics of the whole?Thursday 01 November 2007 at 11:23 pmFree market economics is deluded if market particpants are not aware of the wider implications of their interests. We argue that they should be made aware. Read on.
Education of the UndermanTuesday 30 October 2007 at 7:08 pmShould we really expect every person to be academically minded, as we do in modern times? Here it is argued that this only results in the lowering of standards in our university system. Read on.
Elitism or Equality?Saturday 06 October 2007 at 01:41 amThe aspects under which human beings are all equal represent the 'minus' or the lowest aspects of humanity rather than the 'plus' or most interesting aspects. To give primacy to the lower aspects of humanity by proclaiming our 'equality' is like regarding the bronze in many statues as the prime feature of the statue rather than regarding each as the expression of a distinct idea to which the bronze merely supplies the mundane working matter. Read on.
DemocracySaturday 06 October 2007 at 01:39 amThe blatant reality of the natural inequality between human beings and our modern situation of highly specialised working life undermines the theory underpinning democracy. Read on.
NationalismSaturday 06 October 2007 at 01:39 amNationalism is not a resolute love of a state due only to individual citizenship status. It is, rather, fondness of a particular design. Nationalism strives for diversity on this earth. It is genuine multiculturalism. In the proposed design the significant feature - a common 'good' - allows people to see themselves within the context of a living entity. Read on.
Our 'Leaders'Saturday 06 October 2007 at 01:38 amThe career politician occupies his or her position because he or she desires to make a living from it, and it is precisely because our 'leaders' are prepared to engage in every sort of low behaviour to ensure they remain in their jobs that they are looked upon with contempt and promote a culture of deceit and mistrust. Read on.
Tall-poppy Syndrome and Australian identitySaturday 06 October 2007 at 01:29 amWhy does Australian culture often foster a certain level of resentment toward elites? We explore this phenominon in the context of our convict past on the one hand and our present social and political philosophy of Pluralism and multiculturalism on the other.
APEC 2007Saturday 06 October 2007 at 01:26 amOur politicans aim to score popularity points among voters by staging an event which they say will deliver great benefits to the nation. We ask the question whether the 'benefits' derived from organisations like APEC are meaningful benefits at all or rather superfluous advancements of the materialistic and economic mania that grips the country. Read on.
Educating the Real RitaSaturday 06 October 2007 at 01:20 amDenial of the differences that exist between men and women equals a denial of reality, and also contributes towards a standardised, generic and unfulfilled society. Read on.
Tasmanian Old Growth ForestsSaturday 06 October 2007 at 01:19 am25th of July: The Federal opposition announces its intention to go back on a promise to protect vast tracts of old growth forest in Tasmania, should they be elected. We argue that this prospective decision is another example of democracy ensuring that leaders pander to the interests of those who have the power to elect them at any given time, rather than to the interests of the whole. Read on.
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