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Thoughts from the abyss on politics, current affairs, culture, news and other ephemera from The Brown Note radio show presented by Julian Brown, recorded unscripted, unedited and live. Full show with music at https://www.mixcloud.com/julian-brown/ YouTube version - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSju31TDdZd7KZWwbwOwg4A
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According to the World's media, politicians and even the King of Denmark for some reason, Amsterdam descended into a pogrom like wave of anti-Jewish violence, after a soccer game between an Israeli club and Dutch Titans Ajax. The media narrative was set. It's just they missed out a few facts, like how the whole thing started with Maccabi fans - know for racism and violence back in Israel - tearing down and burning a Palestinian flag, attacking an Arab looking taxi driver and walking through the streets chanting anti-Arab slogans. Even footage the world media claimed was Jewish locals being attacked by racists, was in fact Maccabi fans attacking locals.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Aftermath: 13 Takeaways From the Trump Election Victory
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
It's been eight years since I got an election wrong, and the irony of the last time being Trump winning in 2016 is not lost on me. One thing I didn't get wrong is that Democrat voter apathy would decide this election and by a mile it did. With Trump's vote near unchanged from his massive 2020 defeat, over 10 million Biden voters failed to turn up for Harris. 13 takeaways from this epoch defining election.
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
America's Hitler Moment
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
The parallels between Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election and Adolf Hitler in the Germany 1933 election are overwhelming. From the treatment of vote counters, to the judiciary, to opposition politicians to the media to the weaponization of race. This time though it's with the benefit of hindsight. The outcome could shape the Western world for a generation, lead to civil war and the end of empire. High stakes indeed.
Friday Nov 01, 2024
QLD Elections: Great News for Albo, Bad News for Queensland
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
After being promised a landslide victory in Queensland, once again, the Liberal vote fell way short of both the polls and the media predictions. Aussie PM Anthony Albanese would've been smiling broadly at the result. If this were repeated at next years federal election, Albo will walk it. Sadly for the people of Queensland, with a lackluster win, the right-wing, onward Christian soldiers in the Liberals and fringe parties, will be out for their pound of silver.
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
How to Survive Modern Elections
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
In a modern world crushed by anxiety, election cycles are unbearable. But that's because the news media and polling companies need to sell a lie - that things are really close and changing every day. But they aren't, they just wouldn't have anything to sell if they didn't say that. I've got elections right for eight years now, and here's my stress free way to do so - with the benefit of you still winning if you lose.
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Australian Elections: Dutton's Road to Nowhere
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
The news media and polls in Australia, will tell you opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is leading a resurgent right wing Liberal party on the road to victory. The public and the elections do not. Two overnight results in show if anything he's going backwards with the electorate.
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Anthony Albanese Vs Negative Gearing
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese has honorably launched the fight against the appalling, economy trashing welfare cheque for the wealthy, negative gearing. Predictably the Australian news media, particularly the usual suspect the Sydney Morning Herald, has come out swinging in defense of all their delicious money. What will you do this time Australia? Wake the hell up or let yourselves be conned, again, into voting to carrying on kicking yourselves in the face to benefit the rich?
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Israel Vs Lebanon: The Shame of the West
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Even after a year of genocidal mass murder in Gaza, the West has shown it can fall even lower morally, as Netanyahu's war mongering government expands its attacks to terrorism and bombing of a sovereign nation it is not at war with. Amazingly, the West's silence is even louder than for the deaths of Palestinians.
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Donald Trump Losing Control of the Monster
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Trump has almost solely specialised on inflammatory rhetoric for 8 years, leading to incidents like Charlottesville and the attempted insurrection on Jan 6, but we've all been waiting for when this explosive atmosphere would result in political assassinations. Well, now there have been two back to back attempts, and both on Trump. Like Fox News before him, has he created a monster now beyond his control?
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Why I Oppose Emotional Support Dogs
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Part of my infrequent series, "How to make friends":, including such vote winners as, "It's Time to Forgive Kevin Spacey" and, "Why I stand With JK Rowling".