The Brown Note

US Banking Crisis, REGULATE THE BANKS!

In the midst of yet another financial meltdown and banking crisis in the US, why is the talk only of who will bail them out and never of re-introducing the banking and financial regulations, destroyed by Ronald Regan and Bill Clinton (and again by Trump)? The ones specifically designed to stop these greedy bastards from setting fire to their own houses and protected America from major financial crisis for forty-years and who's removal led to the global financial crisis.

AUKUS: Australia Vs China Round Two

Just as the dust was settling on ex prime minister, Scott Morrison's idiotic attack on China, current PM Anthony Albanese has agreed to that fools submarine deal! Well I guess we now know why the Sydney Morning Herald ran all those war with China pieces last week... Ignoring the eye-bleeding $350 billion cost of getting submarines we will never use in twenty years time, it weds us to American military might for the next three decades, specifically aimed at China, when that looks like a very bad bet. Prepare for the argument to be made that Australia should house nuclear weapons in a year or two.

China: The Decline And Fall Of Western Civilization

The West has dominated the world politically, militarily and economically for a very long time - the Anglo-sphere for centuries, from Great Britain to the USA. The predictions as to when this would fall have been rife this century, with the economic rise of China - maybe we just passed that tipping point. The biggest story (virtually ignored by Western media) has been China brokering a peace deal between mortal enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran - without a shot being fired. Meanwhile America is doubling down on its big fist military version of influence by creating a reverse iron-curtain in Europe. The difference is stark. With neoliberal economics destroying the consumer base of the West , we don't even have that left - the age of the West is over, the time of the BRIC has come.

Saudi Arabia And Iran: China Rises, America Falls

The biggest news story in the world is barely being mentioned. For decades, American support of Saudi Arabia and opposition to Iran, has been a defining characteristic in Western global politics, including endless wars. Now America's Middle Eastern princeling, Saudi Arabia, just brokered peace with their mortal (and at this juncture, tellingly Russia friendly) enemy, Iran - through China, without American involvement. This is a global paradigm shift of incredible magnitude.

Australian News Media The Worst In The Developed World Part 2: From Robodebt To War With China

The reason I started this channel was how appalled I was at the Australian news media, who gave one side of politics a near universal free ride, no matter how bad it got, not exactly good for the country or what they're there for. I posted then, a few years back, about how it was the worst mainstream news media in the developed world. Now, in the wake of their complete lack of interest in the biggest political scandal of the modern era, Robodebt, to spruiking war with China, a follow-up is due.

Gary Lineker & Jeremy Corbyn - Why I Hope UK Labour Lose The Next Election

The weirdest (and potentially most dangerous) upshot of football presenter Gary Lineker, being suspended by the BBC, for daring to offend the UK's Tory government, is the focus on ex UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and the relentless, universal attempt by the UK's media - especially the BBC - to destroy him. His humanity, honesty and morality have also been shown in stark contrast to that of current UK Labour and that of their weather-vane leader Keir Starmer. For the first time everin my whole life, I want Labour to lose the next election against an all time worst UK government. Life will of course be worse, but it's better go through that pain, than reward this all time worst Labour and be stuck with hearing about the only kind of Labour that can win elections for the next two decades, never getting any real change.

Gary Lineker Vs The BBC

The perception of public broadcasters like the BBC being anything but mouthpieces for right wing governments, was laid bare by football commentator and ex-England superstar, Gary Lineker, tweeting that maybe the Tory government's policies towards refugees was just a little bit Nazi-esque. I would've thought he had upheld BBC values by doing so, and wasn't aware a broadcaster that went through World War 2, would require impartiality against fascistic language. But the levels of hypocrisy that have been thrown into light is fascinatingly dangerous for the Tory-BBC love affair.

The Problem With Activism Today

As the self-appointed spokesthem for activism, a look at how modern activism is crushingly focusing on trivial and not big ticket items, wildly trashing anyone that disagrees even one per-cent with what they say and ignores the negative impact they are having on wider causes. Activism is the court of public opinion and we are turning off droves and then crucifying them when they criticize us - this is helping no-one.

Why do Peter Hartcher And The Sydney Morning Herald Have Blood Lust For China?

Ever since our venerable >cough< ex prime minister, Scott Morrision's most noxious brain fart, about sending weapons inspectors into China (costing us our largest trading partner) chief political editor, Peter Hartcher and his once great newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald, have been fighting a proxy war with China. Now after backing off for a while and relationships thawing, they are back with this in a raft of recent attack articles:

 

"Our independent defence panel asks if we should consider national service or even hosting nuclear weapons."

 

To fight China. Fox News worthy stuff.

 

 

Let’s Have A Royal Commision Into Privatization

Defined as: the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control, how would that ever be a good thing?! The main purpose of all right-wing, economically Neo-liberal government, is to transfer as much public wealth into their private sector buddies hands as possible. The current New South Wale government has sold off more than $90 Billion in public assets. Let ask the questions - who benefited? By how much? Is it being run better? How much did it cost? - the tax payer builds it and pays for it and the right-wing sell it to their mates for a song and then rent it back to us. STOP PRIVATIZATION. NSW Labor are right to make this an election centerpiece.