culture wars

Broadly, conservatism vs progressives / social liberties vs authoritarianism / social justice vs elitist marginalisation.

QOTD: @DigbyParton on who Americans trust less than politicians

By tigtog on 2016-09-15

Maybe [the press] should take a little deeper look into the underlying lack of trust in all institutions instead of attributing the numbers to alleged character flaws of individuals.

Photo of Australian Parliament House (APH) in Canberra

Media Circus: Parliament Resumes Edition

By tigtog on 2016-08-30 • ( 8 )

The 45th Federal Parliament of Australia should be interesting. As in ancient curse/benison “interesting”.

But as the Canberra politicians put on their solemnest faces today, the world keeps turning: what news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?

image of Godzilla crushing Bambi, caption reads GRRR!!!! TIGTOG SMASH!!!

So that’s why I haven’t been writing much lately

By tigtog on 2016-08-18 • ( 7 )

I haven’t been letting myself feel bad-tempered enough about all the world’s bullshit.

Quote OTD: Humour is a social act that forms a social function

By tigtog on 2016-08-11 • ( 1 )

“Jokes about socially unacceptable things aren’t just “jokes.” They [normalise] that unacceptable thing, [telling] the people who agree with you that, yes, this is an okay thing to talk about.”

So today I learnt a new acronym

By tigtog on 2016-08-01 • ( 4 )

PRATT: Point Refuted A Thousand Times.

PRATT sums up nearly everything about certain people and ideologies, on and off the internet, that most annoys me.

96th Down Under Feminists Carnival

By Mindy on 2016-05-05 • ( 5 )

Welcome to the 96th Down Under Feminists Carnival.

Media Circus: ASIO chief slammed for expert advice edition

By tigtog on 2015-12-19

What’s piqued your media interests lately? As usual for media circus threads, please share your bouquets and brickbats for items covering any current sociopolitical issue (the theme of each edition is merely for discussion-starter purposes – all current news items are on topic!).