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Saturday, November 01, 2003

The protesters who rallied against the US president are often the truest ‘Americans’ of them all...
David Burchell

Learn to live with less democracy, oxygen, water...
If there are not open platforms for the expression of opposition to mainstream political life then it is wholly possible for violent political expression on the Australian political scene. One of our democratic strengths has been the ability to express political discontent - is it becoming illusory?
· Many crosscurrents in our political landscape [SMH Webdiary]
· Water restrictions will become a way of life: Vision Catching Up [SMH ]
· Get used to it: from 2004 no more snappy places, English gardens, lespian deep baritones...
· Irish were seen as the source of all criminality in Sydney