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Richard Laidlaw on things that interest, engage and enrage


Jingoism

  • By Jingo, It’s Time for Common Sense

    BOAT PEOPLE There’s a streak of jingoism in Australia that irritates many people, including, let it be said, large numbers of Australians. It gets in the way of common sense and stymies the requirement to deal with reality. It’s a political and social phenomenon born of residual colonial cringe, earlier isolation and boastful over-pride, all Continue reading