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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1004 articles
Cognitive Dissonance in the Trump Administration: Championing Free Speech While Silencing Critics  –  The Case of Jimmy Kimmel
Corruption / Hypocrisy

Cognitive Dissonance in the Trump Administration: Championing Free Speech While Silencing Critics  –  The Case of Jimmy Kimmel

Democracy is judged not only by the freedoms enjoyed, but the protections afforded to the dissenting voices.

0 Comments
September 19, 2025
The Sanctification of the Secular: Donald Trump, Jesus and the Right-Wing Religious Imaginary
Corruption / Hypocrisy / Religion

The Sanctification of the Secular: Donald Trump, Jesus and the Right-Wing Religious Imaginary

Politicising faith to deify Trump corrupts the basis of true Christianity, ignoring the compassion and truth preached by Jesus.

0 Comments
September 18, 2025
The Ballad of the Boardroom and the Dying Earth
Corporate profit / Corruption / Environment

The Ballad of the Boardroom and the Dying Earth

In glassy towers, the board convenes; Profits declared – a thunderous sound. Shareholders nod, eyes fixed and keen, Rewarding the few with millions crowned. Golden rewards for suit-and-tie kings, While…

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September 18, 2025
White: Neither a Race Nor a Culture
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism

White: Neither a Race Nor a Culture

Whiteness is a social and political arrangement that confers privilege, not a unique and individually definable culture.

1 Comment
September 17, 2025
The Machinery of Division: How Astroturfed Outrage Targets Vulnerable Groups for Elite Profit
Corruption / Propaganda

The Machinery of Division: How Astroturfed Outrage Targets Vulnerable Groups for Elite Profit

Amplification of outrage by vested interests is designed to exploit cracks in societal cohesion.

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September 16, 2025
Blindfolded Mirrors
Discrimination/Racism

Blindfolded Mirrors

The headlines scream in static tongues, A body cold, a name that stung – Charlie Kirk has met his fate, The tale unfurls; the panels wait.A candled grin crackles the…

1 Comment
September 16, 2025
Charlie Kirk: A Retrospective on Provocative Rhetoric and Its Consequences
Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Political theory / Racism

Charlie Kirk: A Retrospective on Provocative Rhetoric and Its Consequences

Introduction Charlie Kirk emerged in American political life as an energetic, unapologetic conservative voice who sought to remake campus politics and the broader conservative movement in his image. Born in…

6 Comments
September 13, 2025
Parallels of Peril: Hitler in 1924 and Trump in 2021
Accountability / Government / Human Rights / Rule of Law

Parallels of Peril: Hitler in 1924 and Trump in 2021

The descent into totalitarianism can only be avoided by cultivating truth, accountability, and pluralism in politics.

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September 12, 2025
The Scorpion and the Frog: Israel and Regional Distrust
Government / International Law

The Scorpion and the Frog: Israel and Regional Distrust

Israel's strikes against its Middle East neighbours over the past week injects poison into international relations, undermining diplomacy.

2 Comments
September 11, 2025
Mercy Within Fate
Human Rights / Shared humanity

Mercy Within Fate

In the heights of Kailasha where gods gather in thin air and white silence – Garuda stands watchful, wings bright as hammered sunlight, while a tiny bird settles upon the…

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September 10, 2025
Reflections on Empathy, Denial and Systemic Racism: A Personal and Societal Examination
ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Racism

Reflections on Empathy, Denial and Systemic Racism: A Personal and Societal Examination

Inexperience breeds denial of serious crimes including rape and racism.

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September 9, 2025
A Lament on Religious Hypocrisy
Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Religion

A Lament on Religious Hypocrisy

Why do people snarl and spit At Islam, at faith itself, in dread? Whisper fear of crescent-lit Night, while candles for saints are fed. Why fixate, with blaming eyes, On…

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September 8, 2025
The Mind-Forg’d Manacles
Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Mind-Forg’d Manacles

Introduction In William Blake's seminal poem "London," published in his 1794 collection “Songs of Experience”, the poet wanders through the streets of the city, observing the pervasive suffering and oppression…

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September 6, 2025
The Clash of Civilisations and the Gaza Conflict: How Huntington’s Thesis Fuels the Denomination of Islam in the West
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism / Shared humanity / Xenophobia

The Clash of Civilisations and the Gaza Conflict: How Huntington’s Thesis Fuels the Denomination of Islam in the West

Western nations must work toward transcending divisive rhetoric outlined by Huntington to reject his self-fulfilling prophecy society.

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September 5, 2025
Metaphors and Mise-en-Scène: Love’s Opening Act
Shared humanity

Metaphors and Mise-en-Scène: Love’s Opening Act

Just be yourself.

2 Comments
September 4, 2025
The West as a Confluence of Rivers: Zhang Qian’s Expeditions and Global Cultural Exchanges
Discrimination/Racism / Religion

The West as a Confluence of Rivers: Zhang Qian’s Expeditions and Global Cultural Exchanges

Western civilisation is a blend of multiple cultures, lending it the vibrancy and dialogue necessary for any interconnected world.

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September 3, 2025
Are Nazis Incapable of Integrating with Mainstream Society?
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / White Australia

Are Nazis Incapable of Integrating with Mainstream Society?

The extremist views of neo-Nazi's makes integration with mainstream society an almost insurmountable pursuit.

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September 2, 2025
Gaza: Who Really Owns the Genocide?
Genocide / Government / Human Rights

Gaza: Who Really Owns the Genocide?

The United States is heavily invested in the Israel, raising questions of its accountability in the Gaza genocide.

5 Comments
September 1, 2025
A Future Woven By Young Hands
Human Rights / Shared humanity

A Future Woven By Young Hands

The future sings in restless hearts, Where new hope stirs and embers wake – It echoes not in faded years Nor timelines bound for longing’s sake. You wear the dawn…

2 Comments
September 1, 2025
“Zionist Alternative Facts” – A Look at Claims vs. Reality in Gaza
Genocide / Government / Human Rights

“Zionist Alternative Facts” – A Look at Claims vs. Reality in Gaza

Investigation into human rights abuses in Gaza need urgent and independent verification.

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August 31, 2025
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Publications

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  • RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

    Solomon Star
    13 October 2011
  • AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

    Solomon Star (Print only)
    4 October 2011
  • Moti affair

    Solomon Star
    14 September 2011
  • Moti affair

    Fiji Sun
    12 September 2011
  • Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

    Solomon Star
    22 July 2011
  • Moti end game

    FijiSun
    22 July 2011
  • Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

    Solomon Star
    20 July 2011
  • Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

    Solomon Star
    24 June 2011
  • The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

    Solomon Star
    17 June 2011
  • Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

    Solomon Star
    14 June 2011
  • Moti and other affairs

    Solomon Star
    9 June 2011
  • Comment: Excellent Read

    Fiji Sun
    7 June 2011

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  • Wangarr, Tjukurrpa, Ngurambang: Ceremony as the Law of CountryOctober 6, 2026
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  • On Ethics: The Commons We Are Made OfOctober 3, 2026
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Recent Comments

  1. Olikoye on First Nations · Indigenous Culture And Politics

    Until I started reading your blog, I hadn’t appreciated how old and varied Australian Aboriginal culture is, thank you for…

  2. Mel on Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public Service

    How is it that Tu Pham hasn’t been charged?

  3. Bakchos on Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public Service

    I’m not 100% convinced that Tu Pham is racist or antisemitic, I think that she sees herself as being above…

  4. Bakchos on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    I was fitted up by someone in the ACT Government, everyone in my prosecution knew this and continued to progress…

  5. Andy on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    I saw what happened to Bakchos when he was waiting for his trial after he was charged, that two years…

  6. Andy on Songs as Archive

    Our song lines and our art are records of our history, and the way we record our history is as…

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