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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1017 articles
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…

0 Comments
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.

0 Comments
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…

0 Comments
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…

0 Comments
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.

0 Comments
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.

0 Comments
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.

0 Comments
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.

0 Comments
August 31, 2025
The World That Could Be
Human Rights / Shared humanity

The World That Could Be

Let me take you on a wander, To a world spun silver-bright, Woven from the stuff of yearning And the fabric of the might-be – A kingdom balanced on a…

0 Comments
August 30, 2025
What It Is (and Isn’t) to Be an Australian
Human Rights / Respect / Shared humanity

What It Is (and Isn’t) to Be an Australian

There is room always for another neighbour when you are Australian.

0 Comments
August 30, 2025
The Erosion of the Rule of Law: From Democratic Facade to Authoritarian Reality
Corruption / Government

The Erosion of the Rule of Law: From Democratic Facade to Authoritarian Reality

Unequal application of the law places democracy at risk.

1 Comment
August 29, 2025
The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice
ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights

The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice

Unbroken rule lasting over a generation has broken integrity, embedding discrimination and cronyism within the ACT Public Service.

0 Comments
August 28, 2025
Economic Vandalism by the West: Exploitation, Inequality, and the Refugee Crisis
Environment / Government / Human Rights / Refugees

Economic Vandalism by the West: Exploitation, Inequality, and the Refugee Crisis

Introduction The term "economic vandalism" encapsulates the deliberate or systemic actions by powerful entities that undermine the economic stability and development of weaker nations, often for self-gain. In the context…

0 Comments
August 27, 2025
Blind to the Rot: A Lament for Canberra
ACT Government / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Government

Blind to the Rot: A Lament for Canberra

Labor’s betrayal paints black the sky.

0 Comments
August 27, 2025
The Nationwide March for Palestine: A Global Cry for Justice and Solidarity
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Nationwide March for Palestine: A Global Cry for Justice and Solidarity

The Marches for Palestine echo well-tested solidarity protests that challenge political bias to address abuses of human rights.

0 Comments
August 26, 2025
Genocide / Government / Human Rights

Outrage in the Olive Grove

Peace for all.

0 Comments
August 25, 2025
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  • Corruption (451)
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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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Recent Comments

  1. Andy on Morality Without Religion, Society Without Morality

    There are lot of Brethren in Young, they are scary dudes.

  2. Polina on Morality Without Religion, Society Without Morality

    Goodness does not wait on theology. Civilisation cannot do without goodness.

  3. Kelly Conrad on Morality Without Religion, Society Without Morality

    What do trust, low corruption and social cooperation depend on? A common answer is shared moral norms, and the source…

  4. Olikoye on Morality Without Religion, Society Without Morality

    All’ah swt is the one all merciful God and everything comes from him, including morality.

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

    I’ve been watching these issues now for over a month, and the only conclusion I can draw is that the…

  6. Bakchos on Marathon, Not Hastings: The Inheritance a Bigot Never Read

    I’ve often thought about that motto over the course of my life.

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