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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1017 articles
Historical Context: Palestine Under Ottoman Rule, Britain’s Tripartite Promises and the Subsequent Nakba
Discrimination/Racism / Government / Neo-Colonialism

Historical Context: Palestine Under Ottoman Rule, Britain’s Tripartite Promises and the Subsequent Nakba

A peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved with the acknowledgement of history, including the Nakba.

0 Comments
May 19, 2025
Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Modern art / Shared humanity

Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media

History's lesson: Guernica versus Gaza.

1 Comment
May 18, 2025
Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors
Culture / Hypocrisy / Shared humanity

Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors

Trump embodies many of The Yoruba god's traits, but is the modern-day trickster as capable of engendering transformation?

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May 17, 2025
Arnhem Land’s Aboriginal Art: Preserving a 50,000-Year UNESCO Treasure
View from the Eiffel Tower. Painting by Indigenous artist Lena Nyadbi, on the roof of the nearby Quai Branly museum.
Art / Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous

Arnhem Land’s Aboriginal Art: Preserving a 50,000-Year UNESCO Treasure

The Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land connects culture across time.

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May 16, 2025
Rule of Law vs Rule of Man: Crackdown on Whistleblowers, Protests and Free Speech
Discrimination / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / Racial Discrimination Act / Rule of Law

Rule of Law vs Rule of Man: Crackdown on Whistleblowers, Protests and Free Speech

Australia's crackdown on the dissenting and outspoken voices underscores a concerning trend where the state overrules the rule of law.

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May 15, 2025
Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government

Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory

Capitalising on its landslide electoral victory at the 2025 Federal election will require Labor to rise above its factional rivalries.

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May 14, 2025
André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World
Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Environment

André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World

Capitalism's obsession with growth strains ecological boundaries, necessitating acceptance of and response to desperate ecological needs.

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May 14, 2025
The True Essence of Aboriginal Culture: Ceremony, Dreamtime and Symbolism
Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous / Shared humanity

The True Essence of Aboriginal Culture: Ceremony, Dreamtime and Symbolism

Aboriginal ceremony and symbolism weaves the past with the present and future.

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May 13, 2025
The Shield of Achilles: Perspective and Symbolism of the Divine
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Shared humanity

The Shield of Achilles: Perspective and Symbolism of the Divine

Hephaestus' brilliance in crafting the Shield of Achilles is in its message of the cost of war versus the benefits of peace.

1 Comment
May 12, 2025
I Believe in Australia: Realising Infinite Potential Through Courage and Unity
Australian Aborigines / Democracy / First Nations/Indigenous / Shared humanity

I Believe in Australia: Realising Infinite Potential Through Courage and Unity

The opportunity for Australians of all colours, creeds and origins to reject division are within our reach.

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May 11, 2025
A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Government

A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right

A Taylor-Price opposition leadership team with its populist strategies will result in further irrelevance among the electorate.

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May 10, 2025
Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Humanity
Environment

Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Humanity

Climate change is an existential threat to life on earth, but one that that can be mitigated by global cooperation.

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May 9, 2025
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations

Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years

Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.

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May 8, 2025
Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government

Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media

The fortunes of the Coalition were starkly divided between urban and regional areas, with the Liberal Party seen as elitist by urban voters.

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May 7, 2025
The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government / Propaganda

The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals

Abstract The 2025 Australian federal election delivered a catastrophic defeat for the Liberal-National Coalition, with the Liberal Party, under Peter Dutton, projected to hold only 25 seats in the House…

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May 6, 2025
Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Government / Racism / Xenophobia

Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?

The recent federal election in Australia has been nothing short of historic, marking a significant turning point in the nation’s political landscape. The landslide victory of the Australian Labor Party…

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May 5, 2025
The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government / Propaganda

The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors

The Coalition’s defeat in the federal election was a self-inflicted wound, driven by narrow policy and divisive campaign tactics.

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May 4, 2025
The Banality of Evil and the Absurd: Mauthausen-Gusen, MAGA, QAnon and Modern Conspiracy Movements Through Albert Camus’s Existentialist Philosophy
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Banality of Evil and the Absurd: Mauthausen-Gusen, MAGA, QAnon and Modern Conspiracy Movements Through Albert Camus’s Existentialist Philosophy

Mauthausen-Gusen serves as a reminder of the banality of evil, where thoughtless obedience facilitated genocide.

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May 3, 2025
Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership
Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Government / Propaganda

Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership

Dutton’s negativity erodes trust and stifles debate, with a consequence to democracy.

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May 2, 2025
Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government
First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / White Australia

Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government

Prime Minister John Howard instigated a climate of fear, an attitude that future leaders must counter with resilience and purpose.

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May 1, 2025
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  • Corruption (451)
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    • Neo-Colonialism (41)
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  • Human Rights (584)
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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 Posts

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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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