Ash and Silence
We say never again – but only if we can bear to look ...
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July 19, 2025
Comparing Charles Carroll’s Biblical Interpretations and Views of Black People with Israeli Views of Palestinians
Attitudes toward Palestinians by Israelis are more nuanced than those demonstrated at the turn of the twentieth century, showing potential for a positive shift in dialogue.
June 11, 2025
No Words by Malak Mattar: A Monumental Testimony to Gaza’s Genocide
Mattar has captures the horror Gaza, urging us all to witness and hear the voies of those who are suffering.
June 6, 2025
Media Influence on Outrage: Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla Mission and Senator Lindsey Graham’s Attacks
Deliberate misdirection by media of reader sympathies from positive acts of advocacy to negative expressions of justification perpetuates suffering.
June 5, 2025
Potential War Crimes Committed by Israel in Gaza Since October 7, 2023
Attacks on Gaza conducted with impunity enable the ongoing breach of international law and human rights conventions.
May 28, 2025
Weaponisation of the “White Genocide” Fallacy in South Africa by a Cynical Trump
The fallacy of "white genocide" is being leveraged by Trump to debase South Africa's ICJ advocacy for Gazans, embedding cynicism into the legal discourse and definition.
May 25, 2025
Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media
History's lesson: Guernica versus Gaza.
May 18, 2025
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.
May 8, 2025
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.
May 3, 2025
Corporate responsibility / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / United Nations
The Equality of Human Life: A Philosophical and Practical Examination
Every human life holds equal value, regardless of individual differences and is pivotal in ethical and legal frameworks.
March 24, 2025
Accountability / Culture / Discrimination / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / United Nations
Israel’s Actions in Gaza Cannot Be Justified on Either Military or Moral Grounds
The invasion of Gaza cannot be justified on military or moral grounds and is affront to international law.
March 23, 2025
Without the Foot Soldiers, There Could Have Been No Holocaust
The horror of the Holocaust required many people to blindly accept propaganda and turn a blind to the evil perpetrated by the Nazis.
March 20, 2025
Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Human Rights / Racism / Religion / Shared humanity / Xenophobia
The Legacy of Auschwitz: 80th Anniversary Commemoration, Memory and the Lessons of History
We must confront the challenges posed by contemporary populism and hate speech.
January 27, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Human Rights / Shared humanity
The Complex Politics of Acknowledging Genocide: A Call for Honest Discourse
The term "genocide" must not become a political weapon, but remain a statement of truth in the face of selective governmental narratives.
November 15, 2024
I’m Not Going to Die for a Rich Man’s War
In the smoke-filled air, where the cannons roar, I hear the rich man’s laughter, like thunder on the shore. With his pockets lined with gold, he sits up high, While…
September 26, 2024
War is not the answer
Australian Defence Force / Commonwealth Government / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Respect / Shared humanity
Suppose they gave a war
A thought to peace lovers everywhere
September 20, 2024
Asia-Pacific / Assimilation / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Racism / Refugees / United Nations / West Papua
Treaties, lies and the Morning Star Flag
“The West Papuans have become the victims of Australia’s regional foreign policy arrangements that prop up the anti-refugee policies of Operation Sovereign Borders.” Ian Rintoul, Refugee Action Coalition. Fifty-two years…
December 1, 2013
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Reconciliation / Rule of Law / Shared humanity
Myall Creek an unlikely symbol of #reconciliation
We want neither the classic nor the romantic savage here. We have far too many of the murderous wretches about us already. The whole gang of black animals are…
June 4, 2013
Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity / Xenophobia
Die Religion … ist das Opium des Volkes
Whatever you say, don’t say it tice If you find your ideas in anyone else, disown them The man who hasn’t signed anything, who has left no picture Who was…
May 25, 2013