Getting US Political News Abroad

Posted 19th July to the Advocate South Newspaper Southland NZ

It is strange to hear nice people in New Zealand getting caught up into the Brightbart / Right wing American Internet web.
We live in crazy new times where hate groups can get into your home and into your head via the Internet.
Our enemies are laughing at us as they make even the president of the United States crawl at their feet by spreading fear and uncertainty. One can be uncertain about the mechanics of Climate Change but if you all get on the net and undermine confidence in our institutions and our best thinkers because of being tricked by internet trolls and sinister foreign government agents then we ALL are in trouble.  If you slight something by calling it a “religion” is usually means it is a well organised lie that it’s supporters make money out of.  If the Green Party is a religion it is certainly not ticking all the important boxes!  My Question is why when we are richer than we have ever been don’t we want to spend for the future?
And also why are people determined to be miserable in times of plenty? Please try to be happy or the Net Trolls Win.
Just for a change maybe try listening to Pod Save America.  

Alex Jones - Tormented Info Tormentor

Posted 2nd July 2018 to the Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ

Out of curiosity I had a look at an Alex Jones’s Info Wars You Tube post titled Civil War
And was somewhat taken aback at the top comments being “Lets Kill all the Lefties” and “We have more guns so they wont stand a chance”.

Back in the 20th century this kind of talk would be well out or order. And FDR would treated it like treason or at least something akin to yelling FIRE in a crowded theatre.

But in his defence, clearly Alex Jones is in pain as he just viciously turned on his old friend Joe Rogan for being courteous to the left, most likely as poor old Alex has the weight and attention of President of the United States bearing down on his every word. He is not a happy man.

Americas enemies will all be happy to know that American Internet is encouraging Americans to turn on each other and  help racists force all the best workers to leave or get locked up so white people have to go back to picking crops.

Hooray ! Shame we can eat our massive gun stockpile...