The Llama on the Hill

Many years ago, when I was still on Facebook, I wrote a comment about Australia Day and did something that was seemingly unforgiveable to many of my friends. Indeed, some of them bagged me, some of them belittled me and called me out for this and that, and I have to tell you, it kind of bothered me. But before I get to that, let me just state my OWN personal views on Australia Day. As a lazy, lazy white male, specifically an Australian white male, I rarely give a crap about the actual holiday of Australia Day beyond getting a day off work. I've been aware of what it was commemorating - the arrival of the First Fleet in NSW, Port Jackson I believe, way back in 1788 - for many years. I learnt about it in school back in the mid-1980s, in fact I remember it quite clearly because we were taught all about the people who arrived, the people in charge, the roles of all involved as well as the history preceding it all (Captain Cook etc) and the Governors and settlements that followed (Willi...

I don't want to get bogged down in commenting on what happened in the USA in the last few weeks, there are plenty more folks more qualified than me to discuss that in a more in-depth manner. However, if you want a non in-depth discussion from a non-qualified person, then let me just say...there should be some long lasting consequences for Trump. It is also up to the media, specifically the non-US media, to stop talking about Donald Trump. He's not going to run again for President. He's no longer relevant to the daily news cycle and his views and opinions should not be sought by journalists. Sure, I'm not naive enough to believe that the likes of Fox and the usual suspects on the conservative side of things won't take his call if he rings in, or interview him on what's going on, but the rest of the media should be ignoring him. Full stop. Period. No ifs or buts.  He is no longer relevant. You can't see me... And in keeping with my own wishes, that's the e...