The weblog of Matthew Walker: MatthewWalker.net.nz, Otautahi, Aotearoa / Christchurch, New Zealand  
  • Thursday, 25 July 2002

  • Tuesday, 16 July 2002

    • The great charade

      It is 10 months since 11 September, and still the great charade plays on. Having appropriated our shocked response to that momentous day, the rulers of the world have since ground our language into a paean of cliches and lies about the 'war on terrorism' - when the most enduring menace, and source of terror, is them. — John Pilger

    • Internet pariahs

      A school principal is under police investigation after being sacked for accessing pornography on his work computer. The article mentions: "The kids just love him. He had done really good things for the school. He had an excellent reputation." "He is at least the fifth teacher or principal sacked or charged over pornography in the past three years."

      I have to wonder whether instant dismissal is really the most constructive way of dealing with these things. This is a powder keg issue, and society is treating these people as if they are sex offenders — but they're not. The immediate concern, apparently, is for the welfare of the children. The implication is that either children would be using his computer (presumably hacking in to alter their marks on tests or something like that) or that he's going to be whipped into a perverted sexual frenzy and go on a rampage. Any day now.

      Are we all going fucking insane?

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