For LEGO: Fascism - (in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices.

Thought this (above) might be of some interest to you. I would suspect that you yourself would not be a fascist (this would require a dedicated commitment and political discipline which would publicly identify one as such). Often quite unpopular for some "odd" historical reasons! It might be worth noting that a little further to the right of spectrum the tendencies you demonstrate in your comments have been embraced. Pinochet (obviously a bit of a hero of yours) was quite the supporter of such extreme tendencies and in practice. Fond of torturing and killing all sorts of people too, not merely those evil communists. I did enjoy the comparison of Cuba and Chile. I can see why keeping open a history department full of researchers etc would be a very low priority for you. But I wonder LEGO, when you look to the enemy on the 'wrong' side of where you sit on the standard political spectrum there must be a disturbingly high number of left wingers/communists/do gooders out there. I do wonder, is there actually an abnormally high percentage of horrid left wingers/do gooders out there? Or is it that you sit so far to the right of the political spectrum that you are actually closer to Pinochet in philosophy and sympathies than say Malcolm Fraser (one of those well known left-wing maniacs)?

The article is not about the media. It is a muddle, an opportunity to bang on about refugees and people whose ideas the writer finds icky. It is about himself, his ego and his self-righteousness.

Ok, so is it more or less of the said 'muddle' in comparison to your own written observations? How exactly are you yourself 'immune' from the terrible flaws you highlight about this author? It is hard to see that you would wish to post anything, would it not be too 'egotistical' and too 'self righteous'?

Hi Adam and Farquhar,
My apologies for not replying earlier: I was very involved in other issues.
May I suggest a three way conversation on this thread, ignoring the trolls, the LNP shills, and the ignorant?

I rest my case.

My dear Hasbeen. You 'rest your case'? I do believe in the traditional way of resting one's case, you actually need to make a case/argument in the first place. Just a thought.

I umm, 'rest my case'!