We have invented a new power in this world, the power of monkey wind. A whole gang of retarded monkeys harping and harping can really power the world!

Radio 'Shock Jock' Mr Jones (What exactly is it that's so shocking about repeating the same mantras about boat people and Juliar every day), makes a joke in poor taste, at an 'off the record' 'Young Liberals' love-in.

The good people of the world are informed of this by an outrage dealer wanting to make a buck.

A lynch mob of people who never listen to Mr Jones' radio show threaten to use their buying power to blacklist companies who advertise on this program that they don't listen to, in order to have the guy sacked (from a company he partly owns) so that others cant listen to him.

Does it strike anyone as slightly insane, let alone vindictive?

The guy apologizes, but apparently not well enough.

Another group of retarded monkeys, who believes the tone of political debate has been dragged down by Mr Rabbit, USE this for political point scoring, ensuring the joke of bad taste they are supposedly so offended by powers the great wind machine for a week.

I feel this new energy source flow like the force. The life force of this society is trivialities, outrage (especially confected outrage on behalf of others), spreading hatred and mobilizing lynch mobs to bring down people who say things they don't like, even if in private. The monkeys want to exercise their power!

This reminds me so much of a group of young men of middle eastern appearance rioting over a movie trailer they never saw but didn't like.

Just quietly, I don't think it's a Muslim thang.

I suppose it's a-ok though if you use the ethical blacklisting to bring the object of your dissatisfaction down. An economic threat is kosher, whereas the threat of anarchy or physical violence is not. Is there a more global theme here? Am I wrong?

All in the name of 'free speech' of course, and the new human right not to be offended.

Houellie,

You win the award for the "Best Thread Title Ever" on OLO.

(Congratulations)

Say what you will against them at least public burnings at the stake allowed people to vent.

But electricity, and emissions legislation, changed those simplistic times.

Now, the leisure to indulge in trivialities is the life farce of our interneted society.

However, should we be surprised when organ grinding monkeys enjoy a wind up?

If gullibility and stupidity could somehow be converted to clean energy then some 2GB listeners may yet save the world.

Fans of these shows are addicted to outrage and need to get angry about something just in order to feel alive. They live in a tabloid world where everything is either extremely white or totally black and are ready to lap up any unsupported statement as if it has been handed down from "on high" and are happy to let some corrupt dishonest broadcaster do their thinking for them.

As was sung in last year's Wharf Review about Jones, in the end he's only peddling incontinence pads and funeral homes and when you turn off the radio, he simply disappears.

Thank yo Poirot.

But Wobbles,

'Fans of these shows are addicted to outrage ...'

Oh I don't think it's only the fans of the show! Check the outrage from the Fairfax and ABC groupies.

In fact, I fear the people wanting to have Gloria sacked might well regret it as they have one less thing to feel superior about.

Imagine if there was no ACA or Gloria or any of these shows, just how would the QandA set express their feelings of moral, political and intellectual superiority?

Imagine no Bolt! No Piers!

One amazing thing this whole episode has given us is John Laws (aka Leisure Suit Larry) carving up Leigh Sales.

Wobbles, what a conceited, condescending waffle !
Really, grow up and realise that you may well be in a minority of people
who still are unaware of what is happening in the world.