IF / THEN
Thoughts that occur while perusing the day's news
IF
former prince, Harry, still maintains that all he wants is his privacy …
THEN …
appearing on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to make jokes about the US President is a strange way to seek anonymity. And even more so when Trump could revoke his visa.
I feel so sorry for the Royal family. May this be a lesson to all Royal families, never marry an American actor.
IF
the ABC has been actively pursuing ‘platinum status’ with LGBTQ+ advocacy group ACON - by promoting trans ideology at every turn as was revealed in today’s Australian …
THEN …
how can you trust any reporting from the ABC on gay or trans issues? They are captured by an activist lobby organisation.
Moreover, how is it conscionable for Australian taxpayers to be funding a news organisation that has signed up to be a mouthpiece for radical gender ideology?
There are a million reasons not to watch the ABC … but on this issue alone it should be discarded altogether.
IF
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has told a conference in Qatar at the weekend that the terrorist organisation would not disarm or give up control of Gaza as per the peace agreement signed with Israel just weeks ago …
THEN …
is anyone surprised? What did the civilised world expect? We await the next October 7!
Hamas is not, as the Australian newspaper described them today, a “militant” group. It is a terrorist organisation hell bent on destroying Israel and enjoying widespread popular support.
That’s the uncomfortable truth no-one but Israel has ever been brave enough to admit.
IF
the English cricket team plan on spending a few days holidaying in Noosa after losing the Gabba Test to go two nil down in the best of five Ashes series …
THEN …
don’t buy tickets for day four of the third test. It’ll be over inside three days. The English team don’t need sunshine and sand, they need net practice.
To paraphrase Ricky Ponting - you don’t get better at something by doing less of it.
IF
children of families living close to where construction workers are going hammer and tong 24 hours a day, six days a week, to build Jactina Allan’s Suburban Rail Loop tunnel have been offered headbands with built-in speakers to help them sleep at night
THEN …
believe it or not, it’s a great offer.
Back in July Heatheton residents, facing similar disruption, were offered a care pack comprising tea and biscuits plus a $30 voucher they could use to go to the movies OR spend at a mental health charity!
That tells you all you need to know about how the populace is viewed by the Victorian Labor Government.
IF
a former Royal Marine has been banned from coaching his daughter’s soccer team after being deemed a risk to children for posting on social media that illegal immigrants were scumbags …
THEN …
things are worse in the UK than we ever dared to imagine.
The Left import criminals, refuse to deport criminals after they commit criminal offences, but instead criminalise citizens who dare to complain too loudly.
IF
this year’s holiday parade in Santa Barbara has been cancelled over over fears of ICE immigration raids targeting participants …
THEN …
I guess that’s what happens when the population is largely comprised of people who should not be in America in the first place.
IF
Sydney-siders are getting a bit tired of being labelled wowsers for objecting to the State Government’s enthusiasm for a “vibrant night time culture” - which means pubs and clubs being allowed to stay open until the wee hours
THEN …
I don’t blame them.
Last drinks at midnight - or earlier - was a thing for decades, and somehow we coped,
So why now the need for 3am or later closing times?
And don’t give me the “what about shift workers” argument. No-one needs to be at the pub at 3am.
This is all driven by the alcohol industry searching for even higher profits. But they can’t say that … so they say it’s about creating “vibrancy”.
IF
tormer Queensland Housing Minister Robert Schwarten thinks it’s okay for Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells to live high on the hog - lavishing huge sums of taxpayer money on airline tickets, Paris dinners, AFL finals and family ski trips - because … wait for it … Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party received money from the AEC for candidates fielded at the last election …
THEN …
that is the greatest example of comparing apples and oranges that I have encountered in a very, very long time.
IF
Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have gone Instagram official after the singer posted a string of photographs and videos of their trip to Japan
THEN …
I have to admit, I couldn’t be less interested. If I were Canadians, I’d be like “Katy can have him!”
I love these articles. So good James.
IF
you keep up the great watching, reading, listening and writing,
THEN
we get to know what’s going on and have a laugh at the same time.
Thank you!!!
Thank you, James. Another very concise summary of the blindness many have to the contradictions of their words and actions.