OK so my recent posts haven’t been that flash

But today, I have a good addition to the Sick Phoque Club: various staff and visitors at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. A field trip to said institution was supposed to be a reward for good grades and excellent behavior. 

Instead, chaperones say, students from the Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, left in tears last week after they were subjected to racial profiling from museum employees and offensive comments from visitors. On the 24th, the museum again apologized to the students and the middle school, where the majority of students are black or Latino. The museum said in a statement that, following an investigation, it had banned visitors accused of making racist comments and is retraining staff and security. "These young people left the Museum feeling disrespected, harassed and targeted because of the color of their skin," said the museum's director, Matthew Teitelbaum. "And that is unacceptable." The 26 seventh-graders who went on the school trip are students of color, according to school officials, and the allegations have prompted a larger conversation about how museums and other elite cultural institutions can be uncomfortable spaces for people of color. Security guards closely shadowed the seventh-graders throughout their visit and followed them from one gallery to another, Marvelyne Lamy, an English language arts teacher at the charter school, told local media outlets. She and her students noticed that their group seemed to be subject to more scrutiny than predominantly white school groups that were touring the museum at the same time. "We were instructed not to touch any of the artifacts in the museum, yet the white students there touched the displays several times while security looked on without saying anything," Lamy wrote on Monday in a Facebook post, where she first detailed her frustrations with the museum. "The minute one of our students followed suit, the security guards would yell at them that they should not touch exhibits." A staff member who was explaining the museum's rules allegedly told the group, "No food, no drink, no watermelon." Lamy told the Globe that she did not hear the comment herself, but students who were upset by the apparent reference to a well-known racist trope told her about it. One 13-year-old told the Globe that the remark left her feeling angry, uncomfortable, and disrespected. The middle-schoolers also reported hearing disparaging remarks from other museum visitors. One student told Lamy that she had been dancing to music played as part of an exhibit when a museumgoer said, "It's a shame that she is not learning and instead stripping." Another seventh-grade teacher at the school, Taliana Jeune, described the remark differently, telling WCVB that the student had been warned, "I hope you're paying attention so that you don't become a stripper.'" The remark about stripping was the last straw, Lamy wrote on Facebook, and told the seventh-graders that they were leaving right away. As they were making their way out of the museum, some students paused by the entrance to an African art exhibit. Lamy said a woman walked by and commented, "Never mind, there's f---ing black kids in the way." Lamy said she never planned to set foot in the museum again, and I don’t blame her. Museums are boring as hell anyway. Apart from the occasional special exhibition, it’s the same old shit each time you visit. I can’t tell you how many times I had been to either of the two in Dunedin during the mid-2010’s and looked at the same exhibits that were there last time just to kill 90 minutes. And Canterbury Museum won’t be much different on my next visit.

2006 was not a good year for Pluto

To those who meet her all the way

Lest America forget

Some whiskies you just don’t mix

Homophobes beware!

But he never made it as a writer

Remember the three R’s, people

Phones just got boring

It’s all about the screen

I would spirit that loser away right there and then

This, that, and the other - the streets of Canada

Grumpy Cat goes bye bye

Two icons in one pic

Four grand don't come for free

A group of diners at a UK restaurant were served a rare vintage bottle of wine valued at £4500 - by accident. The lucky table had no idea they'd been served the valuable drink with their meal, instead of the more modest choice they'd ordered. The table had originally ordered a bottle of 2001 Chateau Pichon Longueville Contesse de Lalande - a Bordeaux costing £260, But they must have enjoyed it as they tried to order a second. But a staff member picked up the wrong bottle, and they were presented with a 2001 bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol. The two bottles might look similar, but one is 17 times the price of the other. Only 500 cases of the 2001 Chateau le Pin Pomerol were made, according to the Cult Wines online tasting guide, while reviewers have referred to the drink as "mythical". But even so, you shouldn't mix up orders. If it had been the other way round (ordering the Pomerol but only getting the Contesse de Lalande), it could be a lawsuit waiting to happen. I have even heard horror stories like a diner ordering chicken parmigiana at an Italian restaurant but ending up with chicken piccata. Something like this is really not that hard to get right, and believe me, I know how to drive that point home.

Another poem in the app update

Reds to regroup

It will "take a long time" for Manchester United to challenge for the Premier League title again, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and I think he may well be right, for United ended their season with a dismal 2-0 home defeat against relegated Cardiff to finish sixth, 32 points behind champions Manchester City. The Red Devils won just one of their last seven league games. "The last couple of months have been extremely hard for the team, the club and for the players," said Solskjaer. United finished second under Jose Mourinho last season, but the Portuguese was sacked in December following a run of poor results. The Old Trafford club's legendary former striker Solskjaer was appointed on an interim basis, taking the club on a run of 12 games without defeat, but they collapsed in the final few months to finish five points off a Champions League place. They last won the title in 2012-13, in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season in charge, while it is now two seasons without a trophy after the Europa League and League Cup triumphs in 2016-17. I personally don't give a shit how long it takes, MAN UNITED WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES ONE DAY. IT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN!

Brace from Mendez-Laing ruins final day of the season

And that’s the scoreline for the Man United-Cardiff City clash: 2-0. With that, the Reds finish the 2018-19 season in sixth place. This isn’t good enough. These numbers need to improve if they are to ever win another Premier League title.

All too true

You might have a mum, she might be da bomb, but ain't nobody got a mom like mine

Baby Godzilla

I see a little silhouetto of a hotel

The stats don’t lie

The truth about the week

Schrodinger’s Saviour

It takes two goals to draw

“You’re ----ing” s---” sang the Huddersfield Town supporters which, coming from a relegated team that has won but three Premier League games all season, really was an insult. It is unlikely there will be too many Manchester United supporters who disagree, though. Really, the state of this United team. It has been a season full of listless performances and this was the latest entrant, Huddersfield showing the spirit and heart United - among many other things - so obviously lack to earn a thoroughly deserved draw that consigned their opponents to Thursday nights in the Europa League next season. This was the last home match for Huddersfield’s departing owner Dean Hoyle and they delivered a display of which he could be proud. Their limitations are clear for all to see but they ran themselves into the ground here in search of a result while United flapped and flailed around. The re-build job facing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets bigger by the week.

Now onto the game: the final score was 1-1, with McTominay scoring the United goal in the first half and Mbeza answering in the second half.

Take my hand, he said. We’ll make it, I swear, he said.

What about turning them over to the Dark Side?

The bird that nobody wants

No re-entry

The Pike River Recovery Agency has spoken to media this afternoon after plans to re-enter the mine drift tomorrow were abandoned. A three-man search team was due to enter the drift tomorrow, however, a “safety issue” means work to re-open the site has been halted and entry will have to be delayed. I don’t buy that one bit. Jacinda, if you’re reading this, JUST OPEN THE BLOODY MINE ALREADY. THE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DESERVE CLOSURE. IT’S ALREADY BEEN OVER EIGHT YEARS. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIDE?

Typical Bible Belt cinema

Elevator Wars: Tradies v Oldies

We have a Sick Phoque Club inductee for April 2019: Jesse William Leslie Donaghy, a tradesman from Australia’s Gold Coast who has appeared in court accused of assaulting an elderly woman and stomping on her friend's head in a wild brawl over who should get out of a lift first. The court heard Donaghy, allegedly 'stomped' on Jeremy Rhys Hill's head and kicked it 'several times' as he lay on the ground at the Sundale building in Southport on the Gold Coast on December 16. Ailene Patricia Treadaway was allegedly also pushed by Donaghy during the attack, making her fall back into the elevator, according to the Queensland Police service court brief tended to the Supreme Court of Queensland. Mrs Treadaway was in an elevator with Mr Hill when she asked four men including Donaghy and his co-accused Mitchell Paul Wyles, who were entering, if she and her companion could exit first. Wyles allegedly told the victims: “Why don't you get f***ed, you f***ing c***,” then punched Mr Hill in the head after he was pushed by him in a move to protect Mrs Treadaway from possible danger. CCTV footage captured the entire elevator brawl, which spread into the foyer of the building and was broken up by security. Police allege Mrs Treadaway was bruised on her elbow, upper chest, both wrists, and lips; while Mr Hill was bruised on his head, cheeks, and lips. Seriously, what part of this is OK? First one out of the lift is such a retarded thing to fight about, especially coming from someone already serving a suspended sentence for drugs and weapons charges. He will eventually get what’s coming to him and the courts will see to that.

Drawn with a goal apiece

The Premier League clash ended 1-1 between Man United and Chelsea with both teams chasing a Champions League spot; Mata opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Alonso answered with a strike in the closing minutes of the first half. There is still a Champions League spot on the line and one point is not good enough.

Kids on the cross

Isis Jafas paid well with trespass notice

Four Auckland men have been trespassed from a Dunedin cinema after waving a wad of cash around and saying "Isis pays well" on Anzac Day. The incident unfolded as the men went to buy tickets at Dunedin's Rialto cinema on Thursday evening. One of the group said "Isis pays well" while holding a large amount of cash. His actions "caused a bit of anxiety in the cinema", Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said. The group of four were trespassed by the Moray Place cinema and police were called. The men, all aged in their late 20s, were in on holiday from Auckland. When asked by police why they made the comments, the group replied "it was a joke". Given the current climate and especially with the mosque shootings last month, it was a pretty retarded idea for a joke. And besides, the cinemas in Dunedin aren’t that flash when it comes to choice - you only have three different operations just a few minutes walk from each other. In Christchurch, there are eight different cinemas and they’re more spread out across the city.

OK, but how big will its load be?

Silva, Sané deal the derby damage

Manchester City struck an important blow in their pursuit of a second successive Premier League title with a convincing derby victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Pep Guardiola's side knew anything but a win would leave Liverpool at the top of the table and in charge of their own destiny with only three games left. City were anxious in a goalless first 45 minutes but turned up the heat after the break to win 2-0 and take them one point clear at the top of the table. The issue here is that the wrong Mancunians won today and I am not happy. I am not happy with the continued Premiership drought. It has been six whole years since their last league victory. And I am not happy with the shit that passes for management these days. The team has gone through four different managers since Fergie left. Even Brendon Tarrant could do a better job at managing a football team than any of those wankers that tried to be the next Sir Alex.

It’s called a vaccine and the main side effect is autism

I am the 5%

OGS needs to be kicked OUT

Everton clinched a disappointing 4-0 victory over Manchester United at Goodison Park, a game that they dominated from start to finish. The Toffees led 2-0 at the break after goals from Richarlison and Sigurdsson shocked the visitors. They continued to press forward after the break and extended their lead on 56 minutes as Digne produced a wonderful strike from the edge of the penalty area, to make it 3-0. Walcott then added the fourth shortly after, racing through on goal after some sloppy United defending and slotting the ball underneath De Gea. Here is why the Reds need to try harder going into 2019-20:

1. This is Everton's biggest margin of victory against the Reds in any competition since beating them 5-0 in October 1984, and also Man United's biggest defeat to any opposition since losing 4-0 to Chelsea in October 2016.
2. It is also their fifth consecutive away defeat across all comps, and the longest such run since a similar five-game streak in 1981.
3. Manchester United have conceded 48 goals so far this season, their highest ever tally in a single season and their most in a league campaign since conceding 63 in 1978-79.

I'll just finish off with what everyone else already knows: WE NEED FERGIE BACK!

Important advice for next weekend

Coolest. Desk. Ever.

Total Letdown

Bunny Bunny Bunny, it's real funny, in an egg man's world

Bishop on the Rook

Edge and Explorer on the same machine

Haymarket throws haymaker

Common sense, among those who work inside the state, is a rare commodity. Agents of the state, like those who work in law enforcement, often become so blinded to reality by ‘just doing my job’ they throw logic and reason to the wayside, choosing authority and force instead. Nothing highlights this blind order following quite like the Haymarket police department in Virginia enforcing the requirement for citizens to purchase a $15 sticker for their vehicle and promising to steal their money if they do not comply.

Chief Land posted the video to Facebook which has received over 600,000 views since Saturday. The video received over 8,000 comments, most of which are calling out the department for enforcing such arbitrary extortion.

When residents asked why they needed to purchase the sticker, the department had no response and said they are merely enforcing the law. “What benefits does this sticker give me? Why is it $15? I don’t want a sticker, why am I required to have a sticker? What is its purpose other than generating $15 in revenue to the city per vehicle?” asked one resident. The department responded with the typical police response akin to “just doing our jobs”: - “You would need to refer those questions to the town leaders. We did not make the ordnance, we are only tasked with enforcing it,” the department stated. “So you guys would have rounded up escaped slaves or Jews in Germany?” one Facebook user wrote in response to the “just doing our jobs” statement.

Indeed, they are correct, as millions of innocent lives have been brought to an utterly horrifying and violent end by people just doing their jobs. But here’s the real joke: Haymarket currently has two open missing person cases, and a number of ongoing burglary investigations. But a sticker is what the cops are focused on, for the government needs money to sustain and enrich itself and it simply makes up laws to generate that money, and in order to force people to pay them, they will threaten them with the possibility of kidnapping. If these innocent human being resist being kidnapped for choosing not to pay this government, they will be executed. And all of this extortion, kidnapping, and killing is referred to as the law. As you watch the video (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=43Xml6ecuJ0) remember that legality most certainly does not equal morality.

Pair of Pogba penalties

That’s what made Manchester United rule and West Ham drool today at Old Trafford. Anderson’s goal didn’t change anything, and neither did the yellow card dished out to Mata.

He said there were others

The suspected Christchurch mosque gunman told his arresting officers he was one of nine people involved in the March 15 terror attack, sources say. The prospect other offenders may still have been at large prompted a citywide lockdown of schools and businesses, and into the afternoon police still believed they were looking for multiple active shooters – at one point the figure six was circulated among staff. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has confirmed in statements and interviews that the attack involved only one shooter. Two police officers rammed the gunman's car on Brougham St at 2.02pm on March 15 – 21 minutes after police received the first 111 call from the Al Noor Masjid on Deans Ave. A passer-by took a video of the suspect's arrest, which shows the police officers pull the suspect out of the car and drag him along the footpath away from his vehicle – a gold Subaru that allegedly had two bombs (improvised explosive devices) and firearms inside. 43 people were shot and killed at that mosque. A further seven were allegedly fatally shot at the Linwood mosque. Police stopped the suspect as he allegedly sped to his third target, the Ashburton Masjid. If that was me, I would have gone to Linwood first, to save time and petrol versus having to travel east for attack number 2 and then back west for attack number 3. And I would have taken the time to study the mosques with particular emphasis on Linwood as the shooter didn’t know his way round, which contributed to the lower death toll there. And I would also be making a stopover at the An-Nur kindergarten on Springs Road on my way to Ashburton.

One of those Crimson Chins is Captain Malaysia

Croc tha police!

This is what government is all about

When the Cats Play

Spiciest. Mess. Ever.

Queen Elizabeth the Drumpf

Neither Marvel or DC, just what works

Scarfies not feelin' the Lime

A stream of strange antics involving Dunedin's Lime e-scooters continues with members of a metal band sparking up a "durrie" from a front-wheel burnout. In a video posted on social media, the long-haired members of Australian metal band Copia and Auckland metal band Seas of Conflict laugh as they use the scooter to light up a cigarette. The bass player for Copia posted the video on Instagram saying it was "the happiest moment of my life", telling media the guitarist for Seas of Conflict lit the cigarette while the two bands were hanging out before a gig. "We just met up with our mates again after getting a flight from Auckland and one thing turned into another and we were lighting durries off lime wheels. Nothing out of the ordinary to be honest." While in Dunedin he got the "vibe" e-scooters were not very popular among some in the city and said someone swerved at them while they were riding along the road. That's right, everyone. A motorist deliberately swerved at somebody on a Lime. I realise e-scooters may not be universally popular, but their riders are people as well. They are us. Did we not learn anything from what happened in Christchurch three weeks ago? We don't need to become them, but like it or not, THEY ARE US.

Smalling main traitor in comedy of errors

Man United lost a game against Wolverhampton which started on a high with McTominay drawing first blood for the Reds, which was answered by Jota 12 minutes later. Things got worse in the second half when Young got sent off and again when Smalling scored an own goal for the Wolves. It is now mathematically impossible for the Reds to win the Premiership (needing 19 points from 6 games to tie and 20 to win), but there's always next season, and it's never too soon to build momentum.

Pretending it’s the old days like a boss

The hate for the Congresswoman from the Block has spread here now

The real cause of autism

2-1 for another easy three

Rashford and Martial both scored a goal each to give Manchester United the winning edge in their game against Watford, which was the first to take place after the mosque shootings in Christchurch. Doucouré scored for Watford in the final minute, but his one goal was never going to match their two.

But there is also a more pressing issue: the month has come to an end and we must induct another to the Sick Phoque Club. This month, it is the people of New Zealand. I have this to say to you all: WAKE UP NEW ZEALAND! YOU ARE BEING CONNED BY RECENT ACTIVITY! According to our idiotic leader and her sheeple, we are a nation filled with racists, white supremacists, and Islamophobes. Comrade Ardern is using this hate speech to silence us and to change laws and in doing so is breaching our democratic rights as well as ignoring the promises she made to listen to the people of this country before making any changes. I can only wonder if our prime minister could be hiding a nasty little secret? Is she afraid of something else being made public? I believe she is using this terrible killing spree for political gain and also to cover for her own incompetence and lack of knowledge... Before Comrade Ardern et al all rush to crucify me - let me explain: There is an ulterior motive for the Prime Minister’s hasty action against legal and law abiding gun owners in this once free country. I (and many others) believe she wants to exonerate herself from blame for allowing and even assisting this terrorist to commit this disgusting act. What happens if it becomes more widely known that she was responsible for relaxing New Zealand’s gun laws in December. With virtually no publicity, the Prime Minister presided over an executive committee that introduced significant changes to the gun laws late last year. In her notoriously deceitful way, she cunningly used an Order in Council to avoid Parliamentary scrutiny. She then introduced the Arms (Electronic Transactions) Amendment Regulations 2018, which came into effect on January 20th, 2019. Under this sweeping new change to the firearms regulations, any prospective terrorist is basically given free rein to apply to become a gun dealer, get a firearms license, obtain an endorsement for a restricted firearm, secure a permit to buy a military-style semi-automatic firearm, or import a restricted weapon... All now easily able to be done online through the internet. Thank you Comrade Ardern for meddling in something you have little knowledge about and for having the audacity to do so in secret. Until this change was made, anyone wanting a gun permit or license had to physically front up to their nearest Police Station to hand in their application. If the gun they were purchasing had to be officially verified, it then had to be taken back into the Police Station for the check. As far as military-style semi-automatic firearms are concerned, the previous system was rigorous – anyone with an E-category endorsement wanting to buy a new gun had to visit their Police Station for a permit, show the permit to the seller, and then take the firearm back to the Police for verification. Under the law changes cunningly sneaked through by our supposed leader, not only can applications for restricted weapons be carried out in relative anonymity through the internet – including the vetting of military-style firearms by video – but an endorsement to own a military-style semi-automatic firearm, pistol, or any other restricted weapon, can also be applied for online. This is stupidity of the highest level and reflects very badly on our prime minister... but also reflects equally badly on our police who are supposed to act in the best interest of the public. What cop in his right mind could possibly think such sweeping and extreme changes could be good? Were the cops kept in the dark about these changes too -- unlikely as it impacts on their job and their ability to carry out the work we expect from them. While the current untrustworthy Government is never going to admit it these sneaky changes were obviously introduced in an effort to save money (probably due to extreme overspending on advisory committees and working groups set up for trivial things instead of getting experienced advice on this topic involving firearms). A Police consultation document published in January this year states that "76 district-based Arms Licensing Officers and 280 Firearms Licensing Vettors will be disestablished and replaced with a centralized bureaucracy based at Kapiti." Unfortunately, the link in the document to the Police website for further information is no longer working. This would leave one to presume, the whole firearms licensing proposal has been exposed for the idiotic ends and I'll think it really is and has been ditched. Facts are the killer used the internet to buy guns, Jacinda Ardern’s new law changes may well have contributed to the tragedy. Under the old system, this terrorist would have been required to front up to a Police Station and be interviewed by an experienced and specialized Police Arms Officer. There is a likelihood such a fanatical person would have been nervous and suspicious and alarm bells just would have started to ring. To add to the insult of sneaking through law changes that possibly attributed to this disaster this communist-style government is keeping the general public in the dark over what motivated the Australian killer to take the lives of so many New Zealanders. To ensure the public never find out the truth, they have censored the document written by this man and made it an offense to even possess this document - punishable by more jail time that is received by child molesters or sex offenders! Why is the government so keen to hide this information and prevent people knowing what this idiot's reasons were? What has this government got to hide that we don't know about -- apart from making the secret law changes that allowed this to happen? I personally believe Jacinda Ardern has betrayed this country. I also believe she has deceived the entire country in making such sweeping changes with no knowledge or understanding of the consequences. I personally think this terrorist should face the wrath of the law or be handed over to the Muslim people he claims to have the argument with. Let them deal with him as they see fit--we all know how that will end. Finally, I lay a large portion of the blame for what happened squarely at the feet of Jacinda Ardern and each and every member of her government and followers. No amount of Acadamy Award worthy acting, dressing up as a Muslim, changing laws without public consultation or hiding facts through the misuse of censorship will change the facts that you sneaked through law changes that allowed gun laws to be relaxed and now we have had 50 people killed. Don't continue to deceive the people when the costs of your deception is do high. Rant over - let the communist Ardern and her sheeple start the roast.

Kinda makes cents

A Timaru man has been banned from his local Burger King restaurant for two years after a drive-thru dispute over the price of a muffin on Thursday. The trouble began for David Eymael when he went through the fast-food company's Timaru drive-thru on Thursday morning to order his favourite bacon and egg muffin. Eymael said he ordered the muffin expecting to pay the $5.40 price he says was advertised as on a board at the entrance to the drive thru. But when he arrived at the window to pay, he said he was asked to pay $5.70. "I said: ‘well, the billboard says $5.40.’ I asked them why $5.70 wasn't shown on the sign ... I said I was only going to pay $5.40." Eymael said the person at the window then went to get their manager. "The manager told me the price had gone up, and I said 'aren't you supposed to correct the billboard?' By law you pay the advertised price." Eymael said he was refused service as a result of the incident, and the police were called. "They trespassed me from Burger King for two years. My favourite muffin ... I can't get it for two years. Nothing against the police, they do a great job of course, but they said I had to pay the extra 30 cents before I leave."

Here’s how this shit is supposed to go down BY LAW: according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment's (MBIE) Consumer Protection website, a retailer cannot charge more than a displayed price. "Advertised prices must be genuine, and there must not be extra costs you weren't told about." THIS INCLUDES THE 30 CENTS THAT EYMAEL WAS OVERCHARGED. An important piece of advice comes to mind here: you don’t know who you’re messing with. That could have been me. In fact, if that was me, I would be claiming transphobic discrimination and demanding the entire $5.70 be returned to me, even filing a chargeback request with my bank if it comes to that.

This dress is literally lit AF

Move for Health

IT IS VACCINE DAMAGE, PURE AND SIMPLE

Here’s the truth about what is really going on:

It isn’t speech delay, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t eczema, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t MS, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t ear infections, it is vaccine damage. 

It isn’t diabetes, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t childhood cancer, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t sterility, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t ADHD, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t SIDS, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t Alzheimer’s, it is vaccine damage.

It isn’t autism, it is vaccine damage. 

And there are many independent studies that prove it.

A German’s view on Islam

This is worth reading because this is by far the best explanation of the Muslim terrorist situation I have ever read. His references to past history are accurate and clear. The author of this email is Dr. Emanuel Tanya, a well-known and well-respected psychiatrist - a man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II and owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism. 'Very few people were true Nazis,' he said, 'but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of our world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories.'

We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the specter of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam. The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor-kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide bombers.

The hard, quantifiable fact is that the peaceful majority, the 'silent majority,' is cowed and extraneous. Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people. The average Japanese individual, prior to World War II, was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians, most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet. And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery - could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?

History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt. Yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don't speak up, because like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun. Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. Islamic prayers have now been introduced into Toronto and other public schools in Ontario, and, yes, in Ottawa too while the Lord's Prayer was removed (due to being so offensive?! To whom? Not to the vast majority of Canadians!).

The Islamic way is only peaceful until the fanatics move in. In Australia, and indeed in many countries around the world, many of the most commonly consumed food items have the halal emblem on them. Just look at the back of some of the most popular chocolate bars, and at other food products in your local supermarket. Foods on aircraft have the halal emblem, just to appease the privileged minority who are now rapidly expanding throughout the world. In the U.K, the Muslim communities refuse to integrate and there are now dozens of “no-go” zones within major cities across the country that the police force dare not intrude upon. Sharia law prevails there because the Muslim community in those areas refuses to acknowledge British law.

As for we who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts -- the fanatics who threaten our way of life. Anyone who doubts the seriousness of this issue and just deletes this email without sending it on is contributing to the passiveness that allows the problems to expand.

Tattoo error at Homegrown

Police say a security scare which sparked a mass evacuation at Wellington's Homegrown festival on Saturday night turned out to be an "innocent misunderstanding". Thousands were forced to leave the dub and roots stage at Waitangi Park at 9:20pm, just a few minutes before a planned minutes' silence for the Christchurch mosque attack victims. A police spokesperson says they made the call to evacuate, not Homegrown staff. One person was spoken to and the area searched. It was initially believed the man had a far-right tattoo. "As a result police can confirm there has been no threat to the Homegrown festival or the public," police said in a statement. "While the concern in this case appears to have been an innocent misunderstanding, police would like to remind people to stay vigilant and call 111 if they see anything suspicious." The tattoo turned out to be traditional, police said. Homegrown spokesperson Kelly Wright told Stuff concert-goers only missed out on 10 minutes of music, and only the dub and roots stage was affected. "It was just completely out of our control, as it's transpired all four other stages kept going." Ten minutes is still long enough for 2-3 songs, and they could have been some rather decent ones. Too bad the pigs don't like dub and roots. They should be giving all those affected, including the man wth the "suspect" tattoo, refunds for their overreaction, and I have a bloody good idea as to where the money should come from: their pension fund.

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