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In 1929, Joseph Stalin was hell-bent on getting the farmers to forfeit their rights to own their farms. It was an intentional, man made, planned from the top catastrophe that claimed the lives of between four and ten million people. It was engineered by Joseph Stalin to crush  resistance to forced collectivisation of agriculture.

The state would gain ownership of their land and they would end up working for the government.

In order to carry out his plan, he ordered that the grain production regions of Russia and Kazakhstan be the focus of his attention. 

Accordingly, a certain percentage of their produce would be funneled to the state. If any farmers resisted they were punished. Why does this sound very sinister to me today on a very deep rooted personal level? 

Today, I want to talk about Laughter. Humour to be exact. Today, we are talking about Irish humour and Acme Sheds.  We have just had a few intense days of political and social history and it is time to just take a day off and sit back and reflect. 

Here at Patriotrealm we enjoy the company of a bloke calling himself Paddy. He is a bit of an Irish larrikin living down under. In fact, as a result of his jokes, we now have a saying on our blog that, when a joke is particularly funny, it is now known as a " Gladwrapper. " Why? Because you need to wrap your keyboard in glad wrap to protect it from the inevitable gush of tea, coffee, beer, wine, or water that invariably hits as you get to the punchline.

Irish wit is known for being self deprecating and is probably one of the last bastions of humour because the woke wankery can't shut down someone taking the mickey out of themselves.  

 The following article was published in 1993. Over  30 years ago. 

Does the modern bureaucratization of medicine risk a return to the horrors of national socialist medicine?

Today we are concerned about issues such as doctor-assisted suicide, abortion, the use of fetal tissue, genetic screening, birth control and sterilization, health-care rationing and the ethics of medical research on animals and humans.

These subjects are major challenges in both ethics and economics at the end of the twentieth century. But at the beginning of the twentieth century the desire to create a more scientific medical practice and research had already raised the issues of euthanasia, eugenics, and medical experimentation on human subjects.

The Weimar Republic was born out of the ashes of World War I, following Germany's defeat and the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in November 1918. The new democratic government, named after the city of Weimar where its constitution was drafted, sought to replace the imperial system with a parliamentary democracy. 

However, the Republic faced enormous challenges from the outset. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, placed heavy reparations on Germany and imposed severe territorial losses, fueling national resentment and economic hardship. These conditions created a fertile ground for political extremism, with both the far left and far right vying for control.

It struck me that we are, as countries, are suffering under the horrors of our version of a Versailles Treaty: one where we are prevented from developing our nations due the the restrictions forced upon us by signing up to the Climate Change nonsense.... 

Until people learn that the same propaganda they see in media, schools, and entertainment today - lying to them and subverting society -  they won't know who their true enemies are. 

And, the most important thing to remember is that it has been in effect for at least the last 80 years.

 In 1944 the Australian politician Arthur Calwell was unhappy that some newspapers were not following wartime censorship restrictions. 

Back then as the Minister for Information, he said 

All this vaunted freedom of the press on the part of newspaper magnates will not permit views to be published which they do not desire to be published. There is no such thing as freedom of the press, except for those who own and control the newspapers of Australia.

I have had a pretty colourful life one way or another. And it got me thinking. How would the Gazans and others feel if they lived up in the pointy end of Australia? Would they come? So here is my " Welcome to Country " ceremony for all those from other countries  who are thinking of making Australia home. 

But think twice before you head north for a true blue Aussie ceremony. You might bite off more than you bargained for. Or, someone or something might. 

Life out of Australian cities is not for people who cannot deal with the odd oversized lizard or two. It's almost more like " Welcome to the Jungle. "