Beloved Australian soccer captain Sam Kerr (well beloved to some, the media seem to love her. Social media? Not so much), has done something a little bit naughty. She uttered some not-so-nice words to a police officer in London early last year. First of all, no matter what side of politics you’re on, whether you’re woke or anti-woke, I don’t care, but I think nobody should be cancelled, or lose their careers over something they say. We’re all human. We all make mistakes. We sometimes say stupid things. So I’m not here campaigning for Sam Kerr to lose her job. However, she did say something that other sports stars have lost their jobs over. What did she say? Well after a big night out, she reportedly threw up in a taxi and got into an altercation with the driver over the taxi fare, presumably over the cleaning fee, so the police were called and she allegedly called the police officer a “stupid white bastard”. However, it’s being reported that Kerr herself said she didn’t say that all, she said, “stupid white cop”. Either way, the intent is the same. She called the police officer “stupid”, as well as “white”, and consequently was charged with Racially Aggravated Harassment, which she could potentially go to jail for. This of course resulted in the Progressive Left, or the Woke Left, or whatever you want to call them, their minds collectively imploded. You see, the Progressive Left are all about criminalising language, when it suits them. They are obsessed with historical oppression and identity politics. The only things that matter to them now are race, gender, and sexuality. They no longer focus on the real problems facing poor people, but instead turn their gaze to imagined microaggressions against over-privileged university graduates. And because Sam Kerr is a person of colour (I hate that term by the way. It sounds rather racist, don’t you think?), she’s of Indian descent (noting, she’s also of Caucasian descent, but that doesn’t seem to count), she’s a lesbian (she has a Caucasian fiancée), and of course, she’s a woman, whatever that means. Nobody seems to be able to define it anymore. The point is, she ticks all the Woke Left’s boxes, so to speak. So when they heard she was charged with racism, as I said, their collective minds imploded. Instead of calling out the racism for what it is, they instead tried to defend her. But to be fair, it is a bit hard for them to rationally support her racist comments in this instance, so what else can they do? Well they can simply change the definition of racism. For example, the Conversation are reporting: “Sam Kerr’s alleged comments may have had a racial element, but they were not ‘racist’” in quotes. Obviously, laws should be colourblind, and should be applied equally. If Sam Kerr gets away with this, it sets and incredibly stupid and dangerous precedent. Of course, politicians like Senator Lidia Thorpe who profit (as in benefit) from the racism industry, tweeted: “Replace all statues of captain cook with statues of Sam Kerr, our one true captain”. Basically, calling her a hero for using racist language towards a police officer. Former Australian soccer captain Craig Foster has called on Football Australia to strip Sam Kerr of her captaincy if it is confirmed that she did indeed use racist language towards the police officer, to show how seriously the sport takes racism. Look, I think this is the natural result of criminalising language. We get stupid situations like this. It seems like the world can’t agree what racism is. Crimes like murder are obvious. You either kill someone or you don’t. Sure, we could argue over whether it’s manslaughter, or whatever, but somebody is dead. Burglary and theft are obvious. Something has been stolen. There’s no debate. But criminalising language, as we’ve seen with this racism debate, is a very dangerous path. It’s open to abuse. Somebody says something, and then somebody claims they feel offended. How can we disprove it? Maybe we should just do away with this whole racism thing. Even if the world decides that what Sam Kerr said wasn’t racist, it was still wrong. She is a role model. Many girls (and boys) look up to her. At the very least, she needs to apologise. She won’t, because that would be an admission of guilt. But in a perfect would, she might say, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said what I said. I was drunk, but that’s no excuse. We should be nice to one another no matter what our cultural backgrounds. Racism is racism, and I was wrong to say what I said. Please forgive me.” Call it double standards. Call it selective outrage. Call it hypocrisy. But one thing that is crystal clear, racism is only called out by the Progressive Left when they are the victim. MUSIC Allégro by Emmit Fenn ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8YotBAU9E

There were just too many things that I just didn’t like doing, so the following nine things I have pretty much cut from my life. 1. The Office. I do not like the office environment. It’s full of people either wanting to get ahead by pushing others aside, or control freaks who want everyone to do their bidding, or people who have nothing else in their life other than work and treat the office like their own personal stomping ground. The office environment has become toxic. 2. The Government. How can I cut the government from my life you may ask? Well, obviously, I still have to pay taxes and all that. I get no say in where my money goes. It gets wasted on useless, do-nothing apps, even though the government said at the time that it was critical for the safety of all Australians. So obviously, I can’t stop idiotic governments pursuing their idiotic agendas, but I can ignore them. And that’s what I’ve been doing. I have no interest in government. They do not represent me, so I just simply ignore them. It’s been working well. Occasionally I see a police officer driving past me when I’m walking down the street, and I just ignore them, and they ignore me. Just how I like it. Surely, they’ve got bigger fish to fry. 3. Friends. Yes, I pretty much don’t see any of my friends. Maybe once or twice a year they’ll contact me asking for us to catch up, and I oblige. Occasionally, I bump into them on the street, and I’m polite and say hello and all the rest of it, but I’ve got no need in my life to see friends. That’s not to say that I don’t have a social life. I mean, every day I see my family. Every Saturday afternoon I take my children to the park to play with the neighbourhood kids. 4. News. I hate the news now, so I cut it from my life. There is never any good news. It’s always catastrophe! Impending war, pestilence, famine, economic disaster! I get it, negative news sells papers, or in the modern world, gets more clicks. But that doesn’t mean that I have to watch it. Watching the news is depressing, so I’ve done the right thing in turning it off. 5. Driving. I pretty much try to avoid driving altogether. 90% of my life occurs within a 3km radius of my home anyway, with probably about 97% occurring with 5km. That’s completely walkable. Anywhere I need to go, I can walk. On those rare occasions when it’s pouring down rain, or when I have to travel to another city or whatever, sure, I’ll drive. But for the vast majority of my travels, I walk. Driving in my suburb sucks anyway! You just get stuck in traffic all the time. Actually, walking home from school with my children is usually quicker than driving. 6. Junk Food. A couple of weeks ago, I had some Hungry Jacks or whatever, and then I realised, I don’t need it in my life. It wasn’t particularly nice, and it was just full of salt, fat, and sugar. That’s not to say that I won’t occasionally take my children to Maccas or whatever, but I’m done with junk food. It only makes me feel bad after I eat it. I’d much rather make some spaghetti at home. 7. Junk TV. As with junk food, junk TV has become awful. There are so many rubbish TV shows now that’s it’s just not worth watching. Not to mention all the stupid ads usually advertising alcohol, junk food, or government injections. Nah thanks, I’m done with it. 8. Stuff. As in, the useless purchasing of consumer goods. Materialism is boring. I know lots of people love buying stuff they don’t need, and I think I know why. Their life, which probably consists mainly of mind-numbing work, is extremely boring. So, to compensate, they go out and use their hard-earned money to try bring some sort of happiness to their life, even if it’s only fleeting. Personally, I see no point in owning dozens of pairs of shoes, or designer clothing, or the latest Apple iPod. It just doesn’t interest me. Unfortunately, many people have mistakenly fooled themselves into thinking that physical possessions equates to happiness. It was an advertising gimmick that worked. But, I think we live in a joyless economy. It’s been shown that people who tend to be more materialistic are also less happy with themselves and their lives. No thanks. I’ll stick to my green tea and my one pair of walking shoes. And lastly, 9. Anger. Well, trying to cut Anger. This is an ongoing pursuit. I know that my anger has only hurt me in the past, so I’m trying my best everyday to be less angry. I found in recent times I was mostly angry at the media and the government. Thankfully, cutting those two things out of my life have helped tremendously. Anyway, that’s my list. Feel free to comment and add your own. Peace! MUSIC Melancholia by Godmode #materialism #lifetips #happiness #selfimprovement #selfhelp #consumption ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv7_mzpfBls

I have a number of strange habits, perhaps bordering on mental disorder. I don’t think I have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but I certainly do have some obsessive thoughts and behaviours. In this video, I discuss five of the most unusual. Prepare yourself for the insanity. 0:00 Introduction 0:10 Cutlery Chaos 3:06 Clothes Pegs Pandemonium 5:32 Tidiness Turmoil 6:15 Electromagnetic Radiation Disarray 8:36 Public Toilet Tumult 9:52 Always Standing 10:57 Final Thoughts Anyway, they’re my five strange habits. The only rule I have to keep my mental health in check is that if something is causing me concern, or interrupting my life, I do something about it. And I think that’s good advice for everyone. eBay Deals & Sales ▶ https://ebay.to/30UxyGE Buy goods from the US with https://www.bigapplebuddy.com – For $10 off your first order, use checkout/promo code: DAILYRANT SOCIAL MEDIA https://www.facebook.com/DailyRantAustralia/ https://twitter.com/RantAustralia FOLLOW ME ON LBRY ▶ https://lbry.tv/$/invite/@DailyRantAustralia:d MY MICROPHONE Rode NT-USB Microphone ▶ https://ebay.to/3iEZK6h ADDITIONAL IMAGES https://pixabay.com MUSIC No.2 Remembering Her, by Esther Abrami DISCLAIMER This description contains affiliate links. If you click on them and purchase something, I get paid a small commission. #strangehabits #mentalhealth #habitsforgoodhealth ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7mj_ncyiE

Eddie and the team introduce themselves in this trailer for Eddie Explains. Parker, host of Parker Persuades, is a prepper, planner, and a fluent speaker of Mandarin Chinese. Damian, host of Damian Discusses, is a historian, philosopher, and all round English gentleman. Amy from Amy Answers is a travel writer, blogger, and lover of Chinese dumplings. Simone from the segment Simone Says, loves everything Australian, but especially having a flutter. Chloe from the upcoming segment Chloe Conveys will talk about unknown topics that have yet to be decided. Whatever she talks about, I’m looking forward to it! If you love hearing explanations about serious stuff done in a comedic way, subscribe today! YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_mriVzQ-Dbex-gGxDA58g IMAGE RIGHTS Replica Xylospongium (sponge on a stick) by D. Herdemerten ( Hannibal21 ) / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) OUTRO MUSIC Baroque Coffee House (Sting) by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions