More defacing and grim graffiti in Castle Hill...

On another trip, I notices some posters calling for the owner of a lost poodle had been purposly defaced, and figured that this ties in with the subject of useless defacers.
It further emphasises the need by some members of the community to attack property, or acts of kindness in order to fulfill their immediate immature concerns.
The sign has been ripped to change the meaning of the sign from 'Found White Female Poodle' to 'Found White Female'. Obviously the people should 'FIND' something better to do...

Below you can find a snapshot picture of the street all of this bored activity occured on, Old Castle Hill Rd near Castle Towers

Profane Graffiti of Castle Hill

After not much inspiration as to what I would base this blog assignment, I thought I would just take my camera out on the way to my local shopping centre and hope for the best.

After not even walking for 10 minutes, I had found at least 5 examples of profane graffiti - that is graffiti which has explicit content. I pondered what this means as a representation of the area, and the graffiti artists within.

It paints quite a grim picture of a fairly affluent suburb in North-West Sydney. Whilst graffiti in the area isn't out of control or any more apparent than in other Sydney suburbs, it seemed useless. Many areas have places for the disgruntled youth to explore their creative rebellion, feature walls of talented graffiti artists are everywhere in Sydney.
Castle Hill lacks one, and this I thought could be the reason for such meaningless and incomprehensible taglines that the youth of the area have adopted.

What is obvious, is that the chosen places by the graffiti artists (if you could call them that in this case) were areas such as signs to the local RSL carpark, telegraph poles situated in alleyways and on the enclosure walls of wealthy looking households.

Whilst profane graffiti is common, I found it a little bemusing to find so many examples within 500 metres of eachother. Plus the colours are different in each example, and with different subject matters (ranging from Kunt...specifically spelt like this... to parts of the male anatomy). It is saddening to know that such an outlet which has been responsible for so many creative misfits, could be wasted on such an immature scale.

Berlusconi back on top in Italy - Comments and Feedback

Since its publishing on April 15, there has been ample commenting to the blog of Ed Morrisey about the Italian political win of Silvio Berlusconi.
Most have supported the win by Berlusconi, and many comments shed light on the political situation in Italy and the landslide victory.
Some new information is divulged, with many of the comments including hyperlinks the other blogs, such as the blog into the relationship of political leaders and the press, and is put into context - Italian leader Berlusconi owns MSM, the largest media organisation in Italy. http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/04/020297.php
Furthermore, Morrisey's angle on his blog, in referencing the win in terms of its meaning for the globe, in particular the US was heavily commented on.
Many people highlight the significance of Western Europe's move to the right, and the US possible move to the left if Obama or Clinton wins the presidential election.
A few other issues were raised, including the comments by Muslim cleric Yunis al-Astal that Rome would soon be overtaken by the Muslim population.
It seems that most of the comments left on the blog were by people who agreed with the conservative position of Berlusconi, and possibly due to the impartial stance of the blog, there has not been much disagreement between those interested in the blog.

Berlusconi back on top in Italy

Ed Morrissey's blog, 'Berlusconi back on top in Italy' (http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/15/berlusconi-back-on-top-in-italy/)has attracted some diverse feedback, as the Italian Prime Minister has been elected (it should be emphasised that he has lost power twice) for the third time.
The blog outlines the latest political decision by the Italian public, which took place just yesterday. It outlines the details of his win and includes an excerpt from a linked article from the guardian.
After this inclusion, Morrisey outlines his opinion on the recent political win, and references the ongoing political instability of Italy and outlines the general calling by the Italian public for Berlusconi to show some results to backup his landslide win.
He touches on the state of the Italian economy and broadens his argument to suggest that the recent wins by right winged parties in Western Europe could have some effect on the US and their upcoming political decision.

It will be interesting to monitor the feedback from the blogging public on this matter, as there has been increasing amounts of news coverage on Italy, its government, its flagging economy and national blunders including the well known garbage catastrophe which has engulfed Naples.

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