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The Litmus Test

A Warning from the Past, Present and Bondi Beach. There will be more Bondi Beaches.

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Dec 14, 2025
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I write this in the immediate aftermath of a massacre.

How a society treats Jews functions as a litmus test in the strict sense, not the rhetorical one. A substance placed against litmus paper must fall within a narrow range to remain stable and habitable. Outside that range—too acidic or too alkaline—it becomes corrosive, unfit for life.

Civilisation is…

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