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Chris's avatar

My family and I were very fortunate to live for 3 years in Missouri in the USA in the early 2000s. Its called the "Show Me" state and I found the people very friendly - we had the time of our lives. Whilst not all were like it, far more than here were suspicious of govt and would want to understand why they had to do something, rather than accepting a govts dictates blindly. And whilst I already felt that way I was strengthened in my belief that govt should be small, should serve the people and basically leave people alone where possible.

Here in Australia we would do very well to be far more like my old friends in Missouri. I get very angry when I hear my father in law and others who's first reaction to issues is "where is the govt?" and who have outsourced all their thinking to bureaucrats who are far too often incompetent and serve govt not the people.

The MAD bill is an utter disaster if passed. It shows how our Labour and Greens members have learnt nothing from history, and have no idea what they are unleashing here.

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keith robert payne's avatar

Thank you John. To have a clear logical opinion on anything today is to be condemned as Homo-Islamo-XENO Phobic or worse a denier! That is only regards your thoughts. Should you be so naive as to actually express those thoughts, look out! P.S./ Julie Inman Grant must go the way of her U.S counterparts and be dismissed on day one of a Dutton/Littleproud government.

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