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.
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.
Thanks, John, a very good and timely post. Re: ““free from online violence”, violence has always been a physical interaction, it is absurd to define words on screens and elsewhere as violence. It is just a way of twisting things to reinforce your (indefensible) position.
Re Morrison, I strongly supported Dutton post-Turnbull. Morrison was never up to the role, if Dutton had replaced Turnbull we might not have had Albanese.
A good post by Bateman. Hopefully, the world has turned, but the “speech-restriction to foster a particular view and deny air-space to other views” movement is very strong. If we get an ALP minority government dependent on the rabid Greens, Australia will be in serious trouble.
John - it now appears the MAD bill is dead. Senator Van, who I had been corresponding with on this issue over the past week (at least he was reading and responding) emailed me yesterday confirming he will not support this bill, and sent through a link to his speech on this. Lidia Thorpe also said likewise.
A great day for us who actually support freedom of speech!
But the loony Left with their dangerous and idiotic policies will not give up, thinking up new ways to destroy our way of life. As Ronald Reagan said - Freedom must be continually fought for.
Thank you to you and all those here, and across our country who contacted Senators and argued our case. Without you our country would be in a far worse place.
I just read about the farmers who are descending on London to tell two tier, free gear, sneaks out of here, Kier that they are devastated by the new inheritance tax in Britain. It wreaks of Stalin’s attack on the kulaks.
This moronic Labor government and the outgoing Biden/ Harris regime spend their time busing their minions to tell us that we are wrong about our loss of freedom of speech, expensive food, climate nonsense with high priced energy, destruction log tge countrydide, overcrowded, congested east coast cities and regions and the lies about abortion, transitioning children and the attack on traditional norms of marriage and families and of course covid. We are still in the grip of a need for a big clean out at the highest echelons of government.
Yes we can rejoice with the Americans. Now we have to clean the house and boot out the morons in charge. But is the coalition up to it? Do we actually have a party that lead a government which will get out of our lives?
Where is the brave Australian thought leader to take the line which Trump has taken?
We have no one yet which must surely mean that it is up to us to take the lead intellectually but more importantly physically, politically and spiritually.
Take the next step please and write a blue print for Australia. Perhaps a Trump handbook entitled "Advice to my Aussie mates". Trump himself is too busy and his fight too desperate.
No political person is qualified. No business leader has appeared. No academic leader has the status. You and your team are the closest thing we have.
Please a blueprint for Australia. We are not the US but we have similar needs.
There is one freedom that needs to be protected prior to the protection of Free Speech. Its the Right to Life itself. Without that being protected ALL other "Rights' are as nothing at all... including free speech. At this very moment in time here is Australia, a majority of people do not support abortion to full term but what do we have in every state... abortion is legal to full term.
The Labor party and the Greens both have a woman's 'right' to abortion as part of their policy and the Liberal/National Party have gagged their candidates and members from even mentioning the matter because they are afraid of the power of the MSM who will be certain to scream ugly terms like 'Far Right extremist' and 'misogynist' at anyone who dares to raise the issue. Unborn babies don't have any power of speech so they are fully expendable in the present political climate. Accordingly, they are snuffed out to the tune of around 1600 per week.
When the newfound freedom includes the possibility of a sensible conversation about this, the greatest crime of the last 70 years, we may have made some progress back to a world that is something like normal.
An emotionally mature adult is well equipped to let ideas that he/she dislikes or disagrees with to go through to the keeper - water & ducks. A child on the other hand, regardless of their real biological 'age' is not and the last few decades have proved that to be true.
Cunning left wing pandering and protecting has led to at least 2 generations of 'adults' lost in an emotional wasteland, unable to function properly in the real world.
Life is hard and often unfair, dangerous and evil - deal with it or always be fragile and spineless, dependent on others to 'protect' you.
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.
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.
Thanks, John, a very good and timely post. Re: ““free from online violence”, violence has always been a physical interaction, it is absurd to define words on screens and elsewhere as violence. It is just a way of twisting things to reinforce your (indefensible) position.
Re Morrison, I strongly supported Dutton post-Turnbull. Morrison was never up to the role, if Dutton had replaced Turnbull we might not have had Albanese.
A good post by Bateman. Hopefully, the world has turned, but the “speech-restriction to foster a particular view and deny air-space to other views” movement is very strong. If we get an ALP minority government dependent on the rabid Greens, Australia will be in serious trouble.
John - it now appears the MAD bill is dead. Senator Van, who I had been corresponding with on this issue over the past week (at least he was reading and responding) emailed me yesterday confirming he will not support this bill, and sent through a link to his speech on this. Lidia Thorpe also said likewise.
A great day for us who actually support freedom of speech!
But the loony Left with their dangerous and idiotic policies will not give up, thinking up new ways to destroy our way of life. As Ronald Reagan said - Freedom must be continually fought for.
Thank you to you and all those here, and across our country who contacted Senators and argued our case. Without you our country would be in a far worse place.
I just read about the farmers who are descending on London to tell two tier, free gear, sneaks out of here, Kier that they are devastated by the new inheritance tax in Britain. It wreaks of Stalin’s attack on the kulaks.
This moronic Labor government and the outgoing Biden/ Harris regime spend their time busing their minions to tell us that we are wrong about our loss of freedom of speech, expensive food, climate nonsense with high priced energy, destruction log tge countrydide, overcrowded, congested east coast cities and regions and the lies about abortion, transitioning children and the attack on traditional norms of marriage and families and of course covid. We are still in the grip of a need for a big clean out at the highest echelons of government.
Yes we can rejoice with the Americans. Now we have to clean the house and boot out the morons in charge. But is the coalition up to it? Do we actually have a party that lead a government which will get out of our lives?
Thanks John for a very good and timely post.
Where is the brave Australian thought leader to take the line which Trump has taken?
We have no one yet which must surely mean that it is up to us to take the lead intellectually but more importantly physically, politically and spiritually.
Take the next step please and write a blue print for Australia. Perhaps a Trump handbook entitled "Advice to my Aussie mates". Trump himself is too busy and his fight too desperate.
No political person is qualified. No business leader has appeared. No academic leader has the status. You and your team are the closest thing we have.
Please a blueprint for Australia. We are not the US but we have similar needs.
There is one freedom that needs to be protected prior to the protection of Free Speech. Its the Right to Life itself. Without that being protected ALL other "Rights' are as nothing at all... including free speech. At this very moment in time here is Australia, a majority of people do not support abortion to full term but what do we have in every state... abortion is legal to full term.
The Labor party and the Greens both have a woman's 'right' to abortion as part of their policy and the Liberal/National Party have gagged their candidates and members from even mentioning the matter because they are afraid of the power of the MSM who will be certain to scream ugly terms like 'Far Right extremist' and 'misogynist' at anyone who dares to raise the issue. Unborn babies don't have any power of speech so they are fully expendable in the present political climate. Accordingly, they are snuffed out to the tune of around 1600 per week.
When the newfound freedom includes the possibility of a sensible conversation about this, the greatest crime of the last 70 years, we may have made some progress back to a world that is something like normal.
The womb is the most dangerous place in the world.
What ever will the ABC do with free speech?
An emotionally mature adult is well equipped to let ideas that he/she dislikes or disagrees with to go through to the keeper - water & ducks. A child on the other hand, regardless of their real biological 'age' is not and the last few decades have proved that to be true.
Cunning left wing pandering and protecting has led to at least 2 generations of 'adults' lost in an emotional wasteland, unable to function properly in the real world.
Life is hard and often unfair, dangerous and evil - deal with it or always be fragile and spineless, dependent on others to 'protect' you.