Hi there Mr Andrew BARTLETT...

Having had a quick look at your background, it would be nice for you to try working for a change. Instead of engaging in politics, bleating about this and that, engaging in this 'social work' stuff, but not actually DOING anything for your salary ?

Ordinarily, I'd describe you as an atypical 'Leftie leaning' academic ? However, you've only mentioned an undergraduate degree in Social Work, hitherto formerly a course conducted by TAFE. So 'academic' is probably erroneous, thus a more appropriate sobriquet ought be found ? Perhaps a 'vociferous idler' (with respect) ?

Nevertheless, why not try out for a real job ? Perhaps a trade, catering industry even, back to TAFE for bridging studies ? Anything that permits you to embrace some legitimate work ?

You see Andrew, this country is full of people who do nothing and advise others how to do nothing, and that's sad, don't you think ?

Take care.

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YEBIGA/Periot: We sent our Soldiers to their countires to help a few multi nationals secure oil reserves and oil pipelines. In achieving that we removed their governments, destroyed their economies and brutalised the entire people.

Let's see: In Iraq we removed Sadam. People were escaping from Iraq & Sadam long before the West intervened. What has happened since is the fault of the Fanatics Islamic Terrorists of both Sects who are hell bent on destroying everything in the name of Islam. Nothing to do with the West.

Lets see, Afghanistan. People were being killed left right & centre in Afghanistan. People were escaping in droves long before the West intervened & the Taliban are still hell bent on destroying everything that isn't what they think is Islamic. Nothing to do with the West.

Nothing to do with the West. Now who makes the money? The Arab Sheiks not the West. Who drives around in Solid Gold Humvees to their dozens of Gold & Silver Palaces? Arab Sheiks. While most common people can't even read or write & live in mud huts with very little in the way of medical facilities. What AID do they provide for the Refugees in the UNCHR Camps? Little to none. Who does provide the AID? The West. Why does the West provide this AID. According to the West, because we are Humanitarian. According to the Muslim, because it is the West's duty to pay the Jizyah Tax to Muslims.

My solution. Let the Oil Rich Sheiks take care of their own. Nothing to do with the West.

Well Jayb

By your standards, the IRA and the Irish were equally a bunch of terrorists who's political leaders consistently enriched themselves at the expense of their populace.
Thus for a century the Irish harboured militant terrorists who routinely detonated bombs in London and Belfast.

Should we have invaded Ireland?

Today, Israel terrorises 2.5 million Palestinians, practices ethnic cleansing, routinely arrests, incarcerates 12 year old children in concentration camps, and tortures them to obtain incriminating evidence against their parents, uncles etc..

Should we invade Israel? Should we at least put diplomatic pressure on them?

Are you conscious that you are merely Repeating the narrative provided to us by the mainstream media? Has it occurred to you to question the veracity of that narrative? And if so, why are you convinced of its truth?

When in your life have you witnessed a single dispute where one side was entirely pure and innocent, the other entirely wrong? Yet that is the narrative, this black white, good evil, you wish to passionately Promote here - in something intrinsically contentious.

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"Nice post".

Nazis.