' Terrorism and the Islamic State bear heavily upon our view of the future,"

my apologies David. May you be blessed this Christmas

'You also need to rinse your brain out about global warming too, but I will leave that discussion for another day.'

now you have over 50% and growing of Aussies that need their brains rinsed. Real issues will win out over blind faith in the end.

" Real issues will win out over blind faith in the end."
That is a bit rich coming from someone who has such blind faith in his religious beliefs. Get real mate.
David

This article, with a bit of effort, could be quite helpful.
Everald can be relied upon to always be 100% wrong, so by going through the article and reversing all of the assertions and predictions we would have a useful end result.
His mode of expression will make the job awkward in places, but his reliability makes it worth the effort.
He has never been right, at any time, in his output.
The BBC reported on the referendum in Slovenia on perversion of the definition of marriage, rejected by a two thirds majority of voters.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35147257

I've mentioned before on OLO that I know at least 7 people who were victims of Campbell Newman's draconian public service cuts in 2012. The lives of none of them have fully recovered. Some have contemplated suicide, despite never having considered it before. But I'm sure that Newman, with his friends in high places, has gone on to a lucrative position somewhere or other, and a generous taxpayer-funded pension.

This is an era in which the effects of neo-liberal extremism are destroying all hope in people who once believed that the system would support and protect them. We no longer live in a society that believes in supporting all of those who live in it. Instead, we now have to negotiate a 'meritocracy', in which only the rich and extremely talented have any chance of real security.

Though Everald Compton is Chairman of The Longevity Forum, his memory is too fallible to pontificate on the “tumult” of 2015. He has forgotten 1949.

Killarney

Other people are not your property.