Yuyutsu, how can you compare sweatshops to schools? Schools produce the next generation of authors, lawyers, doctors, teachers and mathematicians.

Sweatshops produce the next generations of slaves who can do little except make clothes.

What would happen if sweatshop workers immolated their factories? They have precious little assets to confiscate.

You want taxes to be replaced with voluntary charity. Say goodbye to your roads and schools.

Chemistry, physics etc are all useful in college. Why do you think colleges offer courses in them?

A "new social underdog class." How recently was it that Australia finally allowed marriage equality?

Neither is? Then why are you so apoplectic about it?

Did you choose which gender you are romantically attracted to? I didn't.

Dear AyameTan,

«Yuyutsu - until you can provide something better than capitalism, I'm 100% in favor of communism.»

As others mentioned already, some middle-of-the-road between the two is better.

Personally I am not satisfied with the middle-of-the-road either, but as you declared: "until you can provide something better", I regret that I cannot provide anything, because people get what they want, not what I want, they don't ask me!

As far as I am concerned, the best is to base life on spirit, not on economics, which all three do (capitalism, communism and everything in between).

Dear AyameTan,

«Yuyutsu, how can you compare sweatshops to schools?»

Both produce slaves. Different kinds of slaves to suit different societies, but slaves nevertheless. As an outline, one kind performs hard physical labour, their bodies sweat, but their minds are relatively free. The others rarely sweat, but are caught in a mental web of materialistic-societal values, often ending up in useless and meaningless jobs and even doing harmful/unethical things in order to pay their bills.

«You want taxes to be replaced with voluntary charity. Say goodbye to your roads and schools.»

The roads I will miss, not the schools...

Anyway, this was not my idea. Taxes should still be collected, but people (individuals only, not companies) should be able to opt out.
HOWEVER, when someone opts out, they would permanently lose all their entitlements for social benefits. This also means for example, that if their homes are invaded and they are robbed clean, the police will not come to their aid, nor will they be served by the courts. Under these conditions, I believe that only an insignificant handful will opt out of paying their tax. The rest however, will become proud to contribute.

«Chemistry, physics etc are all useful in college. Why do you think colleges offer courses in them?»

Colleges are part of the education-system and the overall social-engineering.

«How recently was it that Australia finally allowed marriage equality?»

Same-sex marriages were never disallowed in our lifetime. All that changed is state-recognition of certain marriages.
Marriage is a real thing - not the piece of paper which the state hands!

«Neither is? Then why are you so apoplectic about it?»

Sexuality, ANY sexuality, is a weakness, rather than something to rejoice over, be proud of, identify with or recommend to children.

«Did you choose which gender you are romantically attracted to?»

I actually did, consciously, though my personal story is exceptional and I rather not go into it on this public forum. Most have not chosen it consciously, though ultimately, in a way, we did choose the body that we were born into, along with its sexual inclinations.

The Whitlam effect is what we experience but many failed & still fail to see is the steep decline of a sense of responsibility when he abolished national Service. Did you notice how welfare sky-rocketed ? Did you happen to notice that there's no more manufacturing here because he was in the cot with the Unions without whose help he'd have been just been another Lawyer.
Did you notice the tidal wave of 10 year migrants heading back to their countries & sucking the Aust pension coffers dry (with the help of Grasby). Did you notice the sharp decline in educational standards brought on by "free" education for which we're now paying dearly ? did you take notice of the rapid & massive increase of the (mainly) Labor voting Public Servants ?
Did you notice the rapidly increasing number of indoctrinated pseudo intellectuals due to the free education ?
Did you notice how the Pension Fund for which we paid, went off the radar during his years ?
If you require more let cool down from my anger of having to deal with this avalanche pseudo intellectuals thanks to the "progressives" that the Goaf kick-started so I can concentrate better.
Open your eyes people. Taking three steps forward & four back is not progress ! The proof is all around us for all to see if you're old enough !
The Whiltlam Legacy is the battle we're up against now yet every pseudo intellecdtual blames the present Govt. Wake Up !

I have a better solution to Australia's current system. Emulate the Benelux countries. They have strong welfare programs and excellent healthcare.

Finland ranks #1.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/slideshows/countries-with-the-most-well-developed-public-health-care-system?slide=11

Both produce slaves? Really? Sweatshop girls don't earn enough to achieve a better life for themselves.

You don't miss schools? Did you homeschool yourself? Do you have a college degree? A Master's? A PhD?

Prohibiting recognition is hardly different from prohibition. Fail. If a killer takes your life, the government's "recognition" of your right to life means nothing. Rights mean nothing without laws to back them up.

All sexuality is a form of weakness? I guess you don't like people who reproduce, then. Do you give out free condoms? Do you pay for free vasectomies?

You chose your sexuality? I guess you can choose to change it, then. Do so, and upload a video, please.

And how can we choose our body when we don't have memories before we were born?

Individual: why should I feel pride or responsibility towards Australia? I didn't choose to live there when I was a teenager. And I'm not proud of what the LNP governments have done. Except for the gun control laws.

AyameTan
You couldn't be more wrong about all that's wrong here now. It was Labor governments that brought this Nation to its knees with their weakening of Laws, Education, Welfare & indoctrination en-masse to garner votes from people who don't know what they're voting for.
When the Goaf removed National Service to score the votes he effectively removed the #1 building block for the Nation ! And, you people applaud it ! Can you please start thinking about others who you share this Nation with ? Could you honestly say that the services & life style we enjoy to a lesser degree every day could have eventuated with today's mentality ?
Australia began heading South with Goaf's policies !