I've been here before, Foxy, but thanks anyway! I remember you as one of the more enlightened and fair-minded members of this forum ... nice to see nothing's changed!

Thank You Bronwyn.

I do remember you now.

Sorry, my memory isn't what it was.

Anyway, glad that you're back.

Bronwyn,

Your last set of comments tell me that you don't have much in the way of knowledge about humankind, particularly history and sociology.

If this was the 1930s I would be in the group telling people that Germany and Japan were intent on war and conquest and you would be in the group telling us that Chamberlain would sort it out and that Japan would never attempt to invade Australia.

Mr O,

If this was the 1930s you might well be doing what
you claim.

However, the rest of us would be trying to cope
with the Great Depression by becoming self reliant,
tilling backyard gardens to grow food, and so on.
So that we would not suffer so badly.

Foxy,

You said: "When it comes to resources China has few other options apart from Australia."

I disagree with that. For one, China has one of the biggest deposits of coal in the world and can be self-sufficient in coal.

China is keeping its reserves for when the day comes that it has used up external sources and is forced to rely on its our reserves.

Basically, Australia has sold its entire natural gas reserves to China. Which means that Australia will be reliant on gas fracking on farmland to supply the local market - an environmental disaster! You need to put your thinking cap on.

In the end, China will have resources while Australia and its other suppliers have nothing.

If Australia refused to supply China with coal and gas it might force China to invade Australia in order for China to guarantee its source of Australian coal and gas. Japan justified its invasion of SE Asia on the grounds that it had to protect its supply of natural resources, particularly oil.

So don't get too smug about thinking China needs us more than we need China because all you are doing is inviting an invasion and enslavement of your beloved multicultural peoples who are living in a dreamworld. Do you want your descendants living under the yoke of Chinese masters?

Mr O,

I want Australia not to live under anyone's yoke.

But I don't believe that China has any intention of
wanting to wage war on us. Why should they. When they
can buy what they want.