The Propaganda War:

Can the figures quoted in this thesis be trusted any more from Banana Republic of Argentina, as opposed to the scathing it gets from Al Jazeera, the Propaganda wing of Qatar, the major sponsor of ME Islamic terrorism, that is too often quoted as Gospel by ABC, BBC and other leftist mouthpieces throughout the world.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/12/7/a-year-into-javier-mileis-presidency-argentinas-poverty-hits-a-new-high

I much prefer the UN's 'Human Development Index' as a guide to peoples living standards generally for each country. The index incorporates three dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge, and decent living standards. The HDI is far more acceptable than the destoned guide of per capita wealth as used in this article. Argentina in 1913 had a few very rich people, which gave a very high average wealth, but the vast majority lived in poverty.

I live in a vey short street, only 10 houses, Bill Gates, lives in the mansion at number 1, in the only mansion in the street. Like the rest of the street dwellers, Fred the poverty stricken, lives in a shack at number 10. BUT, fortunately we are all doing well, with an average wealth of $10 billion. Unfortunately Bill moved out yesterday, something to do with the stench from the other nine residents, the streets average wealth has dropped to 50 bucks, now we're in the sh!t.

The absence of material wealth is not poverty - the absence of morals and wisdom is!

Anyway, I loved this description of Jesus reducing red-tape!

Bonger 1405

For simplicity, use the “Big Mac Index” to compare living standards and economic health of a country.

http://www.comparethemarket.com.au/home-loans/features/big-mac-index/

The most agreeable is Switzerland, the most disagreeable the Ukraine for obvious reasons.

Australia is 11th, Argentina is 27th.

The glowing praise for Mileis Argentina miracle is somewhere between Al Jazeera and Switzerland…all very confusing for mortal man to comprehend.

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Dear Graham,

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You wrote :

« There is no doubt that Australia is currently pursuing the Peronist path that was so disastrous for Argentina but apparently supported by Francis, who the world sees as good.

And it is a common error to mistake good intentions for good outcomes and for authority to be thought to be authoritative.

Just because Francis was the Pope, and undoubtedly meant well, does not mean he was right »
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Perhaps it does, Graham. There are a lot of Catholics in Australia.

The Catholic Church professes the dogma of papal infallibility, which states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope, when he speaks ex cathedra, is preserved from the possibility of error on doctrine.

The doctrine of infallibility relies on one of the cornerstones of Catholic dogma, that of papal supremacy, whereby the authority of the pope is the ruling agent as to what are accepted as formal beliefs in the Catholic Church.

The use of this power is referred to as speaking ex cathedra. "Any doctrine 'of faith or morals' issued by the pope in his capacity as successor to St. Peter, speaking as pastor and teacher of the Church Universal, from the seat of his episcopal authority in Rome, and meant to be believed by the universal church, has the special status of an ex-cathedra statement.

Vatican Council I in 1870 declared that any such ex-cathedra doctrines have the character of infallibility”.

That, of course, is not a problem for Anthony Albanese, who, as we all observed at the time, was careful not to seek the help of God at his swearing-in ceremony as prime minister.

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