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By Tony Kevin, published 17/2/2006In setting up the AWB Inquiry Howard threw the Australian wheat trade to the mercies of Commissioner Cole, the Prime Minister of Iraq, and our American and Canadian competitors.
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As an ex-Tassie lad, it is interesting to read your stuff. Firstly because a lot of cockies in Tassie were labor voters for a long time. For them, labor gave them a better deal vis-a-vis the corporations - not to mention defacto subsidies. But also, it represented battlers, which they identified with.
Labor stopped representing the battlers, an Agricultural consultant led the libs and social issues about the way things were suddenly got some more prominence. Pretty quickly, conservatism overtook their worldview, truckies convinced farmers the greenies were bad for the land, and the Tassie Devils started dying - not unconnected events according to some.
Which brings me to common sense. Common sense, unfortunately has never been very common - there is an old and famous quote to this effect by Descartes - "Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it." Just ask Ironbar. Unfortunately, it is actually in short supply, but we each remain convinced we have ample of it - which is the sting in Descartes' tail.
Trade, ultimately, relies on trust. Not a good thing to corrupt. But then, I read your posts and gain hope.
odsoc