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By Julia Gillard, published 5/10/2009Collective responsibility and democratic action are necessary to ensure people can develop themselves and excel.
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Well that really says it. However, where does “individual effort” and “personal responsibility” stand in the context of “collective responsibility” and “democratic action”.
Imho:
“collective responsibility” and “democratic action” can be the products of “individual effort” and “personal responsibility”
But “collective responsibility” is often the excuse for a lack of personal responsibility
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“Democratic action” never encouraged an ounce of “personal effort”.
All that is needed for people to “develop themselves and excel in all kinds of ways” is the freedom to be themselves and lets face it, the socialist swill like to “regulate” to ensure that such freedom is ham-strung and curtailed at every opportunity.
As the son of an English railway worker, all I can say is Julia’s diatribe in pursuit of the myth of “social justice”, back-dropped with images of coal miners and pit ponies, is a load of sentimental tish.