Hi AC,

The JW's are an odd bunch, I know a few, there're mostly harmless, but have some wacko beliefs, no Xmas, Birthdays, Easter, etc etc, a real bunch of funsters! Regardless of any religious beliefs, I've come across people who outwardly seem intelligent, but like children believing in fairytales, taking everything in the Bible as literal. To me that is crazy. I once spoke to a bloke who outwardly seems "normal", but during discussion he was adamant the universe was 4,000 years old, that according to him, the Bible said so, a creationist. I said but science has proven beyond doubt that the universe is billions of years old, nope the Bible said so, must be true. Insane! I assume if the Bible said the Moon was made out of green cheese he'd believe that as well.

Hi Paul,

I'd think the bloke's conduct as more reflective of him being a bastard than a JW.

Hi Yuyutsu,

"Look, we have traditions/rituals, like when the conductor enters the stage for the first time we all rise and stand. Nobody ever told us that we MUST stand and nobody ever objected."

Maybe that relates to doing things in the same fashion if the outcome is good?

"Suppose we were playing a Beethoven symphony and one odd guy played Mozart instead, then I wouldn't support such "democratic expression", but rather agree that his place is not with us!"

That sounds more a violation of the job description. No "I" in orchestra.

The photo was taken at a shipyard at the launch of a Nazi war vessel. The fellow with his arms crossed had a Jewish wife and didn't like the Nazi's racial ideology. He got arrested, conscripted into the Wehrmacht and ended up kia. The other guys were fellow workers no doubt pleased with having employment.

Would either of you think Lana Collaris a racist for objecting to aoc/wtc?

"She said the implication of the welcome messages was that non-Aboriginal people are of a lesser status, and to say so was at odds with the law she had sworn to uphold.

'It's the constant repetition of this message that's being given to us, that sovereignty does not exist within the Crown in some way, and that's what I've got an issue with.

'It's wrong in law and it's wrong in fact as well and that's why I decided to make a stand.'"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13905187/lawyer-hits-accused-racist-refusing-Welcome-Country.html

The comments do not suggest to me that wtc/aoc has overwhelming public support. I'd like there to be a senate committee hearing so that plebs like me can have a say about the practice.