Individual,you just cannot give up and leave it all to the facists.This is the most crucial time in our history.We either bite the bullet and take them on or become some whimpering simpering slaves of a corrupt global corporate system.

nairbe;History has not be taught well or revealed the true facts of how our Gopvts constantly use false flag attacks to justify imperial invasions.We have not been taught about the unfair system of fractional reserve banking,or how our Govts get into bed with corporates to reduce wages and attack individual rights.

AIR,Something you'd better learn quickly.911 treachery is no longer in the realm conspiracy theory.The laws of physics,chemistry,video evidence,witnesses etc make it conspiracy fact.Over 1200 Architects and engineers,400 scientists,hundreds of pilots,academics etc do not believe the official conspiracy therory.It is pure balderdash.

Pelican,Bush's perversion of the word ie "The Patriot Act" does not warrant its exclusion from our language.Dr Bowman in my view is a person of genuine integrity.We are the cross roads in our history and the choice is freedom or facism.It will only change as always from a grasss roots level.

Unless the PM is activating the provisions of an existing treaty (as Howard did with ANZUS recently) he/she cannot order a pre-emptive strike on anyone without a state of war having been declared first.

Declaration of a state of war can only happen with the approval of Parliament, without it the Commander in Chief of Australia’s Defence Forces would never approve the deployment, she would simply order the PM to obtain Parliaments approval first and the Chief of Defence Force Staff would never obey an order to commit to such an action without the Commander in Chiefs approval. Checks and balances are in built and are very difficult to bypass, unless of course you’re talking about complete corruption at all levels?

In your comparisons of US society to Australian society you make the assumption that the two are “alike”. Curiously this is something that many Australians do and at first glance we may appear to be alike, but I’m afraid nothing could be further from the truth as there is a considerable divide such as the US 1839 “manifest destiny doctrine” allegedly a divine gift to rule the world, expounded by Presidents Wilson and Reagan, US military exploits/deployments and expansionist policies know no rival on the planet, US constitutional precepts, statutes and societal morals/values/religions differ from Australia’s, the US has been for all its history in a state of perpetual war. The first settlers of the US were mainland European puritan fundamentalist refugees from the fanatical religious wars of Europe, Australia’s were mainly British. These are huge differences that render the appearance of likeness to that of two magnetic poles of the same polarity that constantly repel each other.

However, if you mean that Australians have a penchant that has developed into an aspiration to assimilate all things US, then it should be discouraged in favour of encouraging, reassuring Australian values instilling confidence in and reliance on our own abilities. So in this respect, yes we can take back the country. As to Australia’s constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms, they do exist and you can read them here;

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/democratic_rights_freedoms.html

Westralis.We are the lap dog of the USA and it's corportate masters.Where they go to war, we follow.

If you read Dr Bowman's article,we have all the entrapments and enlavements of the USA,both monetary and within our laws/regulations.

The USA constitution has been trashed by the Patriot Act and Bush's Presidential Orders.It is almost a police state and we are not far behind.

Arjay,
Your tittle for the thread is not original, but no matter.

I recognised the tittle from a country song and i think this old girl is not a bad singer and the tune is catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2G3wGVAnlQ

To a large extent Western Civilization is cactus. Social engineers have brainwashed a couple of generations to loathe everything about what made the West so prosperous and champion what made other nations so backward. The irony is that these socialist have greatly benefited and enjoyed the benefits of societies based largely on biblical principles. Now they despise these principles because they know that there own lifestyles are in contradiction to everything decent. Often they join 'environmental' causes and preach a self righteousness to others based on lies. In their eyes the person who works hard, is faithful to their spouse and opposed abortion and homosexuality and the Islamisation of our nation are the enemy. Many posters on OLO fall into that category.

I am convinced we have never had a perfect nation but on the whole we have been a tolerant peace loving nation. These days we are tolerant of everything that is intolerable. No amount of changes to constitutions will change deluded hearts. The Lord Jesus Christ is our nations only hope. All man's efforts at self righteousness is delusional

The author is certainly right when she writes

'As we feminists know simply having a woman in charge is not enough.'

No she is not happy with a couple of sheilas as Premiers and now Prime Minister. It has to be her type of feminist. Feminist will not be happy until the abnormal becomes normal (i.e. that women wear the pants in every area of life). With so many weak emasculated males in our society it is no wonder we are now being hen pecked from the highest levels. It is a win for the feminist but a great loss for the kids of our nation.