Wikileaks has presented us with a more realistic picture of life in nations where we've been involved in helping create chaos that causes thousands to flee to nations like Australia. It has exposed the lies and ineptitude behind the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our PM should call for a fair trial for Julian Assange. She should not join the chorus of those calling for his persecution.

the likes of Assange cry out for the country that gave them a good life to rescue them even after pooping on it. How anyone can make heroes out of them defy logic.

Runner,
Yes i know, each to their own, it takes all sorts to make the world tick and so on but i must say do you have any fathom of what good things this country was built on.
The hard yards and big lifting were done by convicts, the spine was built with greek and italian immigrants and our freedom assured by our ever active rebellious social disobedience.

Again this maybe my interpretation of history but all the colonial masters managed was to decimate the indigenous population exploit the land and bring the priests that oppressed all the valuable knowledge and friendship out of the locals, we still have little hope of reconciling what we did to them.

Sorry all i know i should ignore runner but the lack of expansive thought is stunting. I suppose the love of the warm glow of the all knowing god will heal all, pity it has never been done in known history.

Nairbe far be it for me to agree, I too can not avoid runner some times.
I once followed his God, but for the goodness and hope not the spite hate and a lot more I see here.
Judge not less you be judged is a thing that comes to mind.
May I ask what if I am wrong, God exists, who will be judged worse.
Me for no longer believing.
Or runner for judging in his Gods name?
All good people,all who want better government honesty surely do not want that dream to die as Wikileaks founder rots in some prison.
For what crime, uncovering lies?

runner:

I realise that you're a good person and probably mean well, but you have to admit that you are very judgemental and don't allow for human frailties. Listen to your inner voice is my advice (for what it's worth, probably not very much, in your view). Remember whatever thoughts we hold toward others we are holding about ourselves as well. It is only in relinquishing our focus on another person's guilt that we can know the joy of our own innocence. Here's something to think about:

"I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight
That to somebody's need made me blind
But I have never yet felt a tinge of regret
For being a little too kind!"

Be kind!

Belly you really do fail to see your hypocrisy. You accuse me of judging while doing the very thing to me that you claim I do to others. Hopefully you will wake up to yourself.