Dear spindoc,

You need to be more specific.

Which "Progressives" are those exactly?

Or is that simply what you feel "Regressives" think?

Foxy, "Which "Progressives" are those exactly?"

That is a classic from the poster who along with some other prolific-posting leftist experts on OLO hotly denied and refused to believe that the Fabians aka 'Progressives', aka International Socialists even existed.

Recently one of OLO's leftist political experts, who now dons 'Progressivism' as his own notwithstanding that he disputed its existence before, declared that 'Progressive' was a recent development and said 'NO!, definitely it couldn't go back decades'. Honestly, didn't these experts on left and Labor ever listen to Gough Whitlam and other Labor leaders including ex-PM Julia Whatshername who is presently revising history?

The old Lefties would be turning in their graves while these clueless egocentric posters strut their opinions as Left. Left? They wouldn't recognise Left with a luminous road sign directing them. Most are just middle class hipsters with an over-developed sense of their own entitlement.

"Which 'Progressives'?", say what? Priceless.

My question still stands Foxy, is it value for money?
Billions upon billions of dollars for a talkfest that achieves very little in real terms?
The Ideals you espouse are just that, Ideals, not reality yet, if ever, if possible.
I ask again also, what good has membership of the UN ever done for Australia?
We've shelled out $Billions, sent our boys off to be killed and wounded, forked out yet more $Billions to prop up various highly suspect governments and had our own legal system rebuilt to suit other nations and do-gooders, to what end?
Yep, lots of oxygen-thief bureaucrats have made fortunes and lived the life of Riley on our money, and an ever-growing pool of rich monkeys is about all we have to show for all that money and suffering across the years.
If "economic realism" is the driving factor in all areas of government expenditure as proclaimed, why not apply a little to this wasteful, extravagant and highly expensive white-elephant!

Hi Bruce,

Perhaps the following two links will clarify things
for you:

1) http://www.dfat.gov.au/un

2) http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/australia-and-the-world.html

The UN is merely a massively larger version of the Australian Public Service. So, you still think it's value for money ?

Dear Individual,

Have you read the two links I gave?