Consertavehippie,

If I took your logic, no comments would be made by myself or others. I would be in a shut up mode, which I have been before - or am I being pressured into it, because some may not like what I say?

You are entitled to your agenda or views just as much as I am, the difference is I challenge normal things and go for it.

I've said to myself I'm not going to the anti LIberal Party protests for example, because for myself a lot of these people were very silent during the previous labor government. I tried to get some action and change, but It was so difficult. It was like talking to a brick wall.

I was very annoying because a lot of people I knew said nothing about the environment at all or other policies and then as soon as the Liberal Party came into office we had what look like daily protests, still going today.

I will be myself regardless of what others think or If I am attacked! One time I even got a vile email from a person who hated me, that to me is their life, not mine.

Runner, if we are to believe what you say; <<deny Creator and show yourself as totally clueless>> You being a believer in a "Creator", then please pray tell us what is your excuse for being totally clueless.

Tally, that's a bit deep isn't it, but I'll go alone with it, as long as its your next shout!

<<I was told you can still buy brains today in Butchers shops in 2014.>> Beach what kind of insular world do you live in. Not only can you still buy brains, you could use a pack yourself, might give you the IQ of a sheep, anything would have to be an improvement. You can also buy tripe of which you publish liberal quantities onto this forum, just read your last post. You seem to be living on a steady diet of schwein scheiße and sauerkraut. What social policy are you trying to manipulate?

Paul1405,

NathanJ said that not me. [@NathanJ, Friday, 24 October 2014 9:04:36 PM]

For all those posters wandering aimlessly and searching for life's meaning, I highly recommend Kenan Malik's wonderful book, just out, called "The Search for a Moral Compass: a World History of Ethics". Absolutely brilliant.

Being not too bright, I'll have to read it two or three times. Maybe perseverance is a boost to the search for a purpose to life. First time around, I think he's a bit hard on liberals but second time, we'll see.

It should be in the more superior bookshops.

If you can't find that, try Viktor Frankl's Search for Meaning. There's a bloke who knew what it meant.

Joe

Beach, NathanJ did indeed say that (about brains), but the rest of the guff about <<the pretentious and materialistic 'cream' of the academics and public bureaucrats who are the leftist 'Progressive' elite manipulating Greens and Labor social policy.>> Is yours! I can not speak for The Labor Party, but in the case of The Greens this is demonstratively untrue. As a democratic grass roots political party, policy in The Greens is formulated by the broad base of the membership, not some "elite". There is no 'Progressive' elite manipulating party social policy, as you put it.
What type of "elite" manipulates your parties social policy?

Paul1405,

"What kind of insular world do you live in. Not only can you still buy brains, you could use a pack yourself, might give you the IQ of a sheep, anything would have to be an improvement."

This is exactly the problem. You talk about improvement? What type? The type you want at the dinner table?

Too many elements of life, including that of humans - don't reach their fullest potential because they are told too often how to live by others.

One example: A simplistic war (by some adults) on public versus private schools. Speaking to one person who HATED private schools having government funding, I said what about the students? The parents have selected that child's schooling and I didn't want to see any students worse off, particularly those not doing well at school. The person understood my attitude.

I found one comment that highlights why respect, hopefully leading to individual improvement is good: "Is there a point in being born, struggling to live, only to let go when death arrives?"