Dear Spindoc,

You raised the topic of 18C - I found the
following on the web - that may be of interest
to you - to broaden your outlook:

"Not all those who pose a threat
to civil liberties and freedoms stand behind
a foreign flag and hold Kalashnikovs.
Some stand behind the Australian flag and
promote the myth that civil liberties and
freedoms need to be sacrificed in order to
obtain security."

http://newmatilda.com/2015/01/14/giving-bigots-more-rights-wrong-response-charlie-hebdo-massacre

Dear Phanto,

<<Emotional security does not come from these things but from an overwhelming sense of being a human being and having every right to exist for no other reason than that.>>

I agree with your post, it's an excellent contribution, but I would like to take it a step further:

You do not even need to be identified as a human being in order to attain emotional security. Humans are part of nature: a moment they are here, the next they are gone, so if your security depends on being a human, then it is still on shaky grounds. There is no need to identify with any part of nature, be it nations or humans or whatever else. You are who you are, nothing else is required.

‘morning Poirot,

<< ...don't you like us or something : ) >> ?

Of course I like you silly, I wouldn’t play with you if I didn’t :)

I do note your Royal “us” however, I often wonder why the tag team of Poirot, Foxy and Suse try to present as Alpha Females? You’re not of course because your offer too many “girlie” responses and there is little evidence of a Beta male in your lives.

That said, you all share the common attributes of refusing to debate either your own content or that of other posters, the tendency to ignore posters that rattle you and the habit of changing motivation when you get “sprung”. Sooo Girlie!

You are all intelligent, well read, at least within the narrow confines of your self referential networks, articulate and have a good command of English. It would be so much better if you could create your own opinions rather than borrowing them from the ABC, New Matilda, The Conversation and Fairfax.

It’s such a waste to see good brains avoiding critical thinking :)

Hasbeen, "Hope a few of you have enjoyed my little story of how the other half live, & what it is like for some to be Ozzies"

You mean while others who regard themselves as the intellectual elite are swinging from the taxpayers' teat in guvvy-funded sinecures (and airconditioned offices) spruiking the endless-diversity-we-have-to-have for all of that growthism, the 'Big Australia' the same intellectual elite say they despise?

You get back to work, Hasbeen! As one of those (eeew, shudder-shudder) old 'white' men you should know you are privileged to be allowed to remain alive, and there are queues at 'Wonderful' Centrelink to support.

All in the spirit of jolly good chuckle. That is the purpose of the thread we are informed.

Gee thanks, Spindoc.....so, the wash up is that we girls act far too much like..er...girls!

And apparently the three of us are exactly the same to boot!

And you boys don't ever indulge in tag teaming, as is evidenced by SPQR showering you with flowers and sweetmeats earlier in the thread. - "brilliant stuff, Spindoc"

Thanks for showing us how a wise alpha male swaggers around on a thread - most impressive!

‘morning Poirot,

I’ve mentioned before that you don’t read posts, you feel them. Try reading it again, this time note that the focus is on presenting as Alpha Females and not Tag Team. That is why as usual, you missed (or ignored) the content.

Come on Poirot, show us there is a brain between the ears and stop flashing with emotive indignation, you can do it.

Poirot meet Stick, no the other end Poirot :)