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Are 'Heroes' Still Required to be Heroic?
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Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 19 March 2015 3:44:17 PM
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Australians are a very tolerant, fair and accepting society.
However Australians do draw the line where culturally cringing left elitists continually dump on them and attempt to shove a re-written history down their throats. Speaking of culturally cringing left social elitists, what is the ABC thinking of that it keeps giving so many of those outdated, self-obsessed poseurs a podium and a paycheck? "How to be a moral poseur - a mere Man of Seeming, blind to the Doing - as demonstrated by the ABC’s Phillip Adams.." http://tinyurl.com/lsohu8m The exasperated, overtaxed public is stumping up for $1.3billion pa or thereabouts for the ABC, so what about some value for that money? Posted by onthebeach, Thursday, 19 March 2015 4:40:58 PM
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otb,
If we were to judge from your posts alone old chap - we'd have a very dim view of the tolerance of people in this country. Thank Goodness you're a relatively small (granted annoying) minority. But then this country is well known for its native pests. Now talking about migration ... Without migration Australia's population will stagnate at 24 million according to modelling and a study done by the Migration Council of Australia. Australia must attract 250,000 migrants a year to boost the economy by $1.6 trillion by 2050. New modelling shows the findings are the result of independent modelling commissioned by the Migration Council of Australia which warns about the dangers of medium net migration. The report says migration is likely to increase gross domestic per capita by 5.9 per cent and raise work force participation by 15 per cent. The council says migrants contribute more to government coffers and draw less in services because they are younger, more highly educated and have higher employment participation rates. As documented by the Migration Council of Australia. (March 2015). This will be important in the future due to the ageing population and the fall in birth rates (ABS). Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 19 March 2015 5:11:56 PM
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Fox, "But then this country is well known for its native pests"
How easily you always lapse into sledging Australians. What are the sources of funding for that NGO you quote, who appoints the office bearers and whose interests does it serve? Fox, "Without migration Australia's population will stagnate at 24 million according to modelling and a study done by the Migration Council of Australia" I would be very superposed if a study scoped and paid for by a lobby group didn't deliver the results it expected. On the other hand, independent GOVERNMENT reports find that young Aussie couples are delaying fertility and NOT having the children they wanted, planned to have and worked for BECAUSE they could not afford to do so. As said earlier, "Young couples are not having the children they want and planned for because they have lost permanent work and are carrying the added load of providing infrastructure and housing for migrant intakes that have been too high for decades." It is demand from continued excessive numbers of migrants that is one of the key drivers of increases in the cost of houses. Now would yopu also like to talk about the impact of large numbers of migrants always choosing to live in the major capitals? Because state Premiers including Anna Bligh, Bob Carr and others have strongly criticised federal governments for excessive migration. Posted by onthebeach, Thursday, 19 March 2015 6:11:59 PM
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otb,
Stating facts about the "pests" that make up our society is not sledging either the society or other fellow Australians. It's merely stating facts as they exist and are part and parcel of the society in which we live. And of which I am very much a part of, to which I contribute, and about which I am entitled to have an opinion. You know - freedom of speech and all that - which you regular espouse - but which in you mind seems to apply only to you. You feel free to sledge others - but any other critique from any one else and you get on your high horse. Typical and predictable. As for as migration is concerned - please supply evidence to back up your claims - anecdotal sweeping generalisations don't count. Posted by Foxy, Friday, 20 March 2015 9:47:57 AM
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cont'd ...
BTW: you can Google the Migration Council of Australia. It is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit body. Or you can give them a ring and discuss their report with an expert. They'll be happy to answer any of your questions. Posted by Foxy, Friday, 20 March 2015 10:02:06 AM
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Actually the attempted "groping" was done by an
Anglo-Irish man who was well known to the
police in Parramatta. He also used to "flash"
local school-girls as well. He ended up being arrested
by the police - and disappeared from the scene.
I do wish that you'd stop correcting other people's
experiences and trying to invalidate them.
That's so rude.