Belly,

Sometimes you make me laugh. All one has to do is look at a union meeting to see the definition of rednecks.

Now let me get this straight. Having a "rational, honest and realistic appraisal of Islam in Australia" is a bad thing?

Are we supposed to have an irrational, dishonest appraisal? Oh wait Paul is a green. Irrational, dishonest is all he's got.

And apparently having a government owned broadcaster which has "balance and a diversity of views" is bad, bad , BAD? Well I suppose anything that will interfere with the far left's domination of the public air-waves is deplored in some circles.

With all
due respect may I suggest that we try discussing ideas
and policies - not attacking people personally.
That may be more productive.

Foxy,

" Most people I know will be conservative in some areas. "

Robert Conquest proposed 'Three Laws of Politics', the first of which is:

Everyone is conservative about what he knows best.

(the unstated flip-side is that it that you can only be radical about the things you are ignorant of.)

Just for fun the other two laws are:

Any organisation not explicitly right-wing, sooner or later becomes left-wing. (did anyone mention the ABC?)

The simplest way to explain the behaviour of any bureaucratic organisation is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.

mhaze,

Thank You - much food for thought.

Hi mhaze,

David Cameron claimed:
"Too many twits might make a twat."

Margaret Thatcher stated in 1978:
"People are really rather afraid that this
country might be swamped by people with a
different culture."