Tell me my Conservative posting companions what is a Conservative
What is your view about Social welfare
Public health care
What would a conservative wish for the homeless
Migration? refugees
Defense, how should we defend this country
I truly want to know others opinions
Public transport should we continue to subsidise it
Education,same question but what about public v private
Tell me what you think a Conservative is, thank you

What's your opinion, Belly? You should not be demanding to know what other people think unless you are prepared to state what you think first. You are as bad as your ally, Foxy.

Dear ttbn,

I have no issues with Belly starting off a discussion with a question. Very Socratic and as a sociologist I would have no qualms doing the same myself.

Your comment tells us a lot about you. Are you just an engineer by any chance? mhaze is and he constantly reminds us that he has a book of everything called the ABS. But according to him we should not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution because Darwin based his premises on his observations instead of getting his facts from you guessed it! the ABS.

Welfare needs a shake-up by sacking the top Brass of Centrelink,
Healthcare is already good in this Country, it's the Hypochondriacs & drug abusers that are sabotaging it !
Homelessness could become a non-issue if people adopted a sense of responsibility & supported a National Service scheme that would take all homeless off the street overnight.
Migration needs to look at individual cases & moral need by Immigration Officers & not be in the hands of Agents whose only interest is profit at the expense of people who can least afford it ! The security of this Nation is massively jeopardised by the present system !
This Country's defence is a matter of everyone & every permanent resident between 18-21 should have to contribute by serving in a National Service for at least 18 months !
Public transport should be subsidised as it is a vital part of a society but it should be basic so it remains affordable.
Education needs the same shock-treatment as Centrelink, sack the top brass. They have failed & should not be tolerated to continue to fail at such huge cost to all of us !
A Conservative should be simply conservative in their expectations & demands from others.
Progressives are exactly the opposite & we can no longer afford them !
Most of all, we need a change of mentality from the gimme, gimme to Can I afford that ?

Dear Belly,

It's wise not to put all your cards on the table
right at the start. Only a person with an IQ of
a fence-post would do that, and
then the game's over before it's even begun.

Anyway, It is much harder to be a progressive than
a conservative.

Why?

Because it's easier to give someone the finger than
a helping hand.

Okay. Enough of the jokes.

Seriously though, to me a true conservative means to
conserve the good parts of Australia and the
Constitution. And, I'm optimistic that they do still
exist and have not yet died out.

Mr. O,

What do my comments tell you about me? You say "a lot", but you don't mention one thing. No, I'm not an engineer, and I've been retired for almost 20 years, and you will never know what my occupation was, so there won't be anything there to help with your assumptions, either.