I agree with the spirit of the point about the straws. The SJW's are a bit silly. I guess when you push down on the dispenser at Hungry Jacks and a million straws fall out this isn't ideal- just another example of waste in the fast food industry- and food business in general- stopping Woolworths from selling straws is different.

I understand that plastics in the ocean is an issue- this is just another smoking gun to the idea that "there are too many people on the planet".

The Georgia Stones- contain a list of principles (I don't agree with all the principles)- say that human population should be reduced to under 500 Million.

Those cultures that manage their populations should be rewarded over those that don't- use psychological conditioning to change bad behavior

Bad Doggie,

500 million. Utter lunacy. So who are you proposing to kill off ? You're happy to go first ? i.e. to live up to your high principles ? No, you'll be around for a while yet :(

With the latest bio-technology, Java alone could feed 500 million. When Africa gets its act together, all 11 million square miles of it, it could feed 100 billion.

But I don't think world population will ever get (thanks to women's education, birth control, etc.) above 12 billion. By 2100, perhaps even by 2050, many countries, entire regions, will be experiencing population reduction. Europe, Russia and japan are already in that situation.

Joe

Loss Of Trust In The Political System

I have even more loss of trust in my fellow citizens !

individual,

I've never had much trust in my fellow Australians; after all they are the ones responsible for the low class politicians we have. Next time I go to a polling booth, I will be writing 'None of these. I deserve better'. Not we deserve better. Most voters deserve the rubbish they vote for. At least half of them would be happier if they didn't have to vote. They are just not interested.

Watching the news and seeing riots in the US, UK, France, Germany, etc. leaves me wondering if democracy has reached a crossroads where the politicians are wanting to replace democracy with oligarchy.

I've always thought Soot Morrison is a wannabe dictator. Did you see the cartoon on The Insiders yesterday showing Soot standing behind Turnbull and holding a knife and saying something like he only has the knife in case he has to protect Turnbull?

"I've always thought Soot Morrison is a wannabe dictator".

Do you think he will be able to settle for being the Chinese dictator's man on the ground, Mr. O?