Dear Banjo Paterson,

Thank You for the information you've provided on
the nostalgia of colonisation. I know quite a few
friends and relatives who would like to see the
"golden days" of yester year returned. My parents
were such people who were convinced that they
would be able to one day return to their homeland.
They did not realise thaat things don't
stay the same or as they remember.

Still the yearning is there - especially as they grew
older.

Mr O,

Ttbn is a very conservative man - but you should
not make assumptions about his education. After all
none of us really know each other and sometimes when
we post things - they can often get misunderstood.

individual,

Anybody can say something like that.

"Oh, I didn't have to get a degree because I went to the University of Life."

Give us a break!

The world is full of wannabes.

Foxy,

After completing four degrees (especially three in Arts) and spending the best part of my life studying people I reckon I'm in a very good position to work out if someone has been studying subjects like history and sociology.

And I reckon I'm spot on when I say ttbn is not one of them.

I would rank ttbn, Hasbeen, shifty&shadyminister, along with a whole lot of others on The Forum, with the likes of Pauline Hanson. No wonder this country is in the mess it's in.

Oh, and when it comes to the latest news on the China-Australia rift: I TOLD YOU SO.

The world is full of wannabes.
Mr Opinion,
Yes, there's a definite saturation of them among the "educated" !
"Experts" who make policies based on other "Experts' recommendations that fail to work & then spend all their effort on blaming those who're trying to clean up the mess amid a barrage of criticism from the "Experts" who are invariably Academic !
Just look around & you'll see that anything that doesn't work stems from poor & over-education.
The real Academics do their work proficiently away from the lime light !

Let's just say that only a referendum would solved this question, and leave it at that.

Mr O,

Tertiary qualifications are only a framework. It's what
you do with them - and how they're used that counts.
And the more we learn in life - the more we realise
how little we know. I'm still learning today - and from
the most unexpected people. I'm proud of what I've
achieved - because it was not easy - studying, working
full time and raising a family. Without the support of
my husband I could not have done it.

I am pleased for you. You have achieved something of which
you are proud. As I imagine your family is as well.
However, keep on growing and learning. But above all - be
happy. I wish you well!