Only lunatics are not 'against war'. Who is going to stop the lunatics like the Chinese Communists, whose leader has publicly told the Red Army to "prepare for war"? Who do the likes of Paul 1405 think are going to protect them. Where does Paul 1405 think he is going to run to? There will be no escape from this island if it is attacked. No hopping across a land border. There will be no fuel getting in. No goods that we no longer make. No medicines. If anyone at all escapes, it will be the rotten politicians who have neglected our defence since WWII, and who are still refusing to prepare by increasing troops and equipment, and leaving us virtually defenceless.

Australia in 2022 is more vulnerable to capture or destruction than any Western nation in living memory, except for New Zealand. American failures of leadership and judgment are emerging as serious threats to Australia’s future because we cannot defend ourselves without them.

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Fester,
A perfect example of the ill-effects by indoctrination. We all know the cause of Climate change, Climate Change ! We can be quite certain that pollution adds to climatic woes & we also know that consumerism & greed & selfishness i.e. all from the same basket, are exaggerating the otherwise quite natural changes. Gits like this Pommie Sheilah are so indoctrinated that they don't even realise that they're part of the causing the problem instead of solving it !
They'd change their minds in a flash if they were to be made to survive on their merits instead of idiotic bureaudroids providing them with too great a share of our Tax Dollars !

Hi Indyvidual,

I think her an example of the consequences of believing that your opinion is an absolute truth. Science is about eliminating assumptions as a means to better understanding the world. Presenting long range forecasts using many estimations and assumptions as justification for radically changing the world would seem to be the antithesis of science.

Cheers

Hi ttbn,

Looking at the the Ukraine war, I think that Xi would realise that if China invaded Taiwan, western democracies would be unlikely to passively watch from the sidelines. However, if Xi decided to take some historically Chinese territory back from Russia, I think that he could do so with impunity. Xi will probably do as much when the Russians are driven from Ukraine.

China will face some serious demographic challenges over the coming decades which might challenge Xi's plans for conquest

Science is about eliminating assumptions as a means to better understanding the world.
Fester,
When science gets it right occasionally all is good however, on the countless occasion when the professional guessers (scientists) are way off the mark yet not willing to concede failure, it then becomes the unaffordable mess of Govt or rather Taxpayer funded wasting of Dollars.
I'm pro science however, I draw the line at funding being thrown at science without any questioning of the validity of results. yes, by all means do scientific studies/experimentations it after all, is the only way to find solutions. But, here comes that damned inconvenient but, scientists should not be paid top Dollars until they discover something of value to society. Until they do they should be paid like any other everyday Public Servant. Scientists aren't all whizz kids & only a few lucky guessers discover something worthwhile by accident after others have already laid down the foundations !.