Hi Max,

I think you might be taking the wrong approach. I find it more interesting to understand why someone might have a different opinion than to suggest why they should hold another. The latter is a good way of sending someone to sleep.

Armchair,
Please do not post lies about me! I NEVER EVER claimed nor thought that we could borrow and print money endlessly without consequence.

Hey Aiden,
Well lucky for you I'm not going to go digging back through all the posts too hard.
I'd swear that if I did though, I'd find where you at least more or less implied there was no consequences,
Saying we can borrow as much as we like and it wouldn't matter, saying Australian debt is not a problem.

AC

You are right! He was always waffling on about "sovereign debt" and borrowing in Australian dollars, and rubbishing anyone and everyone who demurred at the massive debt incurred by Australian governments.

Aidan is the one lying, not you. He is either deliberately lying, or his memory is kaput.

Good on you for pointing it out his past idiocies.

Hey Fester
"I think we are both opposed to authoritarianism but perceive the world a little differently."

Yes that's probably a fair assessment.
In regards to this my thoughts on the matter probably align closely to J S Mill's 'On Liberty'.

"That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."

People like Max would probably argue that me eating a roast beef and gravy roll somehow causes harm to them though, and that they're right to force me to eat insects for the sake of the planet.

With regards to Putin, I know you support and uphold the ideas of democracy,
Whereas I certainly don't support socialism and communism outright for example and think a mix of capitalism and socialism is the best;
- But I also see flaws in democracy, as it's democracy that the west uses to stir up trouble, and overthrow other leaders.
Democracy means if you don't like the leader you get rid of them and put one in that you like, and that works great for the US involving itself in everyone else's business for its own interests, for the MIC and for western hegemony.
Also domestically, when a 2 party system is bipartisan on a particular issue, the people have no choice at all.

I support policies that (I think) are in the best interests of a nation and its citizens, and oppose policies that aren't.

I may support Russia in this conflict, but that doesn't mean I'm popping bottles of champagne and jumping for joy over the human cost.
I blame the West and wish the whole thing could've been avoided, honestly.
Zelensky can't negotiate, he'll swing from a bridge by his own ultra nationalists.
I think we'll need to see a change of leadership in Ukraine before there's any real chance of a negotiated settlement.

Talking of lies - the arguments about running B Doubles on candles have run out - but still on the subject of the supposed reason we should be looking for options to fossil fuels (climate change) the ABC is still lying for the cause.

The ABC has bellowed that Pakistan is one-third under water - all because of wicked Western coal.

However, the map they show to 'prove' this shows that less than 10% of the country is under water.

Actually, the UN disaster agency, OCHA, reports that only 8.5% - 9.5% of Pakistan is under water.

Only a couple of days ago, I watched a message going across my TV screen telling me how TRUSTWORTHY the ABC is, and that's why people follow it!