Grumpy Old Nasho

The Aust Government was my enemy in the 60s.

The right and left should be banned from politics and just let unbiased folk take over.

He's referring to Australia as one. Where black African boys get chopped up by other black Africans wielding machetes.

Pretty slack not checking the roof tops.

Our hidden enemy is Sharia Law. Muslims might obey Aust laws, but their inherent law is Sharia, it's not something they can discard.

It's pointless voting anyway, the same two parties always get in. I asked the question a little while ago: "what would you do or think if parties other than the ALP and the Coalition rose up and governed Australia". Only one of you replied. The rest of you chickened out. Why?

Lefty journos are always provocative when it comes to immigration. They got the outburst they were seeking.

Misusing Darwin: The Rise of Social Darwinism In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Darwin’s ideas were twisted to fit dangerous ideologies. Thinkers like Herbert Spencer and others in the social sciences began applying “survival of the fittest” to human societies. They argued that poverty, illness, or social failure were signs of unfitness—and that helping the weak was interfering with natural selection. This was the birth of Social Darwinism. It became a tool for justifying economic inequality, colonialism, and even genocide. I've learned something, Darwin's theory gets misused as "Social Darwinism". I wonder how many politicians believe that the homeless for example, are victims of "unfitness", and justify it that way? I think capitalists would define people in a society as being either "fit" or "unfit", perhaps not out loud, but maybe think it anyway.

I have no children, so I'd better hurry up and produce some if my genes are to pass on. "To understand Darwin’s concept of fitness, we must let go of modern ideas about muscular strength or moral worth. In evolutionary biology, “fitness” simply means reproductive success: the ability to survive long enough to pass your genes to the next generation." Interesting read .... https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/survival-of-the-fittest-what-darwin-really-meant

That means my parents were "fitter" than I was, which placed me in "survival" mode. Something I never knew about my Dad until I asked him one day, was that he thought the Holocaust was ok. I was studying WW2 and I asked him: "What do you think of the Jews?" (the Holocaust). I froze when he said in his old school language: "Good enough". Apparently, and I refrained from asking him anymore questions, he blamed the Jews for his parents breaking up because of the great depression, and for businesses going broke causing mass unemployment. But there I was, doing two years conscription, for my Dad, who cared nothing about six million Jews being liquidated.

I meant all the personal belongings I had at my parents place. They tossed or sold them, including a vintage car I was restoring. All I had after discharge was my regular car and a fortnights pay plus some holiday pay, neither of which added up to much. A good mate of mine, out of sympathy, let me stay at his place until I got back on my feet.

I should have got my girlfriend to marry me before my number came out of the barrel. All I needed was that marriage certificate to get me out of conscription. I never thought of it, I wish I had of. I didn't know about Darwin's theory at that time, I just resigned myself to my fate, and to the whims of those who were "fitter" than me, the politicians and those who voted for them. I lost everything and had to start all over again. All I had left at the end of the two years was my car. This is why I say Majority Rule can do harm to the unwary. A question for Onetrack: Did Army cooks use bromide in our meals?

No, checking the plane before taking off - that's what I meant.

What are flight checks for?

Mandatory conscription deserves compensation, in a civilized nation. But the 2yr jail sentence penalty for not complying meant Australia wasn't civilized. Why didn't you knock back your entitlements as a protest against the draconian conscription law and your loss of freedom compared to citizens who weren't called up? We allowed the politicians to be the "fittest", and us conscripts just had to try and survive, many of us didn't. The servants of the people, the politicians, proved to be the "fittest". Nowadays, they're patting themselves on the back for encouraging thousands of Xbox game players to join the military. One can only hope they read all the fine print. In everything that we do in life, or what is thrust upon us, we should consider Darwin's Theory first and foremost.