Hi all, I've lurked for quite a while and decided to dip my toe in.
A little about me up front. I am a typical middle class Aussie male wanting to get ahead. I have a young family. I am anti-theist, anti-communist and I love my country. I love science and reason. I despise advertising of all stripes and blame marketers for dumbing society down.
I think Australians need to be acutely aware of Australia's fragile environment but we should also not be afraid to exploit what resources we have. I think multiculturalism is a dangerous experiment that we can't turn off. I think there should be population controls, not just for us but for the world (no idea how this would be achieved ethically though! What a mess...).
I think it's time Aboriginies started taking some responsibility for their own miseries and I am waiting for a stong black leader to get them moving in the right direction. I don't accept the blame-whitey-for-everything-whilst-letting-my-kids-sniff-petrol attitude.
I don't have a strong affiliation for any party but instead listen to all sides (except Family First) on policy matters.
Anyway, looking forward to jousting with you all.