What we need to do is to reassert our British identity and integrate into a Commonwealth of Nations.

John Smith wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:15pm:


Yes, we need to go back to our British heritage.

Secularism doesn't equate to no religion on television.

What's next, banning Bewitched ?

Auggie wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:48pm:


I don't agree.

Auggie wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:48pm:


yes, they grew, they developed .... they didn't hang around pretending they were ancient Greeks or where ever it was romulus was supposed to have come from

Jovial Monk wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:58pm:


Isn't troy in Greece?

John Smith wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:59pm:

Turkey, turkey.

The Red from Western Europe thought themselves too good for Europe and ran away to North America they called 'Heaven' (and boy, didn't that turn out to be a shithole!)
The Grey from Southern Europe said that history was a lie and they were never in Europe to begin with ...from their idyllic island homes in Oceania.
The White 'Slavics' from Eastern Europe were kicked out like convicts to a shithole in Sahul (Australia ...which just turned out to be a pretty neat country!).
And the Blue were forced to clean up the mess in Europe after the party was over, not that they were invited.

John Smith wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 10:10pm:

There was no greece or turkey then, turkey.

Frank wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 10:16pm:


I'm not as old as you Sore end ... I wasn't there

Western Europeans are a failure in Australia
a success in North America.
Thankfully a lot of Eastern Europeans are giving Australia a much needed 'rebirth'.

____ wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:35pm:


Bewitched is understood by everyone to be light fictional entertainment. But of course you knew that, so I take that as sarcasm without a point.

Swaggart is professing that which cannot be proven, as if it were truth, and practicing hypocrisy at the same time. His appeal is to those who have not been able to develop any critical thinking. Something needs to be done about it, or soon you will see all these ratbags preaching their twaddle as if it were truth.

Religions should be tolerated, not given the credit on par with the social system that allows their tolerance. If society was left to any one religion, they would do the others in. Take a look at the history of religion.

Our secular institutions need to be nourished. They will not be here to protect cultural or religious tolerance if we equate secularism with the bogus mystical mumbo-jumbo and superstitions that compete with each other and system that protects them.

Of course, if they really want to believe what they preach, they could shut up and go away and believe it, but they need confirmation by getting others to support them.

Australians need to be aware of the way secularism is being eroded, and Swaggart style TV is part of the process.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 11:06pm:


Actually, a Scottish king became the first king of Great Britain after the union in 1707.

Second, Britain referred to the British empire more broadly. That's why Indians in the Raj and people in other countries referred to people in London as English, not British. British nationality is only a recent development.

issuevoter wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:12pm:

You're dangerous!

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 17^th, 2017 at 11:44am:

Which enlightenment?

Auggie wrote on Aug 17^th, 2017 at 1:02pm:



we are much more advanced now. We're better educated and have better access to information and people. There is no reason why we need to take thousands of years to develop

issuevoter wrote on Aug 16^th, 2017 at 9:12pm:


Who cares what is on TV any more?

freediver wrote on Aug 17^th, 2017 at 9:38pm:


That's not the point, and if you cannot understand what I am saying, I don't know any way of making it clearer. The old, she'll be right mate, attitude, will not cut it anymore. These bastards don't care about the country they live in, they care about their religion. And they do not believe in tolerance of other beliefs.

it_is_the_light wrote on Aug 17^th, 2017 at 10:48pm:


no, I was thinking more developing more crack pot conspiracy theories, applauding accused rapists and championing liars.

Grendel wrote on Aug 17^th, 2017 at 7:30pm:


Actually, many people still us as British globally.