thegreatdivide wrote on Aug 3
rd, 2022 at 1:50pm:
[quote author=The_Grappler link=1659098415/398#398 date=1659496002]
Correct - part of the reason for that is genetic, there is the violence and stress they impose on one another in far too many cases, the diet they choose to pursue, and they lead a life of often substance abuse.
Genetics? Let's pass on that one, since we can't change that. But
social dysfunction - of groups or individuals - is something we can all intervene in, assisted by effective government.
Quote: Those are personal issues most of which can be fixed by them. They do not want 'intervention' - they want to 'do things their way'.
Obviously wrong. Just as you can't fix the current cost of living issues facing the most disadvantaged in the wider community, only government can do that...but NOT a government captured by neoliberal market orthodoxy...
Not wrong at all - every 'intervention' has failed largely because no amount of intervention changes the material with which it attempts to work. Band-aid solutions at best, then the 'culture' resumes it old course, and IS vilified as being paternalistic.
Quote:Doesn't matter what 'nationality' is - it is what it is.... being part of a nation, a group with generally the same requirements. It is impossible to simply abolish nations and then have totally open borders - clearly all cultures are not equal in their behaviour and values ... and each is as entitled as any other to stick to what they want.
Fair enough, but your wrong basic propositions, addressed above, are the issues requiring attention, not debates on separate land for ethnics groups (or extremist calls for abo ownership of Australia)
Your "shadow government " argument has already been refuted, an advisory voice - at least until we close the gap - is not a "shadow government".
As for your anti-'feminist' tirades, women MPs will be no more incompetent than male MPs, so what's the problem?
Indeed - see Gallagher's response to Price's Question...clearly competence is not a virtue in politics .... but waffling is.... BTW - no tirades - just stating simple realities.... while ever you have preference for certain groups you will not encourage genuine talent.. just mediocrity and a divided nation.. No More Handouts! One day you'll get in touch with the reality. FYI 'feminism' is not representative of the majority of real women.
You answered 2 points only.
1. you continue to claim intervention doesn't work. That's because you are as ideologically blind as Howard who cancelled the very successful CDEP scheme introduced by Fraser in 1977, before vicious neoliberalism became entrenched.
2. feminism is not a preference for women, but a preference for equality of opportunity, for people.