tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post7531329104212635972..comments2023-10-03T23:58:17.279+11:00Comments on Middle East Reality Check: What Australians Think of IsraelMERChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14500573372528287733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-58979640043103208122011-03-16T10:50:34.763+11:002011-03-16T10:50:34.763+11:00No wonder the Australian government flouts its obl...No wonder the Australian government flouts its obligation to educate the population on the basic provisions of the Geneva Conventions, imagine the results of this survey if the public had a elementary understanding of both the history AND the law. Don't expect our governments written commitments to the world to figure in any ethics in the classrooms or schools.<br /><br />However even with the non stop media bias towards the Bandit State the instincts of the public for at least some show of fair play prevail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-76558785282954342062011-03-09T08:41:52.320+11:002011-03-09T08:41:52.320+11:00On politicians being out of sync with the electora...On politicians being out of sync with the electorate, my favourite quote if from Gadaffis Green Book:<br /><br />'The party is a contemporary form of dictatorship. It is the modern instrument of dictatorial government. The party is the rule of a part over the whole. As a party is not an individual, it creates a superficial democracy by establishing assemblies, committees, and propaganda through its members. The party is not a democratic instrument because it is composed only of those people who have common interests, a common perception or a shared culture; or those who belong to the same region or share the same belief. They form a party to achieve their ends, impose their will, or extend the dominion of their beliefs, values, and interests to the society as a whole. A party's aim is to achieve power under the pretext of carrying out its program. Democratically, none of these parties should govern a whole people who constitute a diversity of interests, ideas, temperaments, regions and beliefs. The party is a dictatorial instrument of government that enables those with common outlooks or interests to rule the people as a whole. Within the community, the party represents a minority.<br />The purpose of forming a party is to create an instrument to rule the people, i.e., to rule over non-members of the party. The party is, fundamentally, based on an arbitrary authoritarian concept - the domination of the members of the party over the rest of the people. The party presupposes that its accession to power is the way to attain its ends, and assumes that its objectives are also those of the people. This is the theory justifying party dictatorship, and is the basis of any dictatorship. No matter how many parties exist, the theory remains valid.<br />etc<br />http://www.mathaba.net/gci/theory/gb1.htm<br /><br />BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com