If you would, please note The Republic of Cuba - another “anti-imperialist” government. Because of embargoes by the states, food rationing and low wages plague citizens. Yet, they offer public medical care and free education including university education. Why is this beautiful group of islands so hated by the US? Communism. What a beautiful tourist destination it could become if only the US would allow citizens to visit. This would increase the GDP and help Cuba to build or re-build infrastructure. But they are Communists! *shudder*
Russia, however, is a superpower and a recognized nuclear weapons state. Russia possesses the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. The world's largest! And they are Communists too!!!!! Like little Cuba, this scary demon offers quality public health care free education from kindergarten through university.
Why did Bush not go looking there for his WMD instead of Iraq? Too big to pick on?
I believe that western nations would rather turn their back on the communist agenda if the country is a formidable power. Sort of like the elephant in the room.
Well I can't agree with, 'And they are Communists too!!!!!', quite the opposite in fact, they seem to be rapidly heading down the ultra nationalist path, I would say that this is quite largely due to the fact that western nations ignored it almost entirely while it left communism and became democratic as well as shedding a large part of its empire voluntarily.
When I was a child in the states, teachers and politicians alike warned us of the imminent danger of communists taking over. They also insisted that nearly everything that the Communist Regime said to it's people was Propaganda.
It was only after I left school that I realised what they taught us was Propaganda.
The states, for example, is nearer to a fascist government than a communist one on the scale of Big Threats.
I am happy here. I also do not know much about current politics. Can you tell?
I vaguely remember seeing pictures at school of long queues in communist Russia for bread, any visit to a successful grocery store makes this rather an unconvincing piece of propaganda. I would not say that communist Russia was the place to live, but rather that when it did become a democratic nation it was either ignored or rebuked for its past, now that it is an extremely wealthy nation it holds a grudge. I am criticising the apathy with which the world treated the country, with its large population, when there was a time that they needed help so badly (whose politics are better, is open to debate, I personally don't like either sides). We waffle on (as a society) about relatively, as it seems to me, unimportant ideals, why attempt to stop womens faces being veiled when while nations are on the brink of destruction etc. You see I am quite the moralist.
I can follow your train of thought. I too remember, a bit less vaguely, long lines of people waiting outside a grocery store that held only a few heads of cabbage, etc., inside. It was very sad.
As to the wearing of burkas in public, where will that end? Will orthodox Jewish women not be allowed to wear sheitels? Men to grow beards? Hats will no longer be allowed because they hid the face in surveillance cameras?
There are hungry people in Lucky Australia as well. Rarely does a Sunday go by that I do not have the bell ring at work in the morning and give vegemite toast and some juice to someone who is sleeping rough.
It is even worse in the states, though. At least we have money set aside to help the people and not just pay the workers exorbitant salaries.
I will be going on the homeless count in February. It starts near midnight. We had the first one in October.
Again, we have it better here than in the states. However, much money has been spent on a giant military machine there as opposed to helping their own citizens and other nations in strife.
Baking my dear, contemplating yet another cold shower.
What is the homeless count? regarding unfortunates in this country, the lack of education, employment and medicine in remote areas would seem to stand out.
Our society in general, (western society) seems more interested in saving the whale, some obscure patch of fauna or fighting for the rights of middle class minorities than caring for the large numbers of exceedingly unfortunate members of our own kind.
Introspective, why yes I suppose however I must have my amusement.
I too am contemplating another very cool shower. I do think a breeze is coming up, though. Good for us, bad for bush.
I feel so sorry for dogs that get taken on walks mid-day during hot weather. Don't their owners realise that the pavement is hot?
I volunteer for a few things. This is something that means a lot to me. It is a street count of the rough sleepers in the city. It is truly only a small portion of those that are homeless or at risk of being so. With rising costs of rents, many working families will be out on the streets. Also, with mortgages so high and money so tight, if a landlord doesn't make their payments, the bank will take over and the tenants are out in a few weeks with nowhere to go and no bond back.
One does not disturb the individuals or families - you just note them as you walk along. Many are missed because of this but I cannot think of another way to do it.
Yes, pods of beached whales...so sad. Thousands of homeless or hungry humans, very, very sad.
I wish I had a farm here. I miss growing things very much.
Taking a dog for a midday walk in this weather seems a peculiar habit in any case, though perhaps booties could be attached to paws. I've noticed a lot more people asleep around central station in the early morning lately, I usually see 6 to 10 people asleep, often in a row, before (though I never kept count) I would guess the number to be 2 to 4. Times may well be going to get hard here, though this is not in all ways a bad thing, it will certainly be so for some. You seem to have a mass of pumpkin vine, I'd love to get out of Sydney, however I seem to always come back...
The evening weather improved greatly and I was able to get out around 10:30 pm to go for an ice cream in the city.
That rogue pumpkin vine was from the place I lived before. Where I am at there is a lovely spanish-style garden in the middle courtyard and I have my own patio. I have quite a few plants but the ants have eaten my potatoes and given the tomato plants some sort of mildew or fungus. Heaps of ants here. They bite me, too.
I too have seen the increase. We shall see if it is seasonal after another count or two. Perhaps is could be tourists or backpackers however most do not look that well heeled.
I am happy to be able to work a shift this evening. :) That is always good. Sunday loadings are nearly as nice as holiday ones...but not quite.
What do you have planned for your day? You will have much more time as the need for cold showers has drifted inland.
I too want to get out of the city. However, I would not know where to go. I can always write grants for income, so that part is sorted.
If you would, please note The Republic of Cuba - another “anti-imperialist” government. Because of embargoes by the states, food rationing and low wages plague citizens. Yet, they offer public medical care and free education including university education. Why is this beautiful group of islands so hated by the US? Communism. What a beautiful tourist destination it could become if only the US would allow citizens to visit. This would increase the GDP and help Cuba to build or re-build infrastructure. But they are Communists! *shudder*
Russia, however, is a superpower and a recognized nuclear weapons state. Russia possesses the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. The world's largest! And they are Communists too!!!!! Like little Cuba, this scary demon offers quality public health care free education from kindergarten through university.
Why did Bush not go looking there for his WMD instead of Iraq? Too big to pick on?
I believe that western nations would rather turn their back on the communist agenda if the country is a formidable power.
Sort of like the elephant in the room.
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When I was a child in the states, teachers and politicians alike warned us of the imminent danger of communists taking over. They also insisted that nearly everything that the Communist Regime said to it's people was Propaganda.
It was only after I left school that I realised what they taught us was Propaganda.
The states, for example, is nearer to a fascist government than a communist one on the scale of Big Threats.
I am happy here. I also do not know much about current politics. Can you tell?
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I would not say that communist Russia was the place to live, but rather that when it did become a democratic nation it was either ignored or rebuked for its past, now that it is an extremely wealthy nation it holds a grudge.
I am criticising the apathy with which the world treated the country, with its large population, when there was a time that they needed help so badly (whose politics are better, is open to debate, I personally don't like either sides).
We waffle on (as a society) about relatively, as it seems to me, unimportant ideals, why attempt to stop womens faces being veiled when while nations are on the brink of destruction etc.
You see I am quite the moralist.
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As to the wearing of burkas in public, where will that end? Will orthodox Jewish women not be allowed to wear sheitels? Men to grow beards? Hats will no longer be allowed because they hid the face in surveillance cameras?
There are hungry people in Lucky Australia as well. Rarely does a Sunday go by that I do not have the bell ring at work in the morning and give vegemite toast and some juice to someone who is sleeping rough.
It is even worse in the states, though. At least we have money set aside to help the people and not just pay the workers exorbitant salaries.
I will be going on the homeless count in February. It starts near midnight. We had the first one in October.
Again, we have it better here than in the states. However, much money has been spent on a giant military machine there as opposed to helping their own citizens and other nations in strife.
Hot outside, isn't it, Introspective Troll?
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What is the homeless count? regarding unfortunates in this country, the lack of education, employment and medicine in remote areas would seem to stand out.
Our society in general, (western society) seems more interested in saving the whale, some obscure patch of fauna or fighting for the rights of middle class minorities than caring for the large numbers of exceedingly unfortunate members of our own kind.
Introspective, why yes I suppose however I must have my amusement.
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I feel so sorry for dogs that get taken on walks mid-day during hot weather. Don't their owners realise that the pavement is hot?
I volunteer for a few things. This is something that means a lot to me. It is a street count of the rough sleepers in the city. It is truly only a small portion of those that are homeless or at risk of being so. With rising costs of rents, many working families will be out on the streets. Also, with mortgages so high and money so tight, if a landlord doesn't make their payments, the bank will take over and the tenants are out in a few weeks with nowhere to go and no bond back.
Here is the info on the next street count: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/HomelessnessServices/StreetCount.asp
One does not disturb the individuals or families - you just note them as you walk along. Many are missed because of this but I cannot think of another way to do it.
Yes, pods of beached whales...so sad. Thousands of homeless or hungry humans, very, very sad.
I wish I had a farm here. I miss growing things very much.
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I've noticed a lot more people asleep around central station in the early morning lately, I usually see 6 to 10 people asleep, often in a row, before (though I never kept count) I would guess the number to be 2 to 4.
Times may well be going to get hard here, though this is not in all ways a bad thing, it will certainly be so for some.
You seem to have a mass of pumpkin vine, I'd love to get out of Sydney, however I seem to always come back...
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The evening weather improved greatly and I was able to get out around 10:30 pm to go for an ice cream in the city.
That rogue pumpkin vine was from the place I lived before. Where I am at there is a lovely spanish-style garden in the middle courtyard and I have my own patio. I have quite a few plants but the ants have eaten my potatoes and given the tomato plants some sort of mildew or fungus. Heaps of ants here. They bite me, too.
I too have seen the increase. We shall see if it is seasonal after another count or two. Perhaps is could be tourists or backpackers however most do not look that well heeled.
I am happy to be able to work a shift this evening. :) That is always good. Sunday loadings are nearly as nice as holiday ones...but not quite.
What do you have planned for your day? You will have much more time as the need for cold showers has drifted inland.
I too want to get out of the city. However, I would not know where to go. I can always write grants for income, so that part is sorted.
Cheerio, my friend.
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