reply to post by Pervius
Nobody in the world fears an Australian.
And why should they? Australians don't want to be feared, they want to be respected, and they are.
Once upon a time it used to be that way in America too, but now that its the opposite, its twice upon a time. (appologies to Louis "Moondog"
Hardin).
Those poor blokes can't even own firearms
Sure they can, and many do. You really shouldn't speak about subjects you are ignorant about.
Anyway, owning a gun doesn't do you much good if you can't hit the broad side of a barn door though. I notice that the USA, since the boycotted LA
Olympics has scored 3 Gold medals in the Olympic Men's shooting event to the Aussie's 3 Golds - a dead heat. Pretty good for 'poor blokes that can't
even own firearms' and are out numbered by more than 10 to 1 (and gun ownership, probably 100 to 1). The American women do a bit better, 2 Golds to
the Aussie's 1.
and Indonesia or China will one day take them over.
Nope. Indonesia can't govern themselves, let alone take over anyone else. Malaysia would have a better chance, but it won't happen. Neither country
needs Australia for anything except stuff like iron ore and coal and uranium but they don't need much and its a lot easier to just buy it. The
Indonesian military could not begin to challenge Australia's military. The idea is laughable and you're just being silly.
China will just by us the same way they are buying the USA. You need to watch your own backyard and stop speculating about the fate of others until
you have educated yourself a bit more.
Besides, neither Congress, the President, or the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government any longer defines "American" as a legal citizen of one of
our States.
Never have. Its the other way around. A Citizen of the USA is an American, but not all Americans are Citizens of the USA. Canadians are Americans too,
they live in North AMERICA. Brazilians are Americans too, they live in South AMERICA. I know, we USA Citizens like to monopolize the word 'American',
but Latin Americans have never accepted that monopoly (Canadians are mostly just resigned to our ignorance). Again a little wider perspective would go
a long way to increasing the value of your posts.
Anyone now who can crawl across our southern border is now an American.
You have no reason to be so obviously provocative. Illegal aliens are Illegal aliens. You know it and so does everyone else. The problem needs to be
dealt with; putting your fingers in your ears and screaming 'LaLaLaLaLaLaLa' won't make it go away. No matter what the 'resolution' is, illegal aliens
won't get Citizenship automatically, it just isn't feasible. Temporary permission to live and work in the USA is not the same as Citizenship. Please
let your Congressman know that being pigheaded doesn't solve the problem.
At least Murdoch did the paperwork and paid the $300 to be legally called an American.
He paid a heck of a lot more than $300 (and I'm not sure that is the correct fee anyway), and he got his papers fast-tracked. But he didn't do
anything different to other multimillionaires. The 'fast-track' process has always been in the law, and has been used many times for 'special
requirements' like athletes, rocket scientists, and tycoons. Murdoch didn't break any laws, nor did he have any unique treatment, special treatment
yes, unique treatment no. Once again your myopic ideology, eager to be against something instead of for something, blinds you to simple reality.
But he almost lost his right to own media in Australia, because at the time, dual allegiance was a disqualifier for media ownership. So they changed
the Australian law for him.
This is extremely uncomfortable for me to be defending this snake by the way. I don't like Murdoch the man (and I've met him). I don't like him
capturing the right wing agenda and forcing extreme opinions down the throat of Americans, not because he believes in the dreck he broadcasts, but
because he can make a buck off a captured market. I don't like his bald faced purchase of the Republican party so that his message becomes the
official party line, and the official party line media outlet becomes his cash cow. I don't like the way he is trying to buy the American political
system and turn it into his own personal oligarchy - just like Berlusconi in Italy, but with out the young boys (except with all the Republicans that
have been caught with young boys, maybe that is not a criteria).
He didn't have to in todays day and age
Yes he did if he wanted to own media in the USA - because, despite your mistaken opinion, the USA is a nation of laws.
since we're no longer a nation of laws.
In spite of the efforts of the unAmerican Tea-Partiers and the anti-Liberty Libertarians and all their various other anti-Constitutional allies, the
USA is still a nation of laws. It seems to be only those folk, who have problems with the law that think that laws no longer apply.
Overall score for your post: FAIL.
edit on 30/10/2010 by rnaa because: spelling
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