Jerry_Atrick

joining the army

Making it over now?

Since we don't have a big shiny 747 to offer him, it wold have probably been, "keep paying us for our submarines.. think of it as bettering Qatar..."

Taking it over now

For your funny pics, Instascam should do.. I see a lot of them on there when I am on. Same for funny vids, I guess. And also, noticed more quickies ending up there, too, though you would prob have to screen shot them. Not sure about the brain teasers, though. Seems more mind-mumbing on Instascam to me.

$13... $1 for each letter of the name of the pie (ex spaces)

I was slow on the draw, but spacey's answer was not up when I started typing. For this, $11.

c as there is only 7 numbers

It is tenuous at best to suggest a causal link between the Vietnam war and everything changing at home. Apart from possibly addressing issues in the military, that period of time was already one of the most socially transformative times. From teh 50s in US and Europe, as a result of economic progression, the masses were availed educational opportunities previously reserved for the upper echolons of society. This came in the 70s for Aus by Whitkam abolishing university fees. Also, the leaps and bounds in media technology meant more people than nor had TV sets, radios and the like. Public libraries sprrang up. People were better educated and better informed, which led to more people demanding better or their vote would go to someone else. Ironically, the unpopularity (and the sad way the vets were treated) was probably a result of the rapiod rise of education and information. Flower power, human rights, etc, were all gaining speed long before the Vietnam war even started. I would argue the Vietnam was was coincidental to most of the change you talk about. As an example, I recall in the 70s sitting in th elounge room watchin ABC 4 Corners doing a piece on NSW police corruption and my mum saying something like lucky we livein Victoria - as if the police there were virtuous. But then news came out soem time later about bent Vic police, too.

Or both?

Now you're just trolling

Jeepers you spew a lot of poop.. ever thought media needs eyeballs to pay for advertising: https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/aus/australia/crime-rate-statistics In case you're hard of reading crime down significantly since 1990

OK.. I get what you say.. I am not sure hoe the first line of your response correlates to thee second line of your response? I don't see the causal link... We may have been nore or less of a threat to ourselves (and it is your assertion with lack of statement exactly what is the threat and any quantification).. .But they two are not related. We face simulataneous and unrelated threats all the time. We often deploy resources to multiple threats.

I am not sure I understand the correlation between corruption/organised crime and conscription, to be quite honest. One redeeming feature of Albos is he supports the Hawks...

Hi attack on democracy and accountability has been so brutal, and is being acquesced to, that it is doubtful the Democrats will persist beyond a token force, depending on how he deploys the national guard after the mid-terms.