Whitlam Dismissal

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[nomadpete]

What's this?

 

Prime Minister Whitlam?

 

What has happened to our fearless leader?

 

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

The whole lot should have been sacked, Whitlam, Fraser, and the rest, Kerr along with them.

 

All the Nathos should have taken over.

[nomadpete]

Steady on old mate.

I was one of those nashos, and I can tell you that I would never want a bunch of ignorant young mob (like I was then), to have any say in governing our country!

 

 

[onetrack]

Who is Nathos? Some type of Greek mathematician? Was he likely to be a good leader??

[pmccarthy]

He ran a fish and chip shop - they make great politicians.

[facthunter]

A Nasho, on Metho?  Nev

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

I'm still wearing my old glasses after cataract surgery, the two don't go together. I've got to wait till Jan to get my second eye done and get new glasses for close up. At the moment it's a battle to see anything clearly, and the three weeks of eye drops hasn't ended yet for the first eye.

 

When conscription finished on 1972, I took particular notice of the idiot politicians to see if they'd compensate Nashos in some way for our lost two years, and to admit conscription was wrong, also to apologize for threatening us with a two year jail sentence. If it was illegal for the man in the street to make threats, then it should have been illegal for politicians, even as a group, to make threats.

 

Not one word was said, except I think Don Chipp apologized, but that was barely enough, and Chipp resigned from the Liberals, calling them BASTARDS - quite right too.

 

During the "Dismissal", I knew then that the major parties were pretending that conscription never happened, and we'd never be compensated or apologized to. Any respect I had for "Government" disappeared overnight and I learned a big lesson, never trust major party politicians and governments, and take no notice of their lying rhetoric. I have certainly never voted for the mongrels, the thought of doing that makes me puke.

 

The stupid antics they went on with, like kids fighting in the school yard. The Queen should have sacked the lot, but the trouble with women in high positions, they can't control men, they're not wired that way, pity.

 

 

[spacesailor]

Nasho's , were ' canon fodder '.( ww1 )  ,

That's the reason 'Sargent's ' were given  45cal revolver .

National Service.  WAS   " pressed into Service " ,   ( English: various laws authorising impressment have never been repealed ) .

spacesailor

Edited 18 hours ago by spacesailor

[facthunter]

You will stuff up the rest of your life if you  don't find some way to get over this. Plenty had a worse deal than YOU did. It's YOUR call. Nev

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

Nasho's , were ' canon fodder '.( ww1 )  ,

Spacey, the only time Australians were conscripted for National Service was during the Vietnam War period. At all other times and even to the present day, joining up was a voluntary decision. You must also learn that very many of those who served in Vietnam had made that voluntary decision to join the Defence Forces. I have a mate who did three 12-month tours in Vietnam. That's two more tours than the average Nasho. Admittedly he had joined the army at 16 years old and had done a full trade course before he was attached to an operational unit. 

 

We often forget the involvement of the Navy and RAAF, neither of which had conscripts.

[facthunter]

 No on was conscripted in WW1 although Billie Hughes tried twice to bring it in. When I learned to fly I got a slightly  reduced  Hourly rate as I was Considered to be Part of a RESERVE Pilots group. because I was young enough. This was in 1959. .Nev

[rgmwa]

4 hours ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

When conscription finished on 1972, I took particular notice of the idiot politicians to see if they'd compensate Nashos in some way for our lost two years, and to admit conscription was wrong, also to apologize for threatening us with a two year jail sentence. 

 

As I understand it GON, you weren't sent to Vietnam, weren't killed or injured or treated differently to other conscripts, yet you've relentlessly nursed this grudge for the last 53 years and continue to do so. That probably deserves a medal in itself, but surely it's time to let it go and move on?

[facthunter]

You won't GET a MEDAL for that. EVER, nor should you. The training should have done you Some Good. Nev