Tony Abbott makes a telling point to the Heritage foundation today by reminding Americans that while the symbol and substance of the US is not perfect , we want, need and, have to have it, as both symbol and substance of the best the west has created. Are we wiser than Churchill in seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty.
Probably the greatest handicaps are the ones we impose on ourselves.. and then pass on however subtly to others
We can do a lot for each other by encouraging people to believe in themselves .
My summary of the response to " pay teachers more " discussion on "the drum" is that money alone will not revive the teaching profession but respect for their right to be teachers could.
The audience around us is full of people who see the glass half empty in us, or in others
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Greens Party's biggest problem
Seems to be that they want to do surgery without doing the training.The Greens would do a lot more good if they better supported those who study the environment , culture , incentives taxes and behavioral modification .
By adopting the modus operandi of many wannabes they can become as relevant as most wannabes are 10 years after their days of fame /favourite fantasy solution.
The green slide is not over . Minor voices reflect people with a passion to see the comfort zone of major parties challenged to deal with failure areas . Until thinking Young people and rural producers hear more credible conservation policies from the major parties, they will seek to support individuals who seek to speak to reform.
That said I thought Joel Fitzgibbon did a good job of pointing directly to arrogant errors of the Greens at Labor conference .
Do wonder if Libs do enough reflection when they keep repeating same mistakes they made last time they were in power.Peter Walsh's new love affair with coops is a quickfix and a distraction.Viclibs and the Nationals must think deeper about why their rural constituencies are going mad ; like the rest of the wannabes - handing out and following false hopes! Before long our market blinkered polys won't care whether its food , fuel or opium that's grown in our paddocks. That great program on 4 corners on the opium growers in Afganistan this week show how misplaced effort can be . We go in there with guns and knives , when they need political help/ wisdom to avoid mere survival stretching economic policies.
Greens could have even less relevance than major parties because at least the major parties have an advisory stream who take seriously the FACT that goals are easy, getting there is another matter.
We greens on the ground have the hardest task of all because, unlike the major parties who waver ,- we believe in BOTH resilience AND degradation and that if no balance is held ( often isn't) PEOPLE and the land SUFFER UNECCESARILY. Afgans would, just like us, rather grow food than fuel for the rich.
We believe to hold the balance between exploitation and use is good for people in every country on the globe .but who is really on target here ?
Ask any rural person anywhere whether the politics of "care " works out where they work!
By adopting the modus operandi of many wannabes they can become as relevant as most wannabes are 10 years after their days of fame /favourite fantasy solution.
The green slide is not over . Minor voices reflect people with a passion to see the comfort zone of major parties challenged to deal with failure areas . Until thinking Young people and rural producers hear more credible conservation policies from the major parties, they will seek to support individuals who seek to speak to reform.
That said I thought Joel Fitzgibbon did a good job of pointing directly to arrogant errors of the Greens at Labor conference .
Do wonder if Libs do enough reflection when they keep repeating same mistakes they made last time they were in power.Peter Walsh's new love affair with coops is a quickfix and a distraction.Viclibs and the Nationals must think deeper about why their rural constituencies are going mad ; like the rest of the wannabes - handing out and following false hopes! Before long our market blinkered polys won't care whether its food , fuel or opium that's grown in our paddocks. That great program on 4 corners on the opium growers in Afganistan this week show how misplaced effort can be . We go in there with guns and knives , when they need political help/ wisdom to avoid mere survival stretching economic policies.
Greens could have even less relevance than major parties because at least the major parties have an advisory stream who take seriously the FACT that goals are easy, getting there is another matter.
We greens on the ground have the hardest task of all because, unlike the major parties who waver ,- we believe in BOTH resilience AND degradation and that if no balance is held ( often isn't) PEOPLE and the land SUFFER UNECCESARILY. Afgans would, just like us, rather grow food than fuel for the rich.
We believe to hold the balance between exploitation and use is good for people in every country on the globe .but who is really on target here ?
Ask any rural person anywhere whether the politics of "care " works out where they work!
Saturday, July 07, 2012
Co sleeping .Our reasonableness has its limits
Why do so many new parents think its OK to have a baby sleeping in their beds.?
because they think its natural -" to listen to and not ignore the child " . Are natural arguments very deep or consistent or just used for convenience or in desperation - it is natural for a child to bash another child? Why sit on anger when its quite natural ?
In the absence of a clear philosophy of considered resistance and faith ( eg to believe in hard edge cliffs you can't see but others have seen ) ,stoicism, determinism and giving in become the norm . This state of mental incompleteness is not good or complete because tension is necessary for sustainable growth and development .
One hopes, as a realist, that irrationality or incomplete arguments are exposed .Because we all treasure our own reasoning we OFTEN ONLY see the reality of incomplete logic in anothers failures and when the connection with their ideas is clear.
Therefore
, I am positive most existing parents would be very pleased to hear the judge state the facts this week; incomplete arguments have been exposed. Irushinality (copyright EA 18 july 2012)
Over half the SID deaths are cosleeping related, so its extremely risky for the baby to be there in bed .Experience and objectivity are clear. Reality can and is not being promoted in some so called health and welfare magazines who promote this new idea .Why ? Are we truly rational creatures?The idea that we can trust magazines and organisation s who say they care to really care also gets a much needed shakeup - too easy to offer advice .everyone likes to put their bit in .
Why does idealism from time to time prevent us from accepting the real risks of life . As 95% of parents only want the best for their children and know that kids can go astray , anything that might prevent the alienation of parents and children is likely to be given consideration.Need doesn't necessarily drive solutions as some who promote progressive and evolutionary imperatives insist.
Sound moral drives have therefore great power .We don't yet know a way to ensure our children make good choices , so naturally we would like to know if we could do more ; Previous generations of westerners had it easy ;"the problem is innate and related to their God given freedom " .
This generation have another idea;" If we think its not innate our focus will be on changing the environment" .Fine but how far do you go ? give them the best environment What cotton wool with candies ?
We may feel its only right to experiment But like any moral choices just How you implement them is controversial . Surely its our preferenec for simple choices that can drive us to chose 1 line of reasoning rather than another . and a simple environmental reason seems to have the greatest clout for many .
What if the issue is so complex that no simple line of reasoning can be followed . Are the environmenatl justifications just a bit too easy So why do some advocates bring up stuff about " 2 cave" families ,it being unnatural . To call something "Unatural". ( like bottlefeeding)in 2012 is clearly to call a curse on the idea.Interestingly these natural comes first ideas are not new and have become prominent if not permamnet in previuos generations . "The environment "now has too much weight attached to it ( cf heredity) .
We can only keep the balance between nature and nurture here, as we have done before by ensuring we don't put nurture in a dominating position ?
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