The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 9
th, 2021 at 10:42pm:
Bias_2012 wrote on Jun 1
st, 2021 at 8:04pm:
The question for you is now; Do you agree or disagree with what thegreatdivide has been posting?
I agree with some of it, I disagree with some of it
I know that wont be happy with that response. Like all Right wingers you prefer to see the world in a simplistic, binary "us vs them" way. It's probably why you start so many wars.
You're being presumptuous, I'm not a Right winger and I'd be more than happy if you explained what you agree with, and what you don't agree with in thegreatdivide's posts
Bias_2012 wrote on Jun 9
th, 2021 at 12:47am:
What we have here is an example of an "Eastern" culture getting upset with another "Eastern" culture ... in our Western style Democracy of freedom where supposedly people are free to do as they wish provided they stay within the law
The Barnacle Wrote
Quote: What we have here is an example of why your simplistic East vs West is so absurd.
Do you really expect old animosities to just disappear? It's much like the old rivalries between Catholics and Protestants that were brought over here from the United Kingdom. Or is that acceptable to you because it is part of Western Culture
Yes, I expect old animosities to quickly wane then disappear .. in Australia. There's no need for them. If the Catholics and Protestants were a problem, then why should we have any more rivalries that disturb the peace?
In the case of the Blacktown City Council dispute, one of the belligerents had a "win", and it doesn't matter which one it was, because it should have been assured that both "lost". In other words, it would have been more prudent for the long term peace and harmony if Blacktown Council had just admitted their mistake of holding the Hindu celebration on Council property, and then .... tell the belligerents to "put their swords away, and keep them away, and don't let your foreign disputes poison the general Australian community"
As it was, one had a win, by way of receiving an apology. The other had a lose, by having to extend the apology. That, I'm sure, only exacerbated the animosity between the two.
The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 9
th, 2021 at 10:42pm:
simplistic East vs West is so absurd.
It is simplified for a reason, for the purpose of readily identifying the two main cultures, that of the Western European culture (of Western Nations), and that of the extended Eastern Asian culture (from Turkey to China). It will only get too complicated if we converse about all the different varieties, it's not necessary in this thread
Now if you wish to talk about Western Culture, please go ahead, but I'd appreciate it if you would desist from sniping at me, or anyone else. I neither want to talk about Left, or Right politics in here, unless it assists in the conversation about determining the future outcome of Australia's Liberal Democracy (without referring to any particular political personality in Parliament, or any poster in on these boards)
Question: What do you think about our Liberal Democracy, will it last, will it become less "Liberal" over time? What are your thoughts on that subject?
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