Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id LAA20994 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:45:55 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745B42@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: RE: Fwd: Thinking Like a Chimp Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:43:41 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Australia also has one of the most liberal media systems in the world= good
thing,
but also has something like 8 of the 10 most poisonous spiders in the world=
bad thing.
So swings and roundabouts :-)
Vincent
> ----------
> From: Chris Lofting
> Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 1:25 pm
> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Subject: RE: RE: Fwd: Thinking Like a Chimp
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
> > Of Scott Chase
> > Sent: Saturday, 25 November 2000 11:47
> > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> > Subject: RE: RE: Fwd: Thinking Like a Chimp
> >
> >
> <snip>
> > I thought they didn't allow guns in Australia with it being a
> > former penal colony of the UK and all. Besides it scares the
> > kangaroos and koalas.
> >
> > Actually, I think the NRA (National Rifle Association) has
> > inundated late night telly (a UK slang variant on TV) with
> > commercials warning us of gun ownership rights being taken away.
> > IIRC these commercials point to Canada and Australia as examples
> > of this horrid etatic tyranny.
> >
> > I'm more moderate. I can see a purpose behind waiting periods and
> > some restrictions, but I'm not too fond of banning guns (even
> > though I don't even happen to own any myself).
> >
>
> When the government started the gun buyback they budgeted X dollars
> working
> on a determination of Y guns.
>
> For some unknown reason they seemed to have over estimated Y. Noticably
> there was at the time a BIG increase in sales of PCV pipes... as well as
> knives (which they are now trying to limit/ban!)
>
> I wonder what they will do when we all start carrying boomerangs etc?
>
> As for the Koalas, they are a tourist attraction that brings in US$ so
> they
> stay... the roos are already in the pet food and the gourmet cuts in the
> best hotels...
>
> The cash market thrives despite the goverment recently introducing a goods
> and services tax (aka VAT).
>
> We are one of the most over governed countries in the world, federal,
> state,
> local, and all for the population of greater New York City (18 million?)
> spread out over the size of North America.
>
> However the high level corruption in the governors (including police etc)
> is
> well documented... and the Queensland government is in hot water at the
> moment for electoral vote frauds...
>
> meanwhile everyonelse gets on with living :-) At least we can vote people
> in/out and do that quickly (well, a week or so for close votes) :-)
>
> Note that voting is compulsory -- the price of our democracy is you have
> to
> participate at least once every three/four years for fed, state, and
> local... Not much to ask for and it is a proportional representation
> system
> such that the two dominant parties are often dependant on third parties
> (as
> is the Senate at the moment with the Australian Democrat Party holding the
> balance of power between the government (liberals, republican to our US
> readers) and the labour party (democrats to our US readers).) The Florida
> situation would not have happened here (or its chances reduced) since
> Nader's and Buchanan's votes would have been distributed with Gore the
> more
> likely winner due to the 2%+ of votes that went to Nader.
>
> We also happen to be big in drinking (2nd only to France for wine etc) and
> gambling... and then there is the sex and drugs and rock'n'roll.... see,
> two
> hundreds years on and we are still just one big happy prison :-)
>
> best,
>
> Chris.
> ------------------
> Chris Lofting
> websites:
> http://www.eisa.net.au/~lofting
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond
>
>
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