Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00521)

I think the best is to make effort in working together for a better 
world, not only America have its problems, they also have NASA and 
that will help everyone on this Earth from disasters, so that costs a 
lot of money, and never forget the computer,mathem machines and 
others comming from the work NASA does.
So why Cass you need to say you have all the best in your country?
What does Australie do on its OZON problem? Where that is comming 
from? And WHY Europe is an educational experience? How daring you!!!

We also Participate in NASA, gives our tax- money to Arika,India and 
more of the countries needs help.What does Austalia do On that? 
Better enjoy their sports?

Als the best for seeing this, ChristinaTL






--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "kpauljohnson" <kpauljohnson@y...> 
wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Before anyone beats me to the punch:
> JOHNSON CAN'T TELL PAGE 21 FROM PAGE 19!! Therefore nothing he 
ever 
> wrote is to be trusted :)
> 
> Cass wrote a wonderful summary, which describes every Australian 
> I've ever met in person or online. The contrasts and similarities 
> with America are evident. As an Australian visitor once told 
> me, "money talks in America" in ways that it doesn't almost 
anywhere 
> else. (And this was in the 1990s-- it's far more true now.) Our 
> disparities of wealth and poverty, and tendency to lionize the rich 
> and demonize the poor, distinguish us from all other advanced 
> industrial nations. Skipping forward to your final item, "minding 
> one's own business"-- what's that? Never heard of it in America :)
> 
> Your country is tied with Brazil for top of my list of places to 
> visit which I've haven't yet.
> 
> Thanks for sharing,
> 
> Paul
> > 
> > Most aussies have a live and let live attitude, We are not 
envious 
> of new or old money but don't like to be scammed.
> > 
> > We are tolerant of other cultures providing they dont impinge on 
> our way of life.
> > We are not particularly religious but respect the right of others 
> to practice their religion.
> > We do not take ourselves seriously and love to poke fun at 
> ourselves and others.
> > We don't like "tall poppies" and cut them down to size if we 
think 
> they need it.
> > We love it when the aussie battler wins tattslotto 
> > We get pissed off with people who don't carry their own weight, 
> and bludge off the system.
> > We love our beer, our wine, our cheese and think it is the best 
in 
> the world.
> > We love our state and think it is the best in Australia.
> > We love the sun, getting away for the weekends,sitting outside a 
> cafe enjoying a latte.
> > We love our sport and will turn anything into a competition. 
> > We love our animals
> > We hate paying taxes and interest.
> > We are multicultural but wouldnt trade our culture for any other 
> in the world.
> > We feel sorry for the brits who have to live in that cold climate.
> > We feel sorry for the americans who have to live with all those 
> guns.
> > We see Europe as an educational experience but wouldnt want to 
> live there.
> > We are against capital punishment.
> > We don't like War but stand by our allies if they ask for our 
help.
> > We will share our pay packet with other less fortunate countries 
> in need of aid.
> > We will fight to the death to support our family and our nation.
> > We will buy you a beer, share our smokes, lend you $10 but will 
> set fire to your house if you take our women/men
> > As ex-convicts we are very suspicious of any form of authority.
> > We will keep a government in power providing they keep our 
pockets 
> half full.
> > We live around the italian mafia, the triads, the eastern 
european 
> mafia, and the newly arrived vietnamese mafia.
> > If an Aussie's calls you his mate, know that your back will be 
> covered. If you do the wrong thing by him, watch your back!
> > We have pride, dignity tolerance and integrity.
> > Our contribution to the global stage is that we mind our own 
> business and let others get on with theirs.
> > 
> > Cass
> > 
> > kpauljohnson <kpauljohnson@y...> wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > One thing I've been noticing about theos-talk is the incredible 
> > geographic diversity of the regular contributors. I know we have 
> > people here from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, the 
> > Netherlands, Germany, India, New Zealand-- who am I leaving out? 
> > And yet there is next to no acknowledgment of that fact, which 
> could 
> > make for some interesting discussions.
> > 
> > The whole business of subraces and rootraces etc. I find quite 
> > useless in understanding the relationships among nations. 
(Whereas 
> > some notions that are unscientific are at least hermeneutically 
> > useful, like those of Jung.) Classifying nations astrologically 
> > doesn't seem to shed much light either.
> > 
> > Frankly, I'm deeply concerned about the direction that the 
> American 
> > national character has been taking in recent years, and wondering 
> if 
> > the current period is an aberration or an expression of potential 
> > that was present all along. From being a bastion of intellectual 
> > freedom we are turning into an empire of propaganda and 
> > disinformation.
> > 
> > Enough on my worries. What are your perceptions of national 
> > character, that of your own country or others? How is it playing 
> > out on the global stage, and where does it seem to be headed? 
> > Sometimes I think it's the most crucial issue facing the world, 
> and 
> > at others I think there's no such thing.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > 
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