Good one though oddly enough there are more guns in Oz than there were before the ban.
Less effective ones to be sure but the guns and ammo are there. So is the mass consciousness. Playing in the streets is in that culture makes sense and enormous crowds protesting are effective despite mass censorship at conveying the message to the people.
The elite there however are utterly obdurate in cannot or will not change course.
Now what is lacking in the will to flip the last switch. As you Aussie reader noted its a very get along to go along culture, as an outsider my analogy is White 80's S.F. L.A and San Diego California as a whole nation .
Also you can't really blame them. Such a war would mean at least 20% of the population will be killed, the economy ruined for many generations and people that are essentially no harder than us, softer in some ways will have to carry the weight of horror . On top of that they have to fix it .
They certainly are closer to BOOM than we are but its along hard thing.
" Also you can't really blame them." Huh? "Such a war would mean... " Uh Liberty? I'm not saying they ought to flip the switch NOW, but it's 2359 on their clock, only 2356 or so on ours. It's not so much " lacking in the will " (I hope and pray) as it is not having had that "Regulars marching out" moment...yet. "On top of that they have to fix it " Only way out is through, man. Ain't gonna fix itself. Hard times call for hard people. Boat Guy
Excellent Post!
ReplyDeleteNeeded that laugh! Thank you.
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Boy, ain't that the truth!
ReplyDeleteGood one though oddly enough there are more guns in Oz than there were before the ban.
ReplyDeleteLess effective ones to be sure but the guns and ammo are there. So is the mass consciousness. Playing in the streets is in that culture makes sense and enormous crowds protesting are effective despite mass censorship at conveying the message to the people.
The elite there however are utterly obdurate in cannot or will not change course.
Now what is lacking in the will to flip the last switch. As you Aussie reader noted its a very get along to go along culture, as an outsider my analogy is White 80's S.F. L.A and San Diego California as a whole nation .
Also you can't really blame them. Such a war would mean at least 20% of the population will be killed, the economy ruined for many generations and people that are essentially no harder than us, softer in some ways will have to carry the weight of horror . On top of that they have to fix it .
They certainly are closer to BOOM than we are but its along hard thing.
Concentration camps. But hey, it's a luxury camp where you can wear a bikini.
ReplyDelete" Also you can't really blame them." Huh? "Such a war would mean... " Uh Liberty?
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying they ought to flip the switch NOW, but it's 2359 on their clock, only 2356 or so on ours.
It's not so much " lacking in the will " (I hope and pray) as it is not having had that "Regulars marching out" moment...yet.
"On top of that they have to fix it " Only way out is through, man. Ain't gonna fix itself.
Hard times call for hard people.
Boat Guy