Why I Love Australia (Krauthammer)

To: gunsofaugust; GMMAC

Add another to the list of arrogant Yanks who go around bad mouthing other nations. This time it is Australia's turn. Then they wonder why anti-Americanism takes root in countries that have traditionally had friendly relations with the US. When it comes to nations that have sacrificed blood in the name of freedom, Canada and Australia are right at the top of the list.

221 posted on 06/27/2006 7:03:33 PM PDT by Fair Go

To: gunsofaugust

I am in close contact for many years with numbers of people who are native Australians. Those Austrailians have many examples of government manipulations and meddling in their religious freedom.

Really! I would be interested to hear just a few examples of those many examples you have of goverment manipulation and meddling in the religious freedom of Australians.

222 posted on 06/27/2006 8:35:06 PM PDT by Piefloater

He is Roman Catholic and perhaps is referring to the fact that the Australian government hasn't outlawed condoms!

223 posted on 06/27/2006 8:41:41 PM PDT by Fair Go

That could be it. After all that would be a case of the goverment meddling in the religious freedom to not have other people wear condoms.

I was thinking that maybe his Australian friends are followers of William Kamm (The Little Pebble).

224 posted on 06/27/2006 8:55:33 PM PDT by Piefloater

I remember the Little Pebble. There was also a group at Helidon in Queensland. They fell foul not only of the state, but also of the Catholic Church. I think they called themselves something like the "Magnificat Meal"?.

225 posted on 06/27/2006 9:03:19 PM PDT by Fair Go

They called themselves the Order of St Charbel. The Little Pebble is currently doing prison time for sexual assaults on under-age girls.

Yet more religious persecution by the Australian Government /sarc

226 posted on 06/27/2006 9:15:49 PM PDT by Piefloater

Just so anyone interested can check up on the Little Pebble.

http://users.bigpond.net.au/wanglese/Sentence.htm

227 posted on 06/27/2006 9:24:07 PM PDT by Fair Go

I think you may be over reacting a tad, or a whole lot. I love Australia and so do my friends who live there. I was absolutely not trying to offend any conservative Australian, I promise you.

I didn't realize I had such awesome power to create hatred for America by sharing my opinion vaguely on some issues which is mainly formed from the words I have heard from real Australians. But I do not consider myself more competant than them or you for a discussion about Australian politics.

I have emailed them to sign up on this forum and they can argue with you about it.

The problem is that when they tell you the same thing and argue with you about it, by your own logic you will then have anti-Australianism take root in you. When you do, they can accuse you of hating Australia even after Australians have sacrificed their blood.

When Americans criticize American policies, does this mean they dislike America or are arrogant, even if they actually love America? Of course not, even though some do hate America if we are not willing to become more like a European socialist state.

I hope they post to you so I can weigh the information and adjust my opinion if need be. :)

228 posted on 06/29/2006 6:29:46 PM PDT by gunsofaugust (Moral liberals are the most repulsive excrement.)

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