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I was, actually. I do believe we are less resilient. Beyond the topic of conscription, the Australians of recent times have become more directionless and self-serving than in the past... in my opinion. Wouldn't mind hearing you expound upon that distinction a bit more though.

Heh. Cheers Huskii. You've been very useful. And you've double posted everything for me! There's a reason behind all this "banter". A project, of sorts. You've played your role very nicely, so thanks. I'm reminded of a concert they played 2015 in Leeds, where as a support act the crowd...

Internet response 101, Huskii. It might be normal if you made it a habit, but you didn't, did you. This threads been up... how many years now? Huskii, waiting in the shadows, all this time. But... you were warned: Babymetal, PIA Dome 2023 (I think). That would have been a trip. Followed by...

I did use the word "probably", because in modern times we don't know. You're quite correct, it is a speculative opinion - but one which comes from many years of observation, particularly while growing up during the 70's. I'll note here that we're talking about conscription, not voluntary...

What did I just say, Huskii? yours was the first time I've ever seen anyone post in this thread just to negatively comment on something. Which is pretty much true to form for you, isn't it. Quit with the childish carry-on. Or I'll post more of it :P

Just about everything is, these days. You think your rap artists are real? I'll make a note here that this is the first time I've seen someone post something to say they didn't like music posted on here. That it was you, in response to me, comes as no surprise. I've seen plenty of things I...

I love it. Way down deep with the Fox God right now. Hi Huskii. Still got that two by four on your shoulder, I see.

Really. I think you'll find it was a bit more complicated than that. Perhaps you'll post whatever sources you have for that opinion?

One can only hope they'll still know how. In the past, there were reasons that the legends of Australian soldiers punching above their weight were justifiable, even among conscripts. The UTS and subsidized rifle club memberships being examples of aspects of early 20th century Australian urban...

What? There is a painfully obvious reason women aren't generally conscripted other than in the most extreme circumstances - and even those instances are few and far between. That reason is that after a war is over, particularly when it has been a devastating one, win or lose, society needs to...

I've been leafing through my dictionary and I can't find any definitions which match yours for either of those words.

Babymetal/Bring me the Horizon collab - Kingslayer. Live in Tokyo.

Well, Jatz, that's quite a few likes you've managed to get for yourself by shifting the goalposts and having a bit of a rant. I don't pay too much attention to TikTok and the like. I'm not going to deny it exists, I've actually read a story about it on the ABC news in Australia, (Fuentes, I...

This might be one of those long posts, so much to cover and the end result still won't be enough. I'd argue "pretty strongly" is a bit of an overstatement. I had to go and read the Cliff's Notes on bio essentialism, it not being a term I'm familiar with, and I read some things I'd tentatively...

Without migrants, Australia's population would be declining. Without the increase in population driven by migration, the housing supply situation would slowly ameliorate, because (without factoring in foreign investment, which is something else for which the ramifications bear consideration) the...

Well, in answer to your earlier question, that's one of the reasons I'm rather disillusioned with the "good guys".

R U OK is an organisation I don't mind at all. I merely pointed out your hypocrisy. Are you so desperate to avoid some introspection you'll resort to making a legitimate and quite admirable organisation into a punchline?

I'm surprised you noticed, with all the Palestinian and Ukrainian flags and wotnot flying around. Expressing a political opinion regarding the goings-on in foreign lands is not uncommon in Australia. Maybe the bloke you saw is an American. Like, seriously. Like, you know. There's quite a few...

The USA is not a signatory to the ICC and has no obligation to arrest anyone on the basis of any warrant issued by the ICC. So what this little vid is actually saying, is that the author thinks most American feel they have a right to take the law into their own hands whenever they feel like...

Precisely. Now have a look around this thread (as an immediate example) and have a good long think about it. I don't see very many people feeling "uncomfortable" talking about those things in a public sense at all. Not in America, not here in Australia. It's at the forefront of political and...

Damn right. I see more around this time of year than I do any other time. Obviously. Had another encounter two days ago. Just a young'un who was so afraid of me it banged it's head on the chook pen door trying to get away. Made me laugh.... sort of, while backpedaling. Let's just say it was...

Emojis, yes. Oh yes. In this case, whether you decide someone is laughing with you, or at you, is virtually impossible without knowing the pro- or anti- stance of that person with regard to you at any particular point in time. No visual human cues, y'see. Oh dear. Damned internet. Can't see the...

Nah, not really.

I think you're giving the whole "rebelliousness" thing with regard to teenagers far too much credence. I also think that if you're saying that young men in recent times are voting right because "fascism/alt-right is the new rebellion" then you're not only being dismissive, but also very...

Well, I'd prefer to just let those respective posting histories stand for themselves, but I'll play a little more here for one reason - your use of the word "Codswallop". It's a personal favourite of mine, y'see, and is a vast improvement upon the usual sort of thing you post, and deserving of...

Oh. Ok. Sure. Here they come...

Yeeeahhh... the "homework" bit was a tad incongruous, considering your posting history and mine.

I stated, and I quote, it "adds to the reasons". Is there some part of that that slipped by you?

Canada, or they could come by sea or air, but I fail to see what that has to do with anything I said.

I haven't looked into that aspect, so I don't know what the reality is there with regard to respective deportations. One other thing to consider is that deportation itself is problematic, due to what are commonly referred to as "recalcitrant countries" who refuse to accept their own citizens...