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 Soapbox is
the page of debate on current issues, big and small. It
is for anyone who has an opinion they want to air. Are
the choices that face humanity Capitalism, Socialism or
Barbarism? Or is it whether to buy a Toyota or a Nissan?
What does the future hold? Are we destined to
slip into a global era of xenophobic fear and dog-eat-dog
contempt for our fellow human beings? Or is there a
glimmer of hope in the anti-globalisation movement?
Are John Howard and Kim Beazley the best
leaders we can come up with? Why do the seventy three
percent of Australians who gave either Liberal/Nationals
or Labor their first preference think that our choice is
so limited? And why does voting for other candidates seem
so futile, especially when most of them are to the right
of the major parties. What hope do these leaders hold for
the majority who, it seems, have resigned themselves to
holding onto lousy jobs while planning out weekends at
the beach, drinking sessions, dance parties and
retirement? So many of us face each day trying to
convince ourselves that our working lives are
contributing to a better world, or at least not making it
worse. But as each day passes don't you have a sneaking
suspicion that it actually is getting worse?
Out there are people who are trying to make
things better in their own particular way. Amongst them
are the remnants of the great movement of Socialism which
seemed to hold out so much promise but now seems to be
just a phase of history. Or is it? Is the dream of a
world free from exploitation and war so far removed from
our present reality that its better to consign it to
history before we sink in spirit and seek refuge in
anti-depressants?
Here is the place to have your say! See what
others are thinking on these questions. There are
solutions to the world's problems. There are others just
like you who resist, who refuse to go under. They are out
there doing their thing. But if we're to have greater
impact we have to have debates, deepen our knowledge, not
let poor thinking go, challenge weaknesses in what
people say and do. If you think I am wrong say so! But
come up with something that shows that to be the case.
Otherwise your armchair philosophy and cynicism will be
nothing more than refuges for intellectual snobbery.
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