We have many talented writers here and we all enjoy getting passionate about some of our pet peeves (eg, Derryn Hinch, reality TV shows, Australians behaving badly, McDonald's food ... anything). Just remember: "what ye shall sow, so shall ye reap" - in other words, be prepared to take lots of criticism! What better title could one give this than ... the Soapbox?
I asked members to vote on whether they wanted a discussion on the Australian republic question and/or if they wanted to see the previous discussion (from The 40Plus Club) before it's lost. The majority of those who voted asked to see the previous discussion although they weren't enthusiastic about resurrecting the topic for debate at this time.
The discussion was started when George asked where people stood on the republican issue. He wrote
I reckon what we have now works OK, and I would need to be convinced that changing to a republic would be an improvement in real, concrete terms. The best that supporters for a republic seem to be able to come up with is that we will all 'feel' better with a switch to that system.
Australians were asked in a referendum in 1999 to consider this question and, for a variety of reasons, the referendum was defeated. For background on the 1999 referendum, go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_republic_referendum,_1999
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If you think I'm wrong then say "I think you're wrong". If you say, "You're wrong", how do you know?
I'm sorry it's taken such a long time to get moving on this topic. I did salvage the original discussion topics before MSN Groups closed their doors. This is something that requires a lot of work to piece together.
If you think I'm wrong then say "I think you're wrong". If you say, "You're wrong", how do you know?
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