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Originally Posted by kittenshark
Right! I just think the whole "one rule for gov" and "one rule for rich ----" and "screw you rule" is insane.
Just like you, I just find it crazy that these double (triple?) standards exist.
I'm not entirely sure how the whole political process works here (I'm not allowed to vote being non-citizen), but I've lived in worse places where there is little or poor governance and votes don't matter. That said, I've also lived in better.
Will continue helping the local clubs with public outreach and educating the public about light pollution. That's all I can do.
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Yes, triple standards.
I'd rather not have to vote - Australia is one of 3 major Western countries that enforces voting...why vote when there's no one worth voting for? I like my good friend Mr Don Key. Yes, there are worse places to live, but there are better places too. NZ looks mighty fine and nice, and if I had the money, I'd be moving there in a heartbeat. NZ is a nice analogy as to Canada vs the US - both Canada and NZ are "done right". Both Australia and the US are very much done wrong and poor examples of governments!
But, as I said, people are stupid. It's the only sane and logical explanation for Trump getting voted in as POTUS ;-) a redneck hillbilly would have been a better choice lol!
I'm not much of a club, or a people person. As my niece gets older and starts school, I'll try and do a bit of outreach to teach the younger generations about the sky and astronomy in general etc and foster some sort of interest in the sciences. But, that's a few years down the track!