For many years an acquaintance whinged how the divorce law court gave her ex husband all the money and property only granting her the children. The children for twenty years had to endure the mother's bitterness which left them scarred for life. When the father died he left his reasonable fortune to his daughters. They being so harangued promptly turned round and gave it to the mother. She still continued to whinge. Eventually I asked her if she considered her children to be "priceless" to which she crossly answered "of course they are priceless" . I then suggested that she got the better end of the court's decision as everyone knows that priceless is worth more than mere hundreds of thousands. As we all know "there are no pockets in shrouds nor drawers for cash in coffins". I am the FrayedBear
The plaque outside my door reads "99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name " Sadly we citizens allow this state of affairs because most people will not think on such weighty matters until it personally affects them let alone stand up and be counted.
After many years of testing the veracity of Australian courts, Parliament's, and their members,ombudsman and professional standards boards who seemingly only protect their own. I can only conclude that the kangaroo is aptly located in Australian courts, that those upholding written laws will not do so if it is contrary to current thinking/ party political dogma or payment from the larger party supporter.
If I had ten dollars for every time I have been asked "which organisation do you represent rather than who are you and how can we help", I would be a rich man and the country and world in better shape. Nor do I see evidence of all people having equality, in fact I had an ombudsman write and tell me that tampering of mail by a state premier's staff officer was not in his jurisdiction. Yet I frequently hear of police warning people off for opening mail to obtain a return to sender address.
Many proudly proclaim Australian democracy....funny I have never seen a ballot paper where the first box for marking has alongside "I do not think that any of the below candidates are fit to represent me". Most states have had the ability to hold referenda on every daily issue at very little cost. Similarly huge sums are spent on elections which could be more economically run.
In today's world it seems that the loudest, shouting the most obscure viewpoints, receive the accolades particularly if those making the view are also large advertisers, gay whales wanting to create further inequality in an unequal society or others making selfish innapropriate demands.
Here in Australia there is one very underutilised resource and that is community radio, listened to by about thirty percent of the population but sadly subjected to the whims of parochial committees and audiences selfishly demanding the banal that will not strain their brains.
Other than that, start your own political party or Ginger one of the existing ones. I suggest finding a secluded cave....but even they have become ego-boosters to petty bureaucrats creating work to justify their existence in this overpopulated world of rose tinted spectacle wearers.
I am the frequently frazzled FrayedBear but I try not to be a sheep.
Now I understand why so many relationships have the lifespan of a housefly or the length of likeness of the decaying flesh to the photograph and vital statistics.!
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RE: GET REAL
For many years an acquaintance whinged how the divorce law court gave her ex husband all the money and property only granting her the children. The children for twenty years had to endure the mother's bitterness which left them scarred for life. When the father died he left his reasonable fortune to his daughters. They being so harangued promptly turned round and gave it to the mother. She still continued to whinge. Eventually I asked her if she considered her children to be "priceless" to which she crossly answered "of course they are priceless" . I then suggested that she got the better end of the court's decision as everyone knows that priceless is worth more than mere hundreds of thousands.As we all know "there are no pockets in shrouds nor drawers for cash in coffins".
I am the FrayedBear