Originally posted by Doktor
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Indonesian president vows to outgun Australia - run and hide BF
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by cataphract View PostAlways trust a Macedonian to have a balanced view of Greece
However, Turkey recognizes minorities (more then 20), is coping better with the corruption, private property is sacred (but forests), religious leaders don't inaugurate the PM or the President, all the while is not an EU country.No such thing as a good tax - Churchill
To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
Comment
-
Originally posted by cataphract View PostAlways trust a Macedonian to have a balanced view of Greece
However, Turkey recognizes minorities (more then 20), is coping better with the corruption, private property is sacred (but forests), religious leaders don't inaugurate the PM or the President, all the while is not an EU country.No such thing as a good tax - Churchill
To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Doktor View PostHowever, Turkey recognizes minorities (more then 20), is coping better with the corruption, private property is sacred (but forests), religious leaders don't inaugurate the PM or the President, all the while is not an EU country.In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
Leibniz
Comment
-
Originally posted by Bigfella View PostPersonally I like complex when it comes to politics & society. The ways you get to 'simple' tend not to appeal to me. At best boring, at worst bloody scary.
Well, I admire your preparedness to go to the ends of the earth to get a job....and Derrimut is far closer to the end than I ever want to get. I get to work in leafy Hawthorn and I get to walk there every day from the gentrified inner suburbs - all very civilized.
My grandparents used to live in Bendigo, so I used to visit Ballarat occasionally. Both are lovely little towns, but Ballarat is a godawful place in the winter. Freezing! I grew up in Albury & could see snow capped mountains from the house - Ballarat is WAY colder. Nice in summer though. In fact, that whole area is nice. Lots of quaint little towns & green rolling hills. Much more picturesque than home.
Oh, and I was serious about that beer. Give me a shout if you ever want to say g'day. :)
I guess that's progress...of a sort. ;)
Thing is Melbourne is beautiful, I currently live in South Bank and I ride my bicycle almost everyday through South Gate my way home. Today was a perfect autumn day, I had a great seafood salad while leaves breeze through a mild wind at my university. Not gonna happen any time back in Jakarta
@chanjyj
Btw my share mate is Singaporean, tell you what, the place is fucking tidy and clean. Spotless!
Originally posted by Monash View PostPG - assuming the kind of long time frame I was talking about i.e. 50-70 years I can't see any reason why with continued economic growth and political stability (Big assumptions I know) Indonesia cannot become another Asian "tiger" economy and joined the ranks of wealthy developed nations. It's people are just as hard working and ambitious for success as those of any other nation in the region however they do need right economic environment in which to prosper including - this includes good public and corporate governance.
The only certain thing is a better Indonesia is better for everyone. Not only more developed or more affluent, but also more responsible and more cultured. Much will depend on politics as well. For the very near term, 2014 will be a big test for our democracy, because SBY has to go and there is no other prominent figure in the arena.
Indonesia has the potential, but we also have this tendency for self destruction. Like our football games
Originally posted by Doktor View PostJudging by the active personnel, assuming they all have guns...
Even given how strict Aussies are about gun control, Indonesian military should have more guns then the whole continent.
Comment
-
Originally posted by cataphract View PostBad example. Maldives may have been stable until recently, but it is far from moderate. Its interpretation of Islam has been traditionally very conservative, which is ironic considering the country's main source of income is kafir tourists.
I look at it from this perspective - are they troublemakers? Then I go down that route.
Comment
-
-
Originally posted by paintgun View Post
Equipment is quite lacking right now, but the good thing about a ragtag military is that you can buff it up pretty easily.
Comment
-
Originally posted by paintgun View PostA drink that is, I will send you a PM later, probably when school is on holidays.
Thing is Melbourne is beautiful, I currently live in South Bank and I ride my bicycle almost everyday through South Gate my way home. Today was a perfect autumn day, I had a great seafood salad while leaves breeze through a mild wind at my university. Not gonna happen any time back in Jakartasigpic
Win nervously lose tragically - Reds C C
Comment
-
Originally posted by chanjyj View PostNot bombing your own tourists is moderate enough for me. Not exporting jihadists is fine by me. They can be an island to themselves (literally) as long as they don't destabilise the region.
I look at it from this perspective - are they troublemakers? Then I go down that route.
Comment
Comment