Tikirocker
10-06-2006, 11:10 PM
I read this article a couple of years ago and recently found it again - I thought it would be well worth fellow Aussies reading it as it may spark some worthwhile discussion.
What follows is a submission to Australia's Defence Review Committee by Ron Owen, a well-known RKBA campaigner
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39af9cd96fa1.htm
Oh and don't forget to read the comments that follow the article, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
Then follow that up with this article ( http://www.users.bigpond.com/tonypitt/id42.htm ) from Tony Pitt which is a bit old now but actually lays out some interesting suggestions and observations. How many Aussies know that the WW2 "Brisbane Line" still exists as policy should we be invaded from the north? The premise is that the Govt would simply draw a line across Australia from just below Brisbane in NSW and surrrender everything north of that line to the invader. In light of that and the two articles above plus our current gun laws and the willful destruction of our 100,000 National Reserve of SLR's ( afterall, what did THAT have to do with domestic gun control - ask yourself! ) - it gives cold comfort.
It is my sincere hope that Aussies don't give up their natural inclination to question stupidity in Authority and renew their talent for crticial thought in light of world events and some of what has been stated above. Sadly much of our culture is much like any other western culture these days - ( too busy ) with head down in the feeding trough of consumer distraction and modern living to care about their imminent circumstance. Lest we forget ...
What follows is a submission to Australia's Defence Review Committee by Ron Owen, a well-known RKBA campaigner
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39af9cd96fa1.htm
Oh and don't forget to read the comments that follow the article, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
Then follow that up with this article ( http://www.users.bigpond.com/tonypitt/id42.htm ) from Tony Pitt which is a bit old now but actually lays out some interesting suggestions and observations. How many Aussies know that the WW2 "Brisbane Line" still exists as policy should we be invaded from the north? The premise is that the Govt would simply draw a line across Australia from just below Brisbane in NSW and surrrender everything north of that line to the invader. In light of that and the two articles above plus our current gun laws and the willful destruction of our 100,000 National Reserve of SLR's ( afterall, what did THAT have to do with domestic gun control - ask yourself! ) - it gives cold comfort.
It is my sincere hope that Aussies don't give up their natural inclination to question stupidity in Authority and renew their talent for crticial thought in light of world events and some of what has been stated above. Sadly much of our culture is much like any other western culture these days - ( too busy ) with head down in the feeding trough of consumer distraction and modern living to care about their imminent circumstance. Lest we forget ...