Phases in your jeans-wearing life

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sometimes people feel that politics are all about robbery, hypocrisy and corruption, so it makes people sick to think about it. like, in some places, there's no hope for politics, so better to forget about it. we pay a lot of taxes for it to be taken care of. that's the case where I live. you don't feel like playing such a low-level game as politics.

--- Original message by Geowu on Apr 1, 2006 08:55 PM

agreed, but thats where everyone has to realize that no matter how small a role a person plays in society, the person still has a role..

so in order to function, regardless of government stylistics, people have to care and vote for a person who can make a difference. it's not fair that the percentage who chooses to close their eyes. it ends up with their country having an incompetent leader, its unfair to everyone, especially to those who voted. the better prospective leader, and in this day and age where all countries "support" one another in some way or another, its not fair to the world.

one has to question if their leaders have the nation's best interests at heart, or his/her own.

as plato mentioned in the republic, 'and so our properly good Guardian will have the following characteristics: a philosophic disposition, high spirits, speed and strength.'

the last 2 aren't as applicable in our modern day society as they were previously in our old civilisations, but still, a leader with a strong, healthy disposition can't be a bad thing, can it?

in the broadest sense of 'philosophic disposition', it maintains that we should be upright in morals, a keen sense of right and wrong, honesty, we could go on forever, but what is the point?

unfortunately, as politics have evolved to became a really fucked up game, nice guys dont always finish last, which is sad. which is why even the smallest pleb has a part to play. don't say you don';t care, because you don't have a choice. it affects you.

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melb is an awesome place with lots of really good viet food in the city. haha.

i'm just looking to be a lawyer, not sure if i want to practice. i'm thinking i might want to run in some sort of community service. as i've said before, i love my country that's why i hate it. and because i feel so strongly against it, there really isn't any point whining abt it over the internet, but to take a more constructive stand. then again, maybe i'll just go 'fuck it all' and move elsewhere. hahaha.

i fucked my a levels up, so i'm doing a degree in mass comms before doing my law degree.

and thanks for saying that i have a strong social conscience. i take that as a compliment.

yeah, the young vs old prejudices topic is really strange, which has to be elaborated on in the future.. but yeah, i get where you're coming from..

i doubt this particular thread, with the people currently participating, should see any forms of discrimination. encourage this thread. doing good for society is doing good for mankind.

peace you all. i mean it. : )

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damn.. long post.

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