S Sorrensen
Cawongla. Monday, 11am
I don’t get it.
I’m told it’s good when the Aussie dollar drops in value. I’m told it’s good when houses become more expensive. This is presented as gospel by politicians, financial institutions and other smirkers. And accepted by voters.
I look up from the newspaper, and sip my latte. Yum. The coffee has got better here at the old Cawongla Store. Years ago, the latte would come in those long glasses with a little handle. Oh, oh.
Call me old school, but it doesn’t seem right. I want the currency to be strong. A strong currency is what strong countries have. That makes sense. Unless you’re a multinational company. Then, of course, you want everywhere to be a third world country. Exploitation is easier if the population lies on its back, legs in the air, tiny currency exposed.
I want my son and his family to be able to afford a home. Rising house prices are good for scammers, overseas investors and politicians living high on the dole, but not so good for young people trying to tie together what’s left of the Australian dream.
My shack is not quite visible from the store verandah. Trees on the ridge obscure the view of my valley – except for a line of orange cliffs.
I’m told a lot of stuff.
I’m told the terrorists are coming. Oh dear. Forget the dying reef, climate change and destruction of Australian farmland and forest – the Death Cult is coming!
Pure evil, spawned out of countries we have generously helped so much, is threatening our very way of life. These murdering bastards are practically at our door (give or take a few tens of thousands of kilometres).
Luckily, I have my samurai sword.
At sunset, dressed in war sarong and bikie jacket, I stroll the deck of my shack under the cliffs, scanning the property for Muslim malevolence. Yesterday, while Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries boomed out across the valley, I spied a wallaby and its joey.
I drew my sword from its sheath, but then recognised the duo as Aussies, assumed they had not been radicalised, and gave them the thumbs up. Border security is important.
I turn a few pages to the world news. The Greeks have said, ‘No more!’
Most of the nonsense I’m told comes from the Australian government.
I’m told that turning back the boats is the right thing to do. Unlike those awful terrorists, we have a moral code. Jesus said it:
I was thirsty and you turned me away.
I was hungry and you turned me away.
I neeeded shelter and you turned me away.
Blessed are the policymakers.
Is there anything sadder than this lack of humanity by the Australian government?
Yes, there is: Most Australians support this policy.
So, I give up.
If the value of the dollar, jihad in the Middle East, rugby league, and marriage equality are more important than the changing climate, I give up on Australian politics.
The coffee is finished. Very nice. (It now comes in a regular latte glass.) The sun, playing tag with a tree shadow, is warming me. I love this land. It’s a shame that the government is dysfunctional.
Unable to lead, the government just tells me absurd stuff as distraction from the big issues it hasn’t the balls to confront. Cowardice creates inhumanity: children in detention now; starvation in the future.
So, I give up even hoping that change will come from the top. I’ll leave democracy to the Greeks.
So, what now for me?
I flip to the back page.
Did you know that NSW are the favourites in this week’s State of Origin?
Yep, dude, you nailed it. The majority of Australians do support turning back the boats, and for good reason. Have a look at what Europe’s turning into. Australia can avoid that, so far, unless the far left latte sippers somehow morph into a majority (heaven ,or should I say Allah, forbid).
It’s no laughing matter. Just because they haven’t landed on your rose tinted doorstep doesn’t mean these insatiable murderers aren’t ominously eyeing the Lucky Country for new recruits to commit violent acts against us local infidels.
And yes, I do agree with leaving democracy to the Greeks. They’ve become now a nation of magnificent, defiant beggars. The US founding fathers were right in despising democracy and making no mention in any of their proclamations . It’s just another word for mob rule.
Apparently compassion and humanity are now unaustralian and scare tactics are the order of the day. Democracy was definitely a mistake for the Greeks, they should have become a bank. Too big to fail, fully bailed out with zero austerity or repayment conditions. You’ve got to hand it to those tricky banksters. They’re going to take it anyway and they’re the ones who want you to be frightened.
I love this land, it’s wildlife and forests. Many people love this country, only some do not see it for what it has become.
Well trolled, Steven. But I would have thought that mob rule is what you’re arguing for.
Sorry David, but Sharia Law would be the issue here, if anything. And trolling?? It’s not hard to troll a hard core leftie..just disagree and you qualify.
Oh well said! My thoughts entirely! Pity about the giving up bit….but there’s only so much an individual can do.
Like you I will continue to be very thankful of living here, and do my bit for my self, my land, my community.