Look Carefully - Sharpen Your Periferal Vision To Avoid Serious & False Reputational Damage

I get involved with a few organisations big & small. Either as a member/shareholder or asked to help advise on getting their governance, compliance or help get their efficiencies up to speed.

One group had problems with governance & compliance.. A standing committee that really was running the show & wasn't reporting to its board. 
It was a mess, the tail was wagging the dog & regular 4-6 hour meetings. Huge legal exposure & high on inefficiencies.

Enter Muggins me. I emailed the committee, I figured it would be better they got it togther discretely, no public mess, no one getting thrown under the bus. After all bad habits had formed over a long time, other people inherited these habits, added to them through inexperience & expediency...and yeah some Machivellean influeneces too

By the meeting minutes the committee decided to invite me to their meeting to set things out. TWICE. Between the two committee decisions was an AGM, there was no Action Statement so second time they decided they must have forgot their previous decision and repeated their decision. Decided but never enacted.

Instead months lare I was asked in passing if the CEO & I had set a date to attend. I had no idea what was being asked. It meant things were worse than I'd previously thought. I ended up attending, some of the members were very happy, impressed & filled with hope but certainly not all it seems.

Privately I was told that some were indignant that some upstart was interfering. 

Then for me came the real ground zero event. One lady on the committee told another that I was very aggressive & that there was no way she could ever work with me at all.

I was shocked when I was told months later. I approached her privately, politely during a break at a meeting. I explained that I didn't know what I've done to make her feel uncomfortable & apologised completely and unreservedly. I then assured her I was committed to ensuring she felt comfortable and ok. She accepted that thankfully.

Having never spoken to her I can only assume she'd felt the critical email to the standing committee was out of order.

I was able to continue to avoid her completely after that. All was good. The friend that had tipped me off secretly agreed to always be present if the aggreived lady was nearby. We thought all was ok, but no point taking any risk. All was good, because as it happened I was able to stay well away.

Fast forward to 6 or so months later and at an event of the organisation & amomgst a number of people that lady said to me  "We're all going out to dinner tonight, 10 of us so far. Would you care to join us?"

She was polite, genuine & very pleasant. Got to say I was seriously happy as all appeared repaired.
It was a relief & I thought good on her. 
I said I'd love to but that it was a family night & the wife and I were booked in for dinner elsewhere and thanked her. All good.

Privately told my lady friend it appeared resolved but asked if the arrangement could stand, could she still rush over if she approaches me, that I wished to avoid her at all costs just in case. She said no problem. We thought it wasn't necessary but it was still wise.

Next day my lady friend was speaking to the aggrieved lady & asked in general chat "so it's all resolved & good with you guys..." 

Then the shock came. The lady emotionally, publicly & loudly said "No it most certainly is not..." and said "It never ever will be"
She alleged that I had rung her repeatedly at 4am & had abused her.
My friend was gob smacked. Others were present and heard it.
This is completely untrue, never rung her let alone 4am, let alone abused her ever.

Now the next day out of the blue, the lady approached my friend and quietly & emotionally said she should never have said any of those things. My lady friend told me & said do nothing, avoid her like the plague to stay safe. 

Which I have done completely. I avoid her, never ever name her & talk about her except to the lady friend.
I discussed it off the record with the CEO so he was aware. Turns out he was there during her outburst.

After watching a Jordan Petersen video on the clinical studies, the data on men & women and how their anti social behaviour or aggressivness presents differently, well it resonated. Women generally aren't physically aggressive or physically threatening. Those that aren't physically abusive tend to use gossip, lies, innuendo & reputational destruction.

I spoke to a Clinical Psycologist friend & she confirmed it and she doesn't follow Jordan Peterson at all. 

She said follow the data with people, facts (facts not feelings), calmly stand your ground based on the facts (not feelings) but if serious reputational destruction is looking likely yes, don't hesitate, get the hell away from them. If they are emotional, irrational and vicious, time to run. They aren't necessarily evil people, it is just how their aggressive anti social behaviour presents itself when they cannot deal rationally with others. I said what about clearing my name. She said unless you're prepared to go through a complaint process in the organisation or a legal civil case drop it, walk away.

So yes, I left the organisation behind. An organisation I actually believed could do very good things for others & that there's still a bunch of really great like minded minded people there.

Life went on before I was born, it will go one perfectly after I'm dead. The cemetary is full of people who thought the world could not survive without them. The organisation can chose its own pathways.
Its their business now, not mine. My business is doing other things elsewhere now.

Be aware, whether you're a man or a woman, heighten & sharpen your periferal vision, stick to facts not feelings and avoid those irrational people who may be keen to do you mischeif. Especially if they use the anti social tactic of gossip lies & reputational damage.  Stay Safe.

As it turns out there is a bit of a positive. I have gone into full "life recalibration mode" and now pulled away from a number of organisations. Including ones I feel 100% safe & welcome in. It's time to recalibrate.

Funny how such a negative & what could have been a potentially destructive life wrecking incident can actually help prioritise life's pathways. Still not happy, it was still a vile & annoying dog act, but that's life and I've moved on. I will always avoid being anywhere the person, I will never even speak her name. Staying the hell away.

So my advice, review your life goals & direction regularly & thoroughly. Avoid damaging people at every opportunity. If you see a person falsely attacking another, behind their back or in front of them calmly ask them to stop. Then stay right away from them, lest they go after you..

So with that in mind, go to this video & start at 2:20 & watch onwards. Stay aware & protect yourself so you don't have to defend yourself. As is explained in the Karate Kid, best way not to get hit is not to be there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHEDF4l43SY


LATE EDIT - Ummm oops, this post came up in conversation with a friend "Hey didn't you also have a colleague complain to a mate of yours about you that was dodgey"

And yes, that is true. Its probably the only other effort of lies, gossip & reputational damage I've copped that I know of. This particular lady apparently said I was a bit a bastard because I had refused to put her on a mailing list to do with the let's say "club" I was secretary of.
My friend was pretty shocked & rang me within minutes of it being said, as he drove off.

I told my mate ignore it, that I thought it was pretty funny. That I hadn't refused her access to anything, she'd never actually asked, not by phone, email, text, smoke signal, United Nations Resolution nothing. As she was a member of another related & nearby "club" and not ours I would have been ok with it but I'd have to ask our members if it was ok.

She never asked, she was never denied, she was "lies gossip & reputational damage"

She did not know that the guy she spilled this to was a mate of 30 something years, I attended his wedding & his recent 30th wedding anniversary bash.
So he knew me pretty well. Hence he was so greatly shocked. He also knew it was BS, he also said he was aware of her doing this before to both men & women who called out things.

He offered to turn around & confront her. I said no, ignore it. People who know me will ignore it or ring like you did. People who know her will think here she goes again. People who don't know will catch up at some point. I don't think she displays corporate psycopathy or sociopath traits. I think she has incredibly lofty aspirations of being the most sort after sage in the room but has trouble finishing tasks but adept at coming in when others have nearly finished tasks to try & take over. I was told of this when I first heard of her & since then have never been formally introduced to her because I avoided her. Didn't think she was a troublesome threat, just didn't want to be linked to her in any way. So have spoken to her once, try to avoid speaking about her. 

So its almost like a stranger was trying to lie to damage my standing with a very close & well known mate.

I mean, that is pretty damn funny. I'll have to flick the link to this particular blog to that old mate. 
Always a good day when you can make someone laugh & he will cackle or chortle :-) 

What Is Conversion Therapy AND Should It Be Banned?

Conversion Therapy is a bizarre coupling of opposing words.
A conversion is something a person does to and for themselves.
A therapy is something others do to you, such as a medical procedure or process.
It is supposedly a form of treatement that is supposed to change a person from non Hetrosexual to Hetrosexual.

On one hand I'm told Conversion Therapy includes torture, electrocution, chemical intervention, coercion, elevated application of abusive guilt & shaming language.  When I asked who exactly decides they want torture, electrocution, chemical intervention & elevated verbal abuse to change their sexual preference I'm then told in practice its something else. More subtle and evil.
Yes, established as evil and then different definition. THIS is the old bait & switch...

So which is it? Torture, electrocution, chemical & verbal abuse or something else and why would someone decide they need those unethical & illegal acts to achieve a particular goal they want?

Do I oppose these evil acts that are already illegal? Yes
Do I think that it's so bad it must be made illegal under an additional Act of Parliament? Well Yes & No.
I haven't found where it exists and if it is the evil of torture etc its already illegal.

Where some of the juridictions are going foul is in the drafting of legislation that will effectively make it a criminal offence for a parent to even speak to their child about their "gender identity" or their sexual preference UNLESS it is affirming the child's thoughts.

Just let that sink in, you cannot do or say anything about your child's orientation or identity no matter what it is or if it goes against your values as an adult parent. You must affirm the child's view or be charged & potentially recieve a criminal record. It even in some jurisdictions has the potential to see the child of any age removed from the parent's care.

Again...just let that sink in. The State will determine the things you say whilst parenting & prosecute you if you breach.

Its also travelling down another dangerous path and I suspect it's really the main intent. It will outlaw religious faiths in their own places of worship commenting on same sex matters or quoting their own holy texts relating to that issue. 

Again...just let that sink in. The State will be banning parts of the Torah, The Bible, The Quran, The Hadiths, The Vinaya etc... closed upon fear of criminal prosecution.

So where has "Conversion Therapy" actually happened?
We're still trying to find out.

The Albany Pride group protested about the evening held at the Albany Baptist Church which they said was promoting Conversion Therapy. They enlisted & got the support of local Labor MP Rebecca Stephens MLA who said she opposed it completely. Seems fair, dig deeper its odd.

As it turns out, the evening was 2 guest speaker talking about their journey from a life in the LBGTQI+ world to a life as practising Christians away from LBGTQI+ practices & life.
They did not undergo torture, electrocution, chemical intervention or guilt/shaming verbal abuse or any kind of conversion therapy. They were not forced into any intervention or "therapy"

What they sought & got was pastoral care & support. Which they said they were grateful for & was completely 100% no pressure and solely from their seeking.

Not long after the Australian Christian Lobby was denied access to a venue in Perth & Albany. Again they were accused of promoting Conversion Therapy & yet, again it is totally untrue.

Here's the thing, I don't care if your gay or straight or indentify as LBGTQI or any of the plus letters. Your choice. I may or may not agree, but each to their own.

If you are a devout Jew, Christian, Muslim, Buddist or anything else follower...
Your choice. I may or may not agree, but each to their own.

It is odd that religious faiths are being restricted in their freedom of faith, worship & speech is being penalised for torture & abuse they are not committing at all. They will be state regulated by what they can say from their respective pulpits or the like in their own places of worship. That parents will be breaking the law by guiding their children, (y'know parenting their own children) until the child is an adult and legally allowed to make their own decisions. 

It is already not possible for any parent to allow illegal acts like torture, electrocution or chemical treatment to their kids. It is not allowed, it is abuse.

The Summary...

UNDER THE ACTIVIST DEFINITIONS, THERE IS NO CONVERSION THERAPY IN AUSTRALIA. NONE, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND IT.

WE CANNOT FIND ANY RELIGIOUS GROUPS ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA WHERE ANYONE WILLINGLY OR AGAINST THEIR WILL UNDERGOES CONVERSION THERAPY. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY, DO NOT WAIT FOR LEGISLATION TO ACT.

ACT NOW!

Question - So what do you do if you do find someone who is in Conversion Therapy or a person/s conducting Conversion Therapy?

Answer - CALL THE POLICE AND CALL STRAIGHT AWAY because any "therapy" that includes torture, electrocution, chemical intervention, coercion, elevated abusive guilt & shaming language isn't therapy.  IT IS ABUSE, IT IS ILLEGAL ALREADY. CALL THE POLICE.

Question - What if someone wants to introduce legislation to ban Conversion Therapy?

Answer - Walk past them, ignore them, vote against it because there is no reason to pass an Act on abusive treatement that is already illegal under the criminal code. My guess is the legislation will include provisions to halt religious groups delivering parts of their faith that cover Homosexuality. The plan is likely to commit over reach by the State & dominate the freedom to worship and dictate what can & cannot be in sermons or religious teachings.

And do remember to go easy on anyone pushing for legislation to outlaw Conversion Therapy. 

There will be people who have been duped, well meaning, kind & generous people who thinks its happening and that the abuse isn't already outlawed.

The WA Liberal Party Beginning in Reboot Mode?

 Reflecting on WA Journalist Gary Adshead's report on the turmoil within the WA Liberal Party (*Link below) there's some things within apparent & some things that aren't. Gary has yet again laid open the cracked egg & nothing is left unseen.

Firstly, the WALiberals knew they had a problem, they installed some respected people to engage in a review & no punches were held. The very damning WhatsApp exchanges from the so called group called "The Clan" weren't very central initially because they hadn't been established as authentic. Once they were the review committee did not hold back.

What followed was a signed letter from past & some still present lumminaries of WA Liberal life.

Some might have been viewing this as the beginning of the end of the WA Liberal Party.

I am not one of those people. Thankfully I think quite the opposite.

If viewed in broad terms the review committee results could be applied generally to every political party in this country & most likely overseas as well. A mix of top down management, or rather top down control. The lack of proper checks & balances are now out in the sunlight. This is what happens or at least is accelerated unchecked when the shadowy practices of behind the Speaker's Chair and all the other dark knifery from a Parliamentary wing of a party drifts into the Organisational side of the party.
If you have the ability, show me the political party in this country where the line between Parliamentary players & the Organisation has genuine and proper arm's length distance. When they morph its process, the integrity & the lay members who suffer.

Find me the party that does not have this issue to some extent...I'll wait.

On the vulgar level of pure politics, this presents a double stacked problem for the WA Labor Party. Firstly a rebuild in the Liberals as the tide turns on WA Labor is a serious threat to political control of both houses of Parliament. Not immediate, but looming & slowly building. The other is it holds up a stark mirror through a magnifying glass at the workings of the very factional & very cut throat  WALabor Party.
You can expect greater sledges & slurs in Parliament from the Government towards the Liberal Party over the report to try & demoralise the opposing troops. However, the contagian has been identified, all is laid bare in the sunlight of the very public square & the recovery vaccine is rolling out.

That vaccine is good corporate governance, accountibility, transperancy which will eventually result in the longer term to the rise of people with Statesmanship traits, not Machiavellian.

There are really one a two problems the WA Liberals face going forwards.

1) Patience & persistence. These fixes will be slow but they will be big. Their lay members can take heart. I expect due to the size & nature of the pendulum swing the wrong way the reboot will be slow but unstoppable. The repair that results will give rise to a new successful era in the party. But it'll be slow, glacier slow in the beginning

2) Some of the members of "the clan" are actually some of their most effective parliamentary performers. I don't mean fairly good bit players in Parliament, I mean serious participants punching vastly above their weight. Collier & Goiran are high level legislators & political brawlers that each out performer many token red bench warmers on the Government side. They are methodical weapons. Whilst there is the signed letter calling for some to consider their positions, for now that's not resign from the party. Think it might be better if some get on board & stick to solely to their electorate & parliamentary duties. Stick in their own lane. If all members of the clan can do that, perform greatly on their own ground and not be tempted to slide into over reach the party will reach good and lasting reform & recalibration of their party much earlier, much easier.

They need everyone to get on board the bus with little or none going under the bus.

Where the WA Liberals will be exactly in one, two or six years I can't say or comfortably predict except I expect it will be far better off than it is now. I expect this letter signed by well known WA Liberal lumminaries to go down as a milestone moment in their earth moving shift to success.

If you're a member of the WA Liberal Party, seize the moment to rip Victory out of the mouth of defeat.
If you're a political disinterested member of WA Society, take heart. WA needs tension between 2 or more sides in Parliament and a new & improved WA Liberals 2.0 will benefit everyone in WA.

Those that fear the Reboot are the Machiavellian types of all party stripes. Both Liberal knife bearers and Labor. I think if the Liberal blade carriers still have enough conservative reserves in their DNA they will get on board the bus & rebuild for the sake of their party & the for the sake of WA. Those that should fear this recovery most are the players in the WA Labor Party machine. Not for losing government, although that will happen at some point, the pendulum always swings. It's the structure of WA Labor that will also be in the sunlight as the WA Liberals reboot. Labor has rules on its MPs, you cannot stay in the party if you cross the floor, you must do as the Party Room says. Lay memebrs are loyal, hard working and largely duped for their lay members do not control the party. Their power brokers & union leaders jostle for position and some openly rejoice in the internal fight.
Those of poor memory only need to look back at a WA State Conference of the WA Labor Party to recall how well over half the room walked out of the room as Mark McGowan started his address to their gathering.

Yes, I think that although it may not feel this way now, this point in political history will be a watershed moment, a pivotal turning point for the WA Liberals even if it doesn't feel like it. WA Labor will know that & as they have so many players wilfully infected with the anti-Statesmanship contagian they are probably more nervous than "The Clan".

I expect the clan if they're wise will disband and either get on the bus or stay at the stop because for now the Liberal bus is moving forward.

The report into WA Liberals rot is extensive and thorough. I think its a good thing for everyone in WA.


* Liberal review authors call for reform after ‘The Clan’ WhatsApp messages declared valid (watoday.com.au)

WA Liberals, Where To Now?

WA Liberals, Where To Now? Same place as always, in play & moving. I think there is a Conservative Renaissance coming. I think we are slowly seeing a return to common sense where (ala Ben Shapiro style) it will be facts not feelings. Hoping that along with that will be merit not quotas & Machiavellian will be out the door.

I'm pretty sure there's a few possible pathways and some will have differing views on what is more likely but within the circle of "what if ?" I think there's one thing for sure. Nature abhors a vacuum.

It may be possible I don't think the WA Liberal Party will become extinct but if that somehow happened, other parties would emerge & rise. And maybe over time some of them will get bigger, maybe some will merge. I think more likely the chances are the Liberals will rebuild, reboot & re-strategise and the pendulum will swing.

WALabor during the Burke years & the resulting WA Inc was thought to be on its knees and hearing its own death knell. It rebuilt.
Yes, they had a pathological history of factions and power brokers & at times it got pretty unseemly but they survived and now thrive.

Again, the pendulum will swing but before it does Liberals will reshoot.

The Liberal Report doesn't show there is currently a serious unchecked problem or two, it shows they recognise there has been an unchecked problem. It would be total disaster if they didn't have this review, this report. 

They have seen there are problems, they're looking to fix them. Some argue in the case of the Brian Burke era it took a WA Inc Royal Commission to crack things open. At least the WA Liberals are aware & doing about their internal issues BEFORE it gets to a WA Inc Mk. 2 level. Labor got fixed but it came from the outside all along & the internal factional war lords had to finally fix things.

WA Liberals did actually grab the bull by the horns & look to fix it.

An AFL Grand Final In Perth, COVID, No Compassionate Exemption

One - So we're having a tilt at getting the AFL Grand Final.|
Meanwhile vaccinated Western Australia's cannot get compassionate exemption to be allowed to enter WA

LET THAT SINK IN

Two - The cost we WA Tax Payers have dropped into the bid is guesstimated to be between $30-80 Million dollars but the actual number will not be released to the public because of alleged "Commercial in Cofidence" reasons yet its an entirely one off event, no one else is in the running.
No accountibility or transperency

LET THAT SINK IN

Third - The Emergency Services Minister just signed the next extention of the State of Emergency in Western Australia. Whilst the Federal Government has said 70% vaxed means state borders can all open and once 80% is reached our International borders can open.

YET MARK McGOWAN SAID HE WOULD RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SHUT THE BORDERS AFTER THOSE VAX LEVEL IF HE DETERMINED IT NEEDED. 

FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, THE STATE OF EMERGENCY AND ITS SPECIAL POWERS WILL LAST WELL AFTER 70-80% VAX RATES ARE REACHED & ALL BORDERS ARE OPEN TO TRAVELLERS. WE HAVE A ROADMAP OUT OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THANKS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT THE PREMIER IN WA SAYS NO, NOT HAPPENING, SPECIAL POWERS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN. NO MENTION WHEN THE STATE OF EMERGENCY MIGHT BE CALLED OFF.

LET THAT SINK IN

The one roadmap we have, that provides some hope is going to be denied to Western Australians by Mark McGowan, Reece Whitby and the WA Labor Government until long after other states are free.

LET THAT SINK IN

Pandemic vs London Blitz, COVID actions vs Nazism

 The dispicable times during the rise of Nazism in the 1930s is being compared to police responses & government heavy handedness. Pictures of the first Jews being forced to wear the star of David on their outer clothing is popping up as a warning of the now present day as evil approaching.

On the one hand reminding people of the Holocaust is never a bad thing, remembering those who perished in camps or were casualties of that war is always very important. Even the unknown dead & the wounded ought to be remembered.

I do feel very uncomfortable with the comparison to COVID response though. The position on negative responses is easily done without Nazi catch cries and lessening respect of those lost in the darkest period of recent human history.

Where the problem needs to focus is the cause of batons & rubber bullets. The cause of protests, clashes with police. The focus needs to square closely on what might have prevented the ugliness we're seeing now.

Comparisons with the London Blitz are also best avoidable but there is an angle that should be highlighted. Yes there were people stealing during the Blitz, some were looting during the bombing. However all in all though, the majority were UNITED.
Parents sent their children off to the safety of the countryside, billeted out with complete strangers for safety whilst they carried on working during the war. People pitched in besides strangers during a time when it was pretty well toss of a coin whether the country would prevail.

There ere a great number of pivotal things that went against the allies and a good many things that went with them that probably shouldn't have. In all, it was right up til the last year or so, a toss of the coin which way it would go, whether pure evil might win or not.

The London Spirit is often talked about. Its not uncommon, its seen else where in other communities in times of peace where neighbours help neighbours. Where there is community, there is progress. 

In recent decades though, this has been in decline. Many metro people live in a street or a high rise building where they don't know their neightbours. The online presence is for some one of their stronger communities. 

Not all people during the Blitz were Christian, but all lived in a Christian Country, steeped in Christian values. Many were of course just cultural Christians. But the values were there. Its not to say all people were all observant of the 10 Commandments all the time, fact is in history no human has kept the 10 Commandments...no one, none, ever. But those that tried, endeavoured to & loved their neighbour like themselves have thrived and survived and been better off as a community or society...

In the last 40-50 years that Christian Culture has been in decline. The 1980s saw the yuppy era where excess was best. Many spent money they didn't have, on things they didn't need, to impress people they didn't like. Those were the hey days of Bond, Skase, Connell, Povey, Potter and a long list of others, many of which went to court or went broke. Some squirreled ill gotten money away but reputations were destroyed. It was all about the money and the excess.
It was all about the self.

That has led to a selfish dog eat dog, I'm alright Jack culture. It's given us a fiendish assaults against the elderly & the vulnerable. Domestic Violence is still a vile act but not at all lessening. And in politics, in politics its seen the rise of the Machivellean actor.

As in other parts of society we've seen selfish pirates with little or no conscience, so too has the Political Class been infected with the same contagian.
This has been seen the political class vaccinated against STATESMANSHIP.

Imagine street protests & clashes with Police during the Blitz. It didn't happen, people were united in cause & direction.

With the lack of Statesmanship in the political class we've seen a promotion of the self and the actors respective party above all else. We've seen an attempt at combined effort in National Cabinet as having failed. If anything we're a continent of small nations firing pot shots at each other.

Yes the media has a hand in this guilt, they too have failed us but they need good STATESMANSHIP to report. That will rise up against the rubbish the apsiring shock jock type journo churns out to get a hopeful promotion.

There are good people in all parties, but there are virtually no chances of a Statesman (of whatever gender for the enternal wailers) rising up & to some extend unifying the nation like a Churchill. And the parties with the most non Christians, non Cultural Christians or worse still Anti Christians will be our biggest barrier to becoming united & successful against a threat. Yes it easy to point at the Greens and Labor as decidedly non or anti Christian but even if someone of a codified moral code were to join them, they must hit pause on the moral angle and vote the way the party dictates.

As bad as they might even be, the Conservative parties are not the foil to equalise the laft & hard left, They too have self serving pirates in their number. They too have a party or two with an identity problem because the "self brigade" has risen in numbers.

If National Cabinet had brought unity, concentrated parallels, shared vision and plan we might have seen very little protests and clashes with police. The fact a BLM protest can happen during a lockdown with virtually no prosecutions yet an anti lockdown protest ends in clashes with police & arrests shows we're failing and being failed.

Until we get a Statesman who can rally the nation, all the people or at least all the ones who can think clearly & will help their neighbour, a stranger the worse this will get.
Whether you believe in Christ or not, he said to Love your neighbour as you love yourself.
Christian, cultural Christian or non believing citizen THAT is good for communities, good for the individual who gives and recieves as well as being vitally great for the Nation and society.

So yes there are Christian churches that are really pretending to be Christian, but I'd encourage everyone to support the real Christian values which really are the original dinky di Aussie values. Identical.

The idea of everyone having a fair go, helping out a mate & sticking together to build the community & the nation.

These things are generally incompatiable with Marxist ideals and offshoots. Its contrary to Socialist & so called "Democratic" Socialism as well. They need to division to fight. The traditional Christian values are to come together & help so there is no reason to fight.

Sadly political ground is now top down controlled. Society is seeing more top down control so to fix this, to unite the nation and avoid clashes with police we need top down direction & leadership for national revivial, national advancement. 
We need Statesmanship.

We need it from every Premier, every member of state & federal cabinets. We need need to approach this with a similar war footing to the Blitz. Get people to stick together.
Until we have Statesmanship the only alternatibe is top down control with ever increasing power & might.

It starts with the Premiers, but good luck finding a Premier who says "Look we need to get behind the PM and together solve this together"

There's still some good people in the political ranks, but the last Statesman at any Parliament House was made by GMH & they're discontinued now also. Don't protest for freedom, protest for Statesmanship because a Statesman will work in the National interest and we need to start being a Nation of untited individuals, not a mass of individuals vs the nation.

If we get hit with a big Delta outbreak you are going to...

If we get hit with a big Delta outbreak in Western Australia you are going to pretty smart to stay as healthy & uninjured as possible. Late August and 8000+ cases in Australia and only 3 in WA. If we get an outbreak anytime soon even at the lower end like Victoria (250+) we will be in real trouble.

REAL SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING TROUBLE

The Health Budget in real terms has been reduced & suppressed. Its grossly under staffed, under resourced and borderline broken.

Code Yellows in WA Hospitals are so common they're rarely reported anymore.

Ramping has gone from an unacceptable 1200 month hours to a regular 4000-5000 month hours & yet the Minister said it isn't a crisis, its a challenge. No it's borderline broken with many health workers regularly putting in 16-18 hour shifts. I did meet a doctor in emergency who was on 21 hours & about to clock off.

It is so bad, regional hospital have now had ramping.

Children have been turned away from hospital. Mothers on the edge of birthing turned away from hospitals. 

This is it, you are looking at the perfect storm that through inaction & denial was been in the making for 4 + years. If we have a big outbreak I'm sadly think hospitals will collapse and people (due to no fault of health workers) will unnecessarily die in very large numbers.

With a huge boom in the resources industries, why be a nurse? Valuable staff have left, are working reasonable hours for better pay. Nurses are in numbers that are as depleted as their bodies & spirits are.

Remember McGowan & Cook were of the view that the pressure that hospitals were under was due to "extra cleaning" due to COVID & a rise in mental health based presentations & this was common to every state. I think budget reductions in real terms instead of a 5% regular rise each year was a mistake.

MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE ARE NO PAYING DEARLY FOR HEALTH PORTFOLIO MISMANAGEMENT. ONE SERIOUS OUTBREAK IN WA, THE MORGUES WILL BE FULL

And back in March 2021 from the ABC, emphasis added by me...

"To have two hospitals tip into code yellow on a single day was unusual and is a sign of a system under pressure," Health Minister Roger Cook said. 

In addition, ambulances were arriving with more patients needing urgent care. 

A third major hospital, Fiona Stanley, was also extremely busy, Mr Cook said.

But he also described the code yellow alerts as "business as usual" and a sign the system was responding to the pressures it faced. 

(Image by courtesy of The West Australian)