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What are five facts about Australian History that you wish Americans knew?
I was invited to answer a Quora question, on ‘facts’ that I would like Americans to know. Here are my answers. Facts in chronological reverse order, all of equal importance. The Culture-History War from Prime Minister John Howard had obscured an adequate understanding of Australian History, but also this has been a longer path…
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History and Practice of Community Education. CET No. 4: The Whole Concept of Community Education
Free Thinker Institute (New York, NYS, USA) The Philosophy Café, Brisbane, Qld, AU Brisbane Meetup Intellectual Network (BMUIN) The Whole Concept of Community Education: Where are we Heading? Neville Buch, Ph.D., MPHA (Qld) Wednesday, April 13, 2022 We market well on simple slogans and snappy quotes, but if the process does not take us…
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Exceptionalism and Conceit
You have to ask American Senator Ted Cruz, who’s propaganda is he and the gun lobby defending? Do we ennoble savagery, and do we falsify civility? These are the questions for the times, and it goes to exceptionalism for personal and national conceit. Exceptionalism is the condition of being different from the norm. For nations,…
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A Call for Cultural Education, Intellectually Famed in the Global Dialogue
The key words here, in President Biden’s response, is ‘other countries.’ Why do American scholars struggle to get their messages across in this climate of violence? I suggest it is more than the category of religion, and it is about the way the category of culture is framed for the internal dialogue. To de-frame…
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I forewarned the Direction of the Megachurch 25 years ago…in Queensland
It seems that the Southern Baptist Convention is in the news again, and news in the scandal within Hillsong Church, and the fall of Australia’s first and (I cautiously predict) only Pentecostal Prime Minister. ‘Megachurch and Politics’ is a disaster for faith and reason. I could see it 25 years ago, as well as most…
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New Dawn
NEW DAWN This morning… This is what I said to my American colleague, Garrett Lang of the Free Thinker Institute (New York, NY), who I work with on these big ideas of education, and politics. … here today, on Sunday, we have a new government. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! It is the end of the uncompromising right-wing…
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Destiny and Life
All that is left In my life is to Fulfil Destiny. What is Destiny, However, Compared to Life itself, With all misery and loss, As well as the joy and gain? Life is what it is about, And Destiny will be what it will be. I will, though, work hard To make it happen. Published…
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Acknowledgement of contact to the Lord Mayor: We demand multi-governmental solutions delivered
The Council is possibly in crisis, I sent the email, Tuesday 8 March 2022 to Lord Mayor, stating that his media response, to the criticisms of the Council’s Flood Management Plan, and the policies which framed it, is unacceptable to the majority of residents who know anything about public administration policy. Today, 34 days…
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The Memories – Road Trip Day 2: Neville Still Alive, Ruth as History, the Great Journey we Wanted
Rated ‘M’, for mature audiences. Wednesday, 16 March 2022 What is it all about? INTRODUCTION From Armidale to Newcastle Start Odometer: 15557 Finish Odometer: 15945 Distance: 408 km Still half tank (much downhill breaking – makes more use of the electric engine). Fill tank at Newcastle. Hours on road: 8.5 (0830 AEDT-1500 AEDT) Music…
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The Beginning – Road Trip Day 1: Neville Still Alive, Ruth as History, the Great Journey we Wanted
Rated ‘M’, for mature audiences. Tuesday, 15 March 2022 What is it all about? INTRODUCTION From Brisbane to Armidale Start Odometer: 15094 Finish Odometer: 15557 Distance: 543 km From full tank to half (more petrol usage on large climbs through the ranges). Hours on road: 7.5 (1230 AEST-2000 AEDT) Music Album Road CD:…