The 2014/15 Off Season Thread

[Poupou Escobar]

I own a block of land in a town of 250 people. Not many aboriginal people there though. Is Tony gonna take my power?

Don't you pay for your power?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Don't you pay for your power?

Technically, no. But I did pay for the extension cord that I snuck into next door's shed.

Just jokes. I don't have any power. I can't even get the neighbour's dog to stop crapping on my lawn.

 

[lingard]

lol you really believe elected politicians are the most powerful people in Australia? There's probably more aboriginal pollies than there are with Chinese heritage. However I'd say Chinese Australians have better average life outcomes than the rest of us. And they've done it without any special government assistance.

Absolutely spurious argument.
The Chinese that come into this country are generally well-moneyed, well-educated, have employment opportunities handed to them on a plate, and don't come from a position of multi-generational dis-empowerment
and marginalisation.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The point is that numbers of politicians are a stupid metric.

 

[lingard]

You see these things as symptoms of being indigenous. Have you considered they are just symptoms of being poor?

Tell us why the majority of aboriginal people are poor.

 

[lingard]

The point is that numbers of politicians are a stupid metric.

No. The point is that your comparison of Aboriginal people and Chinese people was a stupid comparison.

 

[lingard]

They're not all living in poverty. And the ones that live in cities and go to uni are doing a lot better than the ones who choose to live in remote communities. Urban whites are doing similarly better than white people in impoverished rural communities.

But y'know, people are free to live where they choose.[/QUOTE


:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tell us why the majority of aboriginal people are poor.

Mate, why are Chinese Australians not poor? Their connection to their land certainly hasn't held them back.

 

[lingard]

Mate, why are Chinese Australians not poor? Their connection to their land certainly hasn't held them back.

Refer to my previous post.
Why do you think the majority of Aboriginal Australians are poor?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Refer to my previous post. Their culture is not conducive to the generation of wealth. My reference to the Chinese just shows that being an invader is no prerequisite to getting rich. Sorry if it's too hard for you to follow.

But nice try in attempting to trap me into expressing an unpopular opinion. I guess you're just another person who thinks moral outrage trumps logic. This is why we always end up on opposing sides of these discussions lingard.

 

[Twizzle]

apples and oranges,

you really dont get it, fine, you're entitled to your opinion

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's just my point. Oranges can be used to make orange juice. Apples are useful for other things. The difference is apples and oranges don't have free will to change.

The Chinese who cling to traditional values (and their ancestral homeland) aren't doing anywhere near as well as the ones who embrace modernisation. But hey, at least they're the best f**king apples you'll find anywhere!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

On a different note, how embarrassing are these Ladbrokes commercials? Market research must have shown them that there is a significant population of self loathing Australian hipsters who wish they were London geezers.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

On a different note, how embarrassing are these Ladbrokes commercials? Market research must have shown them that there is a significant population of self loathing Australian hipsters who wish they were London geezers.

With you on that. And congrats for making your first post with which everyone here would agree.

 

[lingard]

Refer to my previous post. Their culture is not conducive to the generation of wealth. My reference to the Chinese just shows that being an invader is no prerequisite to getting rich. Sorry if it's too hard for you to follow.

But nice try in attempting to trap me into expressing an unpopular opinion. I guess you're just another person who thinks moral outrage trumps logic. This is why we always end up on opposing sides of these discussions lingard.

Damn it! I was hoping you would. But, seriously, I'm not interested in moral outrage. I'm probably the least politically correct person I know. We might be on different sides of the fence but it's not because of your logic and my moral outrage, that's for sure.
In any case, I think moral outrage is the thing you're fishing for. You won't get it from me. I just think that some of your 'logic' is way off the mark.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

On a different note, how embarrassing are these Ladbrokes commercials? Market research must have shown them that there is a significant population of self loathing Australian hipsters who wish they were London geezers.

Why they couldn't have got someone who is actually from London to do that ad, rather than an actor who simply can't do accents properly, is beyond me. It's pretty f**king grating.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Speaking of ads, this iSelect ad with the titans always gave me a laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVYwRa6G5f0

 

[Gronk]

Any of you merkins used Uber ? A mate of mine was recently in LA and used Uber to get his family around. It's kinda weird concept that some dude turns up in the family car and takes you to your restaurant or the airport. I downloaded the app and it seems that it's cashless and I joined using my PayPal account (?). The App asks you where your going and then quotes you the fare. Then a driver takes the job and you track him towards you real time on a map. The app even provides you the route, based on traffic etc.

WTF if some merkin turns up in Santa Monica in his pimp mobile. :lol:

 

[Bigfella]

Can't wait to hear gronk's reaction to the c Pyne interview overnight

 

[Gronk]

Can't wait to hear gronk's reaction to the c Pyne interview overnight

Actually I'd prefer hear Delboy or HJ's thoughts.