tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post2843682843028220857..comments2024-03-04T21:50:12.306+11:00Comments on Upon Hope: What Kind of Australian Are You?Mark Moncrieffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988061141727262837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-23975239298676724662017-02-10T17:46:16.388+11:002017-02-10T17:46:16.388+11:00Not surprisingly I'm another Anti-establishmen...Not surprisingly I'm another Anti-establishment Firebrand. If 6 percent of readers of the Sydney Morning Herald are Anti-establishment Firebrands then the real figure is likely to be much much higher.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-81188957640796680442017-02-10T13:11:27.313+11:002017-02-10T13:11:27.313+11:00The previous comment had a few typo's, so I de...The previous comment had a few typo's, so I deleted it. <br /><br />I have read your old post on “what traditionalists believe” which was on the sidebar of your Blog and whilst I applaud the fact you are attempting to clarify the beliefs and values associated with a movement I see many obstacles. The trouble with movements generally is the propensity for misunderstandings about what the actual values are and how they play out in the real world. <br />At the heart of the problem is the inevitable use of axioms which cannot be proven. So, in my view, there is merit in clarity and reducing the list of beliefs in the form of bald statements which I suggest may mean many different things, within the ranks of supporters. By way of example according to an extensive poll conducted by the Cato Insinuate in the US about 50% of the Tea Party Movement expressed conservative’s views whilst the other half show libertarian traits. That’s because one half fervently advocate for much smaller governments, reducing the deficit and don’t want governments to have any say in value setting for them individually. They are essentially libertarians who equate liberty as a moral matter ahead of anything else to revert to an individualistic stance. That happened despite the fact BLOG's had attempted to list their beliefs. <br />Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-52755541245579714672017-02-10T13:06:37.402+11:002017-02-10T13:06:37.402+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lindsay Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030132436987752741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190326263026916588.post-27481033750106363542017-02-09T22:02:07.131+11:002017-02-09T22:02:07.131+11:00What I thought interesting is that the leftist gro...What I thought interesting is that the leftist groups represent only 37% of those responding to the survey, with those who are "some sort of conservative/disillusioned" being much larger at about 53%. I guess we need some of the "prudent conservatives" to fire up a bit more.Mark Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961688379656119701noreply@blogger.com