(February 15, 2011 at 1:50 am)padraic Wrote:Quote:"Common Good" = "Fair Go" ?
"Fair suck of the Sauce bottle?"
Not at all!! YuK!!
(February 15, 2011 at 1:50 am)padraic Wrote: No, I think they're different. "A fair go" is as much about natural justice as anything else,and actually refers very much the individual.
Aussies do I think value the individual, as long as he's not up himself or overtly selfish,and "sticks by his mates".Loyalty is highly valued here,at least in my circle.
Which is MY definition of "A Fair Go"
(February 15, 2011 at 1:50 am)padraic Wrote: EG Lady MacBeth ( Gizzard) upset a LOT of voters the way she ousted Kevie.She was seen as treacherous and unjust, and therefore untrustworthy. So far she also seems incompetent,gutless and boring,transparently holding onto power at all costs.
Pissed ME right off!! Didn't vote Greens because of the allegiances to the labor party so voted Aust. Sex Party...no not for the name but they made more sense than the others
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
