(July 6, 2016 at 1:11 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Well, if you're talking about Australia, sure, you may have a point. I don't know enough about your country's history to know whether you forced outsiders to assimilate or no.
Attitudes & Values have changed hugely since the time of the first white Europeans, to the time of Federation, to the time of WWII. Our Constitution once said that natives shall not be counted. That was changed by referendum in 1967. For a referendum to pass in Australia it needs to win a 'double majority' - a majority of the people, and a majority of the States. As we have 6 States that in effect means it needs the support of at least 4 States, which in-turn means we need about 2/3rds of the popular vote. The 1967 referendum passed with 90% of the popular vote, winning support of all States.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
