I understand the need to look at the other sides point of view-as america, australia is a melting pot of the worlds people, and doubtless what happens someone i know or myself have some history relating from that country or area- take Zimbabwe- half my family comes from there and were booted out after the mugabe regime took over- and i see both sides- a need for self government- and that maybe it should not have happened as fast as it did or with a different leader. but as the best bit of advise i ever received was there is black and white and all shades of grey!
I'm an Air Force brat born and raised in the US. I find it funny how often people think I'm from somewhere else. I've been confused for an Aussie, a Canuck, a Brit, and someone from mainland Europe or Scandanavia (as often or more often than the US!). A lot of that is, I think, that even though I have plenty of pride in the US, I try not to have an Ameri-centric view of the world, trying to keep myself abreast of what's going on beyond our borders and be familiar with foreign history, geography, and foreign affairs. I try to look at US-XYZ relations from the viewpoint of XYZ, not just the US. As for what I do for a living, I'm a technical support manager at a software company.
Adelaide south australia. i noticed you had some pretty clever points, noticed the age simularities and thought you might have been an aussie! serve in the RAAF as an ADGie, what do you do for a living?
where are you from mate