What exactly do 'Righties' want?, page-176

IMO, our relative position in the economic world is very
important because lets face it , if were a 3rd world country on the brink
of famine and war, social/moral issues would not likely be at the top
of our agenda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

We're rated in the high 20s in GDP/capita PPP and # 17 or so in GDP USD
and, IMO, we simply have to not take our eye off the ball and delicate our
economic wellbeing to others, particularly the multinationals who
dominate our domestic economy at present.

That said, however, there are divisive social issues (somemay call them Cultural/Religious)
which are dividing us and rather than live up to our name as being a pluralistic/multicultural
society where everyone gets a fair go including minorities, there are many on these threads
who could be fairly classified as rusted-on monomaniacs rather than being reasonable and
afford others their freedoms too.

Organised Religion is a case in point.

IMO, its away more important to find common ground so that we can rejoice in being Aussies
and the mateship that engenders; not a mean/nasty/competitive contest to say that I'm better
than you. An example of what I mean is when one encounters a fellow Aussie traveler in
some far flung corner of the world where everything is foreign including language and
the immediate mateship one experience merely by hearing the Aussie accent let alone
having a chinwag over a beer.

Our tribe is Australian, not some belligerent pissfart backwater of it....eh?

Just think about eh? The world loves us for being a good sport, not one eyed bigots!