are we doing enough?, page-8

Whilst there are cultural issues to do with domestic violence -

and there are problems and behaviours there by both men and women -

I doubt if one can make any headway at all in a society such as Australia - when the country cannot house, feed, keep healthy and educate it's people

STRESS

it's that simple ------------- stress creates many things --------- 'driven to drink' - old saying - bloody true

what causes stress? well - among other things ----------- economics and poverty

and in a culture which is surrounded by imagery of plenty - big houses, all the goods in harvey normal, flash cars -

if people can't handle their mortgage, if they can't get a rental, if the only rentals they get are like hovels

if they can't stay fed well and stay fit and healthy -

if they can't get an education to increase their incomes -

guess what ----------- they are going to be stressed ----------- they will drink, they will gamble

they will argue about those behaviours, they will fight

no prizes here for thinking this - we don't need Einstein or Sherlock

look no further than Maslow's Hierarchy of needs -------- if your county isn't even on the bottom rungs - let alone just on the bottom rung

you are going nowhere