22 Aug
2012
22 Aug
'12
9:52 a.m.
Hi,
I haven't followed the Refugee Rights thread very closely, so don't know
if these things have already been raised yet...
(1) Australia scores second in the Human Development Index...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
(2) Australia scores =sixth= in the Democracy Index...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index
Note: I migrated here legally 27 years ago from the USA, and have never
regretted it for a minute. But it's only logical. I'm a member of
Mensa, am almost 60, and have a slew of degrees and diplomas.
(3) I believe the underlying cause of so much suffering and hardship is
world-wide overpopulation...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation
Let's see if any of =these= things stir up debate among LUV-Talk.
Cheers,
Carl
22 Aug
22 Aug
10:33 a.m.
Hi Carl,
On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Carl Turney wrote:
(1) Australia scores second in the Human Development
Index...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index
Interesting to see the variation between the 10 most developed countries,
and the ten least developed ones per region,
as for our region:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index#A…
and Europe directly below.
According to Wikipedia Oceania has 36 Million people, and ca. 25 Million
of them live in Australia and New Zealand.
Brent, I think I have a slight idea of what you mean with the complexity
of a place as Papua Neuguinea.. obviously we still have a problem with
our own Indigenous population, and it is not just black & white..
Don't we have any chance to get that improved?
BTW: I read a Taiwanese magazine a while ago, describing efforts to
improve the education of their indigenous population. Places change but
the problems are amazingly similar.
Regards
Peter
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