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Bec2004-09-17 15:09:03
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neighbour and even less as in-laws. The governments acknowledge their past errors and the media have a positive attitude but there is a huge chasm between these "politically correct" behaviours and the real feelings of most people!
The case of Australia's aborigines is only one example of the hypocrisy of political correctness. In my opinion the present tendency to self-censure everything that is not "politically correct" is extremely harmful because it hides the reality which can then remain unchanged. It probably comes from the conformism of the media who try hard to avoid displeasing anyone for fear of losing their audience. After all, publicity sales are based on audience ratings and profits are the bottom line for private media.
The problem, is that as we get used to to being "politically correct" we lose the capacity to generate our own individual critical thinking based on our personal experience and we end up by not knowing why we think what we think. "Political correctness" is the Trojan horse of memes, it is an open door to all forms of manipulations and it leads to the abdication of the right to think for oneself. To resist this brainwashing, one must first become aware of it.
Kakadu
There are only two seasons in northern Australia, the Wet, October to May and the Dry. Kakadu is a large wetlands national park in Arnhem land east of Darwin. The best time to visit is in the late Dry, July and August when wildlife and birds are easy to find for they crowd around shrinking water holes.
My timing was off but I went anyway hoping to see something. I didn't see any wildlife but I did get a picture of this big anthill.
Truck stop
The trip by bus along the north coast showed me what a huge and empty country Australia is. Of course most of its waterless centre is uninhabitable but there is still lots of usable space
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See photographs from:
Australia Gallery
