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yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index#Very_high_human_development_.28developed_countries.29

Thanks Matt, for creating this thread on the weekend when you know I'm not on.

Good link Omni! Conclusion Billll is wrong because...

Australia > America

I think we have scientifically proven that Australia is the worst country ever.

Polska rządzi, a Australia jest do dupy!

</Australia bashing>
</annoying pollock>

I'm glad we are all in agreement: Australia is the worst country ever.

I just wanted to thank everyone for helping us establish without a shadow of a doubt that Australia is the worst country ever.

Hopefully in the next thread we can scientifically prove that all Australians need sent to Gitmo.

<InsideJob> ^jealous that australia<america

Even Nic knows the truth.

Australia's disgustingly backwards on a lot of issues, yes.

Our PM has just come forward in an attempt to appeal to the conservative vote to return to voting Labor by declaring that she's against gay marriage, euthanasia and other things calling herself a "traditionalist". I think she's just trying to get Labor's primary vote higher so that Tony Abbott wont be the next PM (which, I can sympathise with) but the problem is that (for me at least) I refuse to believe her on this. She was in the socialist league at her university, and is/was a member of Fabian socialism. She comes from the Left in her party. And I mean, on top of all that if she was serious in saying "I'm a traditionalist" then why is she the head of government and not in the kitchen preparing dinner? Cuz, you know, that's where she'd be if she upheld "traditionalist" values. (Article for context on what I'm ranting about: http://j.mp/falyqa ...) But basically she wants to get people swayed by populist values back voting for Labor. The people that wont vote for a party in favor of "gay marriage" because "faggots" don't deserve it... because "God" has made it only for a "man and woman" and that's the "definition" of marriage. I'd love to know what secular source that comes from, cuz Oxford says nothing about 'man and woman'.

The social progressives are marginal here, yes. So if it's being a country with a large number of people easily swayed by populist fear-based crap then yes - Australia has some very bad strains. I won't disagree on that.

We are backward in many ways for a nation that is supposed to pride itself on a fair-go for all, and a level playing field in all levels of life.

We're much like the US and other socially conservative nations in that sense, unfortunately.

But I mean it's also very similar in NZ. The same friend I mentioned in another thread told me that when there was a recent-ish change of Government, when the media interviewed people on why they'd changed their vote their response was "it's time for a change". No policy basis for their vote or anything like that, just repeating the canned statement from an election ad.

The right-wing loves canned statements, though.

I think this is SO hilarious:

For social progressives, the news on Ms Gillard just gets worse. She is an atheist who likes the Bible.

I mean I can understand where she's coming from, and I somewhat agree, but it still reads very funnily to me.

Matt, have you ever thought that the reason you cant sleep at night is because you have too much sand in your vagina?

I'm sure many Australians would be no better if given a citizenship test here... http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/how-dumb-are-we.html

New Zealand is to Australia like Iceland is to Europe for me. Leave it ALONE!

I think its pretty clear to everyone that Australia is a toilet.