OL’ BLIND Joe appears to want us blinded by his perceptions, but not having his column space to respond to his lengthy and apparently ‘learned’ statements in the December Herald, I respond only to a few issues.
Education: Are Toodyay people really uneducated and unable to understand, comprehend and think for themselves?
Mr Hamilton states this arrogantly by citing his watching of international TV on both SBS channels which must be a full-time occupation.
It’s an incredible accomplishment watching two channels simultaneously and understanding at the same time two different languages. Congratulations Mr Hamilton.
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China: If China has the “historic governance” right to operate in the China Sea then the Italians, descendants of the Romans, ought to occupy most of Western Europe.
That would also apply to any nationality which, in the past, dominated parts of the globe and could now claim sovereignty after hundreds of years.
However China, as the German SBS news on the December 15 clearly reported (I am certain Mr Hamilton listened) that; (a) the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) openly declares that it wants to dominate global economies and, (b) that the CCP already has people working in the top echelons of major international corporations.
These people are closely aligned with the CCP and most likely do not sit dormant in their seats. That also applies to the ANZ Bank and the submarines built in Australia.
Any technical device such as a mobile phone or so-called smart phone made in China has data links to the CCP.
You are no longer anonymous but are a data base for the CCP. Anyone not recognising this drive for domination must be blind.
The US was strong and also a dominating influence by applying political and economic pressure on those who didn’t adhere to its demands.
The difference between the US of the past and China of the present is that the ‘normal’ person was/is still able to have an opinion and to speak out loudly whereas China wants everyone to think, speak and dance Chinese.
Yes, there is a need to stand up to the domination and destruction of self and our own culture of liberal democracy, something which is totally foreign to and never experienced in China – look at Tibet, Chinese Muslims and Hong Kong, and Taiwan seems next on the agenda.
The CCP’s attempt is to be God to all and sundry, including you Mr Hamilton and if you are not careful or by the time it happens, you may no longer be with us.
The olive branches offered to Australia in August by China were an outreach with a strong Chinese adherence to CCP command, working with China under Chinese rules and regulations, not to be a bi-lateral working agenda.
Military: China is working very hard to match American military might and already promised (verbally) to be equal with the US in a short time.
That is not apprehension, that is determinate domination and when that happens – watch out dear world.
Mr Hamilton should know there are many people in Toodyay who also listen to and understand international news, speak several languages, have an education beyond that of a primary school and even, lo-and-behold, hold professorial university degrees.
We are not mental nincompoops.
Dr Monika Zechetmayr
Toodyay
