Thursday 31 January 2013

Everyone is equal, right? Not quite so.

Education is the key to employment. Employment leads to a stable society because more people are satisfied with their living standards. Australia has among the highest employment rates in the world. Yet, the rate of depression is among the highest in the world. According to Beyond Blue, 'up to five percent of adolescents experience depression that is severe enough to warrant treatment, and around 20% of young people will have experienced significant depressive symptoms by the time they reach adulthood'. Isn't it ironic? Australia is among the  best providers of tertiary education in the world, but yet there are many who feel that the don't have enough. This is because these people are not satisfied with what they have. When people have some, they want more. When they have more, they want even more. When they have so much, they want the most. Even when they have the most, they feel empty.

Most Australians are educated. However, one being educated does not necessarily make one a critical, independent thinker. It is up to the individual to develop one's own critical, independent thinking. One can still be educated, but ignorant. Many people are ignorant when it comes to understanding other cultures, beliefs and practices.

The slang term used to describe an uncultured person is 'bogan'. That such a term is part of the Australian vocabulary shows that people with no or little education and who do not understand the ways of society for a wide range of reasons, one of which is joblessness, are looked down upon. Society blames unemployed people for their plight. Just because people are jobless does not mean that they are lazy. In many cases, it is just that they had not be able to make the most of such opportunities.

Such terms are used by people to make themselves feel adequate or secure. If Australia is really a society that treats everyone as equals, we would not have such a rude term in our vocabulary.



Wednesday 30 January 2013

'You can't impose your morality on us" (3)

Euthanasia is the other "hot topic" in our modern society. There are many in the Australian society who believe in the 'right to die' as they call it. Proponents of euthanasia not only support it, but want it legalised. They argue that just because some people do not agree with the ethics of it does not mean that it should not be legalised. This   is a logical argument, but it can be questioned whether they consider the consequences of legalising euthanasia. If euthanasia becomes legalised, people who do not wish to look after an older person such as a relative or client owing to constraints on their 'liberty', financial hardships or personal conflicts may seek to reduce what they call a 'burden', by seeking to euthanise them. Legalising it would mean that people would have more 'liberty' to harm people who they do not wish to look after.

Proponents of euthanasia argue that although this may be the case, the euthanasia should be available for the individual. However, these people may as well argue that they can carry out their own death by themselves. Just because people want something for themselves does not mean it should be legalised.. 

Tuesday 29 January 2013

"You can't impose your morality on us" (2)

Pro-abortionists are the other group of people who use this catch phrase. They may called themselves pro-choice, but pro-choice is pro-abortion because only abortion gives that choice, the choice to kill a baby. Similarly, like pro-homosexual advocates who use the title liberalists, pro-abortions now call themselves fighters of reproductive justice. If everyone deserves the right to be free from violence and to not be murdered, then would it not be wrong to kill a person who is still unborn? An unborn baby is a person.

Foetus in the womb who is clearly alive. 


ABC journalist Stella Young, who is a disability advocate is open about her support for abortion. As a disability activist, however, she is irked about killing babies who are disabled for being disabled. Some pro-abortions use the pretext of rape, that it is not a woman's fault that she became pregnant when raped. Neither is it a woman's fault when she is not raped. So you see, it is not only about the woman! The child has an equal right to life as the woman. Even in cases where the mother's life is in danger, abortion is not justified. Abortion is the deliberate killing of a baby.

All people who support abortion were once foetuses. I urge all pro-abortionists to remember that they were once foetuses. Their mothers choose life for them, not her own life over theirs. Abortion is inexcusable.

Monday 28 January 2013

"You can't impose your morality on us" (1)

"You can't impose your morality on us". I'm sure we've all heard that phrase. It is often used by pro-abortion or pro-homosexual activists who want legislation changed to suit their wants. These wants are not to be mistaken from needs. Human beings naturally need what they want, but do not necessarily want what they need. We are naturally seek our rights (or "rights"), but do not seek that of others. We focus on what we want, but could no care less about what others need.

Every person has their own personal moral or ethical standards. Whether they are consistent with a universal, objective set of moral standards is a different matter. Pro-abortion and pro-homosexual activists use this phrase to psych opponents to think that they are the ones who are bigoted. It is is true that people should respect their beliefs, but just because people want a certain change, does not mean that is has to be legislated.

People who say that others cannot impose their morality on them are telling a misleading truth. While people cannot impose their morality on them, they are, in effect, attempting to impose theirs on others.

Sunday 27 January 2013

Postmodernism: Respect? What is respect?

One of the word that has been abused the most is 'respect'. It has been used in very cunning ways. In particular, homosexual advocates argue that gays are not being 'respected' when they are not legally allowed to 'marry'. Respect in this sense refers to the action, not the people. However, the term is blurred between the behaviour of gays and gay people. It is based on the paradigm that homosexuality is a behaviour people cannot change and that people are born gay. However, scientific studies have not shown this to be the case. Instead, studies have shown that sexual orientation is influenced by the environment.

The main argument against 'gay marriage' is that it is not marriage because marriage, according to Natural Law is the union between a man and a woman. The argument against gay marriage refers to the actual behaviour, not the people. Respect, by this argument, means to care for the community. Marriage, from the perspective of Natural Law protects women and civilises men. It follows that it also provides the best environment for children to be brought up by a father and a mother.

The argument for gay marriage seeks to advance the individualistic desires the the gay community, whereas the argument against seeks to protect the community.

Saturday 26 January 2013

Postmodernism: Every view is equally valid

One of the core tenets of postmodernism is that every view is equally valid. Since every view of equally valid,  every view deserves equal respect. It is true that every person is equal regardless of race, sex, religion, political belief, physical status or socioeconomic background. However, this does not mean that every view that people have is of equal validity. Radical feminists use the strawman argument (or strawwoman for sake of the political correctness  that they demand) to argue that because women have the right to wear absolutely anything they want to, women should not be blamed for assault. While it is wrong to blame any victim for any harm they suffer, what people wear is nothing to do with the question of whether or not a woman should be blamed. The premise that women have the right to wear absolutely anything is a distractor. Feminists are only trying to use the pretext of assault to justify wearing absolutely anything they want. As much as people have a responsibility to control themselves, people should also not entice people to do the wrong thing.

My warning, from a female perspective, to the modern (Australian) male is that there are many bad women out there who use manipulative, cunning methods to use men for their own pleasure. Where possible, avoid talking to the ones who seem nice, but condone such manipulation. Don't associate with them. They will destroy you.

Friday 25 January 2013

Postmodernism: Twisting the meaning of right and wrong

Postmodernism has given people the "authority" to make up pretexts about their actions which harm other people. People deny the rights of others on the pretext that their rights would be denied if they had no access to a certain "right". The classic example would be the case of abortion. Radical feminists claim that without the right to access "reproductive health care", women would not be equal with men in terms of income and independence. Therefore, in the view of radical feminists (which is the view of most 21st century feminists), abortion as a choice to have children and control over one's body is a legitimate right. However, what do they mean by equality? I believe that out of all groups, people should be most suspicious of feminists. They never define clearly what equality means. Equality, in my opinion is equal value and dignity as a human being. Equity does not mean  exact material wealth, but rather the absence of sweepingly large disparity between any groups or individuals. People should be free from interference of external factors and free to do as they desire, as long as it does not harm others. Feminists seem to cut off the last phrase because, I suspect, because deep down they know that abortion is wrong. The same phrase-cutting applies to advocates of homosexuality.

Thursday 24 January 2013

The Postmodern Lie: The Biggest Lie of All

Postmodernism states that there are no truths. It makes this statement as a truth in itself. Therefore, postmodernism contradicts itself. It follows from the postmodern belief that because there is no truth, there is no right or wrong. Morality is dependent on how people see it from the postmodernist perspective. However, it everything is relative, then why condemn things like murder, rape and torture? Postmodernism is largely to blame for the rise in moral relativism. I would argue that morality is not relative. If it is, then, why should humans be treated with equal respect? Postmodern enables escape of moral accountability.

What is good writing?

Apart from being, clear and simple with sheer readability, good writing is honest writing. The purpose of writing is to tell something that others need to know. If writing is not honest, how does it tell people what they need to know? Dishonest writing is bad writing. Bad writing does not refer to poorly expressed ideas. Bad writing refers to dishonest writing that has a evil agenda, one that seeks to oppress, marginalise or dehumanise others.

Welcome to Good Writing

Hi there!

Welcome to Good Writing. I love writing and am passionate about sharing my writing experiences and about topics of great interest like philosophy, politics, religion and ethics that can be penned down on paper. The purpose of this blog is to present new perspectives about writing .Writing is not boring. Writing is not uncool. In fact, writing is fun and cool. Hope you learning something new everyday.

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