Why is it that everybody wants to rule the world?

Imagination rules the world – Napoleon Bonaparte

It would be fair to say that everybody believes their idea of solving a problem is the best idea or worst the only idea. I find when people seriously insist upon rule, they do so with an agenda in mind, sometimes this works out for the people, sometimes it doesn’t.   

Since last update there have been new issues to discuss such as Myanmar, March 4 Justice and Climate change events. One of the tweets that received a mention in my Empathy tweets broadcast was regarding Myanmar, the dreadful atrocities that are occurring there, the reason I mention this is because it ain’t the first time this country has gone into Military rule, deeply troubling.

I often wonder how do people get locked into such a negative pattern of thinking, that they would act so aggressively and dismiss basic democracy and human rights. If you are on the positive side of the argument and you are willing navigate through to the win win solutions, I would say to you consider the agenda of your opponent, read that person, what are they all about? what are they getting out of this? There must be a pay off of some kind.

When you discover what that is you are half way there, the same logic also applies not just to developing countries but to 1^st world countries such as Australia. Recently in Australia we had the March for Justice, a rally demonstrating the accountability of high office and protection in particular for female public servant workers in the Canberra bubble as it is called. Australia does not have an accountability office e.g Crime Commission or watchdog authority over Federal Politicians and there seriously needs to be one, what prompted this outrage was an Attorney general on rape accusations refusing to clear his name with an enquiry in order to maintain trust in office and another rape allegation in the parliament building along with some other less known offences. By having a federal authority responsible for oversight, there will be no need for protesting.  

Sad as it is the message of Climate Change just doesn’t seem to be getting through, even though we have one dreadful climate event after another, the dreadful fires of 2020 and now the floods of 2021, there are still companies and governments dragging their feet on Climate Change. I guess the best thing we can do is use our imaginations for solutions and our perseverance to make them happen.  

Since last blog I have tweeted about Climate Change and petitions shouting for equality and social justice.

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Are you still growing?

“My personal growth stems from the humility with which I navigate the world, namely with a reverence for all of the knowledge that I’ve yet to learn but that is out there available to me.”  Gad Saad

Another good quote regarding personal growth is that we need adversity to achieve personal growth. Recover, rebuild and renew is the mantra of Australian Conservation Foundation Report on Australia’s Economic Recovery.

In 2020 we have experienced unprecedented climate disruption with a holiday season of devastating bushfires that wiped out towns, forests and wildlife. Next a global health pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks and now an unprecedented economic crisis.

The report makes some key recommendations such as.
• Create tens of thousands of jobs that are good for
nature and our climate
• Renew our energy system
• Make our nation fairer

By making our nation fairer, empathy builds advocacy, the more people involved in the recovery plan the better and the more Australia grows for the better. You can see the plan here. Click here

How can we make Australia fairer? A step to take, that is closer to fairness and personal growth is inclusion. By closing the gap of inequality with an attitude of opportunity for all, key gaps that need to be improved are indigenous wealth inequality, lowering incarceration rates and deaths in custody.

Find out how you can help by clicking on the links below.
Ways you can support: Click here
Sign the petition to change the record Click Here

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Are you doing what makes you happy?

“Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.” Zig Ziglar

Since last update Australia has descended into panic to the point of purchasing ridiculous amounts toilet paper(insert eye roll here).

Due to the Covid19 people have become anxious, this pandemic is bad no doubt, however panic and worry never achieved much. As humans we like to think we are in control, I often think of control as an illusion, the reality is you don’t know what’s going to happen next be it good or bad, the only thing you can count on is your reaction to it. “persistence is omnipotent” is one of my favourite mottos. One thing I think is important is to always do what makes you happy regardless of circumstance, so in this blog I ask “Are you doing what makes you happy?”

With the panic, unfortunately the ugliness of human behaviour surfaces with racism towards the Chinese and refusing to visit Chinese shops or Asian eateries. To combat this craziness Get Up started a new power campaign #Iwilleatwithyou click here

People refusing to surrender to panic and misinformation doing what they normally do or what makes them happy.

Another example of doing what makes you happy, the annual Sydney Mardi Gras for LGTBQIA, thousands attended just like they do every year with big names in music and the most prominent float being the firefighters, check out all the fun here

Since last blog I have tweeted about Climate Change and petitions shouting for equality and social justice.

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A New Journey 2020 – I Won’t Let the Sun go down on me.

Does your dream motivate you? “It’s not what the dream is but what the dream does.” John H. Johnson

Challenge and change is how I would describe the beginning of 2020, since last blog over a month ago the Bushfire Crisis continues along with the ridiculous weather no doubt due to Climate Change has proven to be challenging more than ever.

Having said that, blame is pointless as I have said before in my blogs before those without the social empathy can never change, but those of us who do have the empathy can. Solution is what is needed. As you know I create the Weekend Empathy Tweets on Twitter Moments, I came across a tweet of a Santa Claus giving clothes and blankets as gifts. Instead of making judgements or casting blame Santa simply provided a solution to a problem, click here

This is what we need to do, find solutions to Climate Change, forever the optimist I came across a tweet from Barak Obama “Here’s the thing: Even with problems of this magnitude, each of us can still find a way to make change. That’s why I’m proud of young people like Alice Mahar, an environmental activist in Melbourne. Read about her and find ways you can help, too”: click here

Startups, Investors and business people what a huge opportunity there is to be the entrepreneur to find solutions to help people manage Climate Change, however better still finding environmental, biological and scientific ways to cool the planet down e.g., finding a way to increase the speed of tree growth.

Since last blog I have tweeted over Human Rights abuses and petitions shouting for change and social justice.

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The empathy of others- other’s negative perceptions or views does not dictate our destiny

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. ” Leonardo da Vinci”

How we view the world is out perception of reality, the importance of Climate Change is a good example, currently Australia is experiencing one of the worst droughts and bushfire seasons and Summer has only just started, weather records have been broken along with catastrophic events.

To write up the last blog for 2019, I went through my Weekend Empathy tweets and I found a petition I signed asking for the Prime Minister to honour a meeting with Firefighters which was scheduled before these summer climate change events occurred but unfortunately the meeting never happened.

What kind of society or democracy do we live in when need to petition a leader to do something so basic, so much an ordinary part of leaders role is to meet with community groups, service workers etc to obtain feedback and develop policy, OBVIOUSLY this is the role of a leader. But here we are signing petitions to say, please do your job that my taxes pay you to do. Click Here

Nonetheless the Firefighters gained a national audience and political pressure was applied and the support damaged the govt into action. This an example where another’s negative perception does not dictate our own destiny. Well done to these brave Firefighters who I am sure do not have much political experience.

Christmas is here and gift giving is happening. Another great example of how negative perception doesn’t dictate our own destiny is these amazing people from Ten Thousand Villages, a group of people building and creating sustainable gifts, focusing on gifts that are eco-friendly only and at the same time building developing communities. Click Here

What do you want out of life? “Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.” Carrie-Anne Moss “

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Time to Listen

Ghandi once said “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

One of the sincerest forms of respect is listening to what another has to say. For those who lack empathy, their greatest strength is the ability to ignore others whose interest doesn’t match their own.

For those of us who have the empathy our greatest strengths is listening not just to our interests but the thoughts and feelings of others and then then support grows. The recent press raids are an example of that, the hashtag Press Freedom trended to a point the Federal Govt had to backpedal on its ABC raids and the story they wanted silenced became known (Australian Defence Force war crime in Afghanistan). In my experience, not a lot of people enjoy conflict or change, however this is the very thing that those with a corrupt interest bank on, that truth tellers are being extreme or just plain troublemakers, so a great way to combat that is to tell the truth in a logical and calm manner, works every time. Click here 

Mental health especially among men is a tricky political topic. Men are either seen as a Hero, Villain, Winner or Loser, of course the reality is men can be any of these things at any given time, however this political perception is very dangerous, if man comes across trauma(abuse, mental illness etc), resources are very limited and they should at least be risen to adequate. Unfortunately, the social political tide thanks to Mr Trump means there is not much political will in Men’s Health/Mental Health and there is a rise in hate groups such as INCELS all run by Men. If the tide is to turn, we need to focus on Men’s Health in combination with every other social justice issue. Click here

Another area that requires listening is the combination of Human Rights and Economic interest. Australia’s business leaders feel Australia can’t survive without China, I’m inclined to think that both economies can work together well, its all about the old-fashioned give and take. In China, Uyghur people are being rounded up and forced into internment camps, some of these people hold Australian passports. We have just as much to offer China to help with their growing population issues and their rising social class, so there is a lot to negotiate and discuss regarding expectations of civility and economic benefit, all about seeing opportunity, Click here

For years the Australian Indigenous community have fought for Uluru, everything from name change (Ayres Rock) to banning the climb, as Uluru is a sacred site and one doesn’t want to be climbing all over a sacred site nor be incorrectly named. A sweet victory when the ban came into effect, hopefully one day people who wanted to climb it will learn to appreciate the fact, it’s a monolith and not supposed to be climbed, not only is this dangerous and disrespectful but the whole purpose of a visit is to appreciate its beauty and natural wonder like when it changes colour at sunset and the waterfalls when it rains, you can’t see these things by climbing all over it, it’s a rock, pays to listen. Click here

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So much trauma. Who is Next?

Trauma is an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects.

Incarcerated Youth: Looking at that definition I can’t think of a greater trauma that can be inflicted than incarcerating children, recently the Australian Indigenous Community had to go to the United Nations and argue for a basic human right that a child under the age of 14 not be incarcerated click here. What kind of community do we become when we fail at providing basic services for troubled youth and one needs to do a shout out on social media or worse still visit the United Nations and present a case for Human Rights violation.

War: The whole purpose of war is to create “chaos and confusion” which is great for any political strategist who has something to hide. In that chaos and confusion of course comes violence and trauma, where the most vulnerable are confused in the chaos and taken advantage off such as refugees, recently I signed the Amnesty Australia petition calling for justice and support for Rohingya women who have experienced sexual violence at the hands of the Myanmar military. You can do the same, click here

Climate Change: Imagine losing your home in moments, Climate Change affects millions of people around the world. Queensland, Australia is not unfamiliar with bushfires, especially during bushfire season(Summer), however an unprecedented bushfire so huge causing catastrophic damage in Spring isn’t really on one’s radar, which is exactly what happened recently in South East Qld. See Tweet

Like I said previously Australia is not unfamiliar with bushfires nor are we unfamiliar with droughts , however the severity and the regular occurrence of them is something that farmers need to face and govt assistance will be essential, as families who are bound by property mortgages and stuck in poverty until it rains, a drought strategy dealing with climate change so farmers aren’t killing livestock and going in debt to pay for water or food. See Tweet

Refugees and Immigration: I can’t begin to imagine what it would be like to be forced to leave your own country that you have lived in all your life, you know the customs and the language, however because you heritage is elsewhere and you a have a certain medical condition that can easily be treated but serves as a great legal loophole for an immigration dept to deport you for political reasons definitely passes as trauma. An outdated, and now amended rule stopped regional workers with Hepatitis B from applying for permanent residence. Which of course one doesn’t always know when they obtain these diseases but apparently common sense and empathy is too much to ask. See Tweet 

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Do we need to create a New Democracy?

The answer to this question, would be YES and URGENTLY. Take into consideration the current political agenda, Climate Change, growing inequality, corrupt lobbying, govt bullying and thieving from its population.

Recently I sent a tweet asking Twitter and Pauline Hanson(Australian Senator) to remove a violent video tweet of a taxpayer funded senator waving a Cattle Prod and suggesting that the Qld Police use this weapon like object on Climate Change Protestors in Brisbane who are rightfully protesting against the unnecessary Adani Coal Mine(click here).

Putting aside the logic of no new coal mines, only renewable projects for domestic or export use is the only acceptable policy in the 21^st Century. What concerns me the most is that a Senator feels its her role to threaten members of the public she disagrees with either for political point scoring or TV time, instead of reviewing legislation sent from the House of Representatives which is what every senator is paid to do under the constitution. For the record Twitter removed the tweet, thank you Twitter.

While on the subject of renewable energy and of course Climate Change, no doubt you have heard of the Amazon Fires, this is a good example of an ignorant lobbying interest in the face of global warming, the interest of land clearing and development taking a higher priority than the welfare of the world’s largest rainforest or more commonly known as the worlds lungs, you can sign the petition here.

Witness K is the whistle-blower who released information regarding a past Australian Government misusing ASIO powers to spy on another nation, Timor Leste, in order to obtain an advantage in negotiations. Witness K is now being charged for misusing govt information for the release which of course isn’t in the spirit of the law’s intention. Sign the petition of support, click here.

The horror and sad stories regarding Robodebt or should be just simply be called corrupt political govt fraud. The purpose behind Robodebt has been proven as a means for the govt to achieve surplus and doing it on the back of society’s most vulnerable, the recovery system works on a comparison of your yearly earnings to pension amount claimed against a certain period, as person’s income can change throughout the year, the yearly calculation is irrelevant and is regularly proven wrong and is not legally workable with many cases that are taken to court fail. As a result of this programme, many young people on Homeless Youth Allowance, Newstart and Disability have committed suicide, living on the streets or sacrificing a daily meal for them and their family. Check out the great work Get up is doing with FraudStop click here.

Taking the last paragraphs into consideration, I would be inclined to say these are very relevant arguments for a new transparent democracy is definitely needed. Social Media and Internet is the most powerful people tool created in history, it is time for a discussion on how we can use this magnificent tool as a fairer population management tool.

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Who is in control of our empathy?

Our empathy is always our own to administer, however do we use our empathy to convince those who cause huge amounts of pain, such as families escaping poverty due to inequality, war or Climate Change to change their ways or be a solution and light to that existing pain.

Yesterday I posted a tweet reply to Alexandria Orcasio Cortez(AOC) that racked up quite a lot of impressions and likes, I was replying to her brilliant response to the cost of Insulin in the US which is $1000 per month WITH insurance, AOC went on to query further on to define how stock buybacks, where companies buy their own stock to push up stock value in turn affects the price of pharmaceuticals and how legislating against this would solve this horrendous inequality problem where the poor can’t afford basic health care, also AOC mentioned how her own struggle looking after her father before he died from a rare form of lung cancer, please watch here.

Solutions are needed not just the protest and the fight, such as the UN Global goals to combat Climate Crisis, hence the Worlds Largest Solar Thermal plant, check out my Weekend Empathy Tweets Moment on Twitter, click here.

Australian Indigenous recognition and improving the poverty gap has always been a political issue for as long as I have been born, I can just remember as a kid when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into hand of traditional landowner Vincent Lingiari, Northern Territory’ 1975 Click here. Solutions such as Treaty and National Learning of Indigenous languages cannot be understated as a good step forward, click here to find more info, Weekend Empathy Tweets Moment, click here.

Homelessness, Housing affordability and Inequality in general due to unsubstantiated inadequate spending on people services, truth in political advertising is the key method to solving these issues , because if the govt is not spending on people services what is it spending the money on, its whole purpose is to create revenue and service for the people, click here for more info, Weekend Empathy Tweets Moment, click here.

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Do you believe in placing out a Welcome Mat to those in need?

I most certainly believe in placing out a welcome mat for people such as refugees, people fleeing violence oppression and victims of inequality such as the homeless and even whistle-blowers who expose a governments wrong doing and being harassed and bullied by an authorities’ abuse of power such as Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning to name some good examples.

In traditional media and on some social media funnels these people seem to be demonised or seen as a threat????? Where did we lose such common sense, education and empathy? Every problem has a solution, what we should be doing is focusing and promoting solutions not a political hatred and not using people in despair as political ping pong ball distractions and looks like I am not alone in my thinking.

Since last update I have noticed a huge spotlight being put on refugees, a simple tweet I posted asking people to donate to ARC(Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) received just under 5000 impressions, minutes after it was posted(click here). Alexandria Orcasio-Cortez in my firm opinion a Human Rights Champion put up the argument that on the US Border there are concentration camps under these definitions, that seems to fit correctly. Click here

I have always found in my experience when you have a significant amounts of corruption, you then have a significant amounts of inequality, all of this is driven by a certain economic interest, people who want to use govt money for other things than building a community. Julian Assange founder of Wikileaks uncovered huge amount of political corruption on both sides, a good example is how the US is applying jurisdiction to other countries and now he is slowly being precipitated against and bullied. Click here

In Australia we are starting to see similar examples such as the AFP(Australian Federal Police) raids on a political journalist Annika Methurst and the ABC – Click Here  In Queensland we have the Qld govt more or less approving a ridiculous thermal coal mine Adani(see previous blogs) instead of adequate funding for troubled youth and as a result we have kids in watch house(click here)

We need more empathy in our world, along with welcome mats and less BS as the March for our Lives teenagers rightfully call it.

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