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road to serfdom by friedrich hayek interesting take of how state control ultimately leads to the destruction of freedom/ establishment of tyranny

while they're at it, let's just let everyone in. irrational policy for everyone!

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healthcare and education aren't 'rights' - and if they are provided via a system of coercion (i.e. take from one give to another) then they violate the most crucial right of all - freedom.

The 'nice thing to do' is the thing that will save lives. IMO its fundamentally immoral to have an open approach: This will only encourage more people to take the risk that in the past 7 years has led 50,000+ people to drown. Leftist 'compassion' is pretty much the opposite of compassion; sure...

And do you attend a public school? We're talking about the BEST outcome here - the ideal - and quite frankly, the private system is BETTER than public schooling. In an ideal, free society, individuals would be wealthier off from the free market as a whole and thus be able to afford private...

I'm not sure you actually know the meaning of welfare... If the state provides something for social welfare (in this case, education), this is categorical to a welfare state. thanks for your misinformed input bro.

I think a little bit of Friedrich Hayek is necessary for this thread: 'A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers.' 'If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is...

Re: The p00n thread I agree 100% (this is coming from somebody who goes to a public school :P) In terms of what the market would do, in both Australia and the US prior to the establishment of the welfare state a lot of these services were actually provided voluntarily. Individuals, better...

Re: The p00n thread You're not being consistent at all. If 'giving back to society' is instilled through a system that is fundamentally coercive (I.e. pay taxes or there's a gun to your head) then freedom, 'the most fundamental human right', is effectively violated. You can't believe in...

also I think you should look at the 'what a piece of work is man' scene with Rosencratz and Guildenstern - gives a pretty cynical view of human connections and is a good link if you're going to talk about nihilism or melancholy

i thought the syllabus focused on your interpretation as opposed to other critical readings of Hamlet? this isn't something you could expect in the HSC right?

1-2 in detail or various unrelated case studies for each dotpoint (that's how the textbook structures it)? If 1-2 in detail what are some case studies with lots of info geared to the syllabus apart from the stock standard Qantas and Harvey Norman? :wavey:

What I'm trying to say is that these jokes are indicative of the general uni sentiment/ predominant ideology, not institutionalized sources of leftism Yes, subjects based on science can't be ideological - I'm referring predominantly to cultural/ social studies - english lit, philosophy...

IMO a catholic university would be more inclined to make sure it is impartial and less political as it would be more prone to criticism in the broader social sense... Whereas with usyd, alot of leftist ideals would go unquestioned as they are the predominantly politically correct views within...

I'm of the understanding that every single band 6 or state ranking economics student went into detail during essays in terms of events/ issues beyond the syllabus This thread: List all the issues/ potential areas you can explore/ are relevant to today's global environment ... I also think a...

anyone compiled/ know the up to date stats for core 1?

you'll be fine realistically it doesn't take that long to study for each subject (provided u have notes already made)

If you really concentrate and absorb what you read you can memorise in less than 2-3 hours, and to consolidate what's in your head write it out 1-2 times But ideally DON'T wait to the night before/ wake up really early morning of (thats me!) to memorise, start reading your essay weeks out from...

If you have a keen passion for economics are you likely to be putting your TRUE skills to the test/ being genuinely stimulated by your work, or will you find yourself under-utilised in terms of the capacity you do have? I've read there's a real culture of underachievement in the corporate world...