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arbilp3

@ arbilp3 @aussie.zone

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  • Bombs Don’t Build Lasting Peace Or Democracy

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  • Pot calling the kettle black perhaps? You were a lot quicker in calling me apathetic and cold-hearted. Perhaps more experienced in this social media invective than I am.

    The number of protesters reportedly killed in Iran changes depending on who is doing the reporting. The numbers of people killed by govt and external non-govt agents also changes. That should tell you that none of us really have accurate figures. What seems to be clear to me is that if this war drags on as the say it will, we are going to see deaths in the hundreds of thousands, in and outside of Iran. As if witnessing a couple of genocides and various other bombings of countries is not enough.

  • Bombs Don’t Build Lasting Peace Or Democracy

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  • But you are not giving your reasons. He has been killed it has been reported. Do you think all the problems are over now and we can all go home and watch Netflix?

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  • I can assure you I am not apathetic and I had not heard that people get executed for watching a k-drama. I don't know if that is even true. And do you mean to say you are warm-hearted because you care about what happens in NK but are quite happy to see tens of thousands killed, if not more, by the time this war is over. People are saying it's going to drag out.

    You obviously pay attention to mainstream media. I suggest you look at other sources of information for some balance. The majority of Iranians are not happy to be bombed in order to be 'liberated'. Remember Iraq? What's the situation with Iraq since the war that killed about 200,000? Was that not evil? I care about Iranian civilians (and all civilians) because they have a right to their sovereignty and through this war the civilian death toll is going to be high.

  • Bombs Don’t Build Lasting Peace Or Democracy

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  • Can you please give reasons?

  • Bombs Don’t Build Lasting Peace Or Democracy

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  • Could you provide some examples of where this has worked?

    Has the West (with some countries being excepted) actually ever tried the above combined methods? I doubt it. I am not a historian and someone else here may have examples but from what I know, since WW2 the West (US-led alliances) has attempted "regime change" in countries in most continents by coercion and violence and it has not worked, or worked for a very short time and left the occupied countries often in a worse mess than they were before.

    As for North Korea, a peace has, in fact, been maintained for the last 60 years. We haven't been at war with them, have we, nor have they been at hot war with anyone else, have they? What they do in their own country is their business. Although I'm sure if they had oil and/or rare earth minerals the West would be there attempting regime change to bring democracy and freedom to the people. On the other hand, the US has been happy to support corrupt regimes which also oppressed their peoples and they never offered to liberate them.

  • Australian Politics @aussie.zone
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    Bombs Don’t Build Lasting Peace Or Democracy

    www.lyrebirddreaming.com /post/bombing-doesn-t-build-peace-and-democracy

  • A scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way

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  • At the moment, I just feel grief. For nature and for all the innocent people who are going to be annihilated by our war-mongering leaders and the industries that thrive on all the destruction and ruin.

  • Albanese says Australia supports US action against Iran and stands with the Iranian people’s ‘struggle against oppression’

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  • As if there's not enough military violence in the world, our government has to support more? Is this the best we can do?

  • Pauline Hanson’s populism is a joke. But there are lessons in it for ‘super-progressives’

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  • Thank you for that insight and info. I agree with your sentiments.

  • Pauline Hanson’s populism is a joke. But there are lessons in it for ‘super-progressives’

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  • Yeah, I don't get it either.

  • Latest greenhouse gas emissions data show Australia’s emissions cuts 'too small and too slow'

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  • The majority of nations have grown in population. In 2005 there were nearly 6.6 billion people in the world and now there's about 8.3. A higher population plays a role no doubt, but given our exposure to sunlight and the amount of space we have in Oz, we should have done a lot better than what we have. Seventy percent of coal mined is exported (Wikipedia) and 80% of gas (Australian Institute), so our population is not the main driver of the emissions our fossil fuels produce. Imo, our governments have not done enough to extend solar power. We could be way ahead than we are now. Too many vested interests.

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    Pauline Hanson’s populism is a joke. But there are lessons in it for ‘super-progressives’

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/pauline-hanson-one-nation-popularity-lesson-for-progressives-ntwnfb
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Latest greenhouse gas emissions data show Australia’s emissions cuts 'too small and too slow'

  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Know your Aussie threatened species - VICTORIAN GRASSLAND EARLESS DRAGON

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    A guide to feeding wild birds in Australia - BirdLife Australia

    birdlife.org.au /a-guide-to-feeding-wild-birds-in-australia/

  • Food inflation forecast

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  • Perhaps but I don' know if they'd be using these figures. I put it up to show how we're doing compared to the rest of the world.

  • Ensuring a nature-positive energy transition

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  • I tend to agree with you and with James Steph. Nevertheless, imo to give up and say it's all too late is to be complicit with or subjugated by the spiritual and cultural decay of our time. That is exactly what the current 'system' wants: us falling into "I can't save anyone else so I'll save myself" and/or "I don't feel I can do anything so I won't do anything", nihilistically and even cynically watching the Titanic sink (and even want it to sink) - i.e. inhumanity.

    Every act of care for nature and humanity counts. For example, if you needed help (for whatever reason) and someone stepped up and offered that help spontaneously, you would feel that within you and it would be life-giving for you and for them. If we lose this, we have caved in to techno-barbarism and given up our aliveness and being real.

  • Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hanson’s Muslim comments

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  • Many people follow the crowd and simplistic ideas, including putting blame on others (this does not happen only in Australia). Challenges with simplistic solutions are easier to understand (of course). They also reflect the ideas of people without enough political education who draw skewed conclusions from their personal experience and from their 'crowd' mind set. One Nation reflects these prejudices back to people and so they feel listened to, like ON is one of them and not like other politicians which present as removed from everyday reality and from ordinary people. They do not seem to understand (or perhaps want to) that Hanson is hob-knobbing with billionaires and will work in their interest because they will financially support her at election time. We must be aware of this and keep this front of mind with people considering voting for ON.

  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Walk on the Wild Side - and raise funds for Aussie wildlife in April

    fundraiseforwildlife.wires.org.au /event/walk-on-the-wild-side/
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    One Nation’s rise gives progressive voters unexpected power in “safe” Coalition seats

    thepoint.com.au /off-the-charts/260225-one-nations-rise-gives-progressive-voters-unexpected-power-in-safe-coalition-seats
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    You simply can’t 'offset' strip mining the only jarrah forest on Earth

  • Food inflation forecast

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    Ensuring a nature-positive energy transition

    authory.com /JaninaWaldmann/a/ad9af7172f9f747d898a5b9ba3752efba
  • Australia @aussie.zone
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    Food inflation forecast

  • 🌳 **National Eucalypt Day ** 🌳 is coming!

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    🌳 **National Eucalypt Day ** 🌳 is coming!

  • Old Man Saltbush - a great source of plant-based nutrition, scientists find

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  • Or a wallaby. The ones at my place took a real shine to the saltbush.

  • Old Man Saltbush - a great source of plant-based nutrition, scientists find

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  • I've had old man saltbush sprinkled in salads and in soups and it's fine.

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    Old Man Saltbush - a great source of plant-based nutrition, scientists find

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    Bridge retrofit reconnects wildlife habitat - smart thinking!

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-02-22/cawleys-bridge-wildlife-crossing-retrofit/106365756
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan

    theconversation.com /climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan-275562

  • It's all in the family with Kookaburras.

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  • 🤣 The USA? Might have been a bit out of kooka territory! 🤣

  • It's all in the family with Kookaburras.

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    It's all in the family with Kookaburras.

    australian.museum /learn/animals/birds/laughing-kookaburra/
  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    What's enviro-happening (or not) in your area? You don't have to be specific if you don't want. Others here may support you if you have a petition or other action or if you want some discussion.

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    Build an easy LIZARD LOUNGE 🦎

  • Aussie Enviro @aussie.zone
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    $55 million payment lets Alcoa continue clearing endangered Northern Jarrah Forest