Posted @ whirlpool - ILCF pt14

This is Whirlpool syndrome. Pretending that this forum is an indicative sample of the rest of the Australian population. People are far more worried about things like the economy right now and will be going into the future for Labor to actually lose an election based on a filter.

An accurate observation and good point well made, AFAIC.

I don't think the Government will cancel the trial, even if they intend to scrap the policy. They'll go through with it and say "K it didnt work, not our fault".

A fair observation but one I'm less inclined to totally support. Sure, given the right kind of circumstances, it MIGHT come to that, but surely only more as a last resort.

Now that our government(s) are at last seriously thinking along the lines of better controlling online content as per the presumed majority wishes of the general population (as well as with a view to a better future for one and all ala what makes a better a society and all that), I don't think it is going to go away regardless of whether ILCF is deemed a suitable pass or hopeless failure.

I reckon that if ILCF is deemed to have truly failed, something else will be attempted, if not by our current government then then next one, and the one after that, and the one after that, until something that truly works properly is achieved.

It isn't too hard to imagine the general online environment of Oz future being called "the governet" with all communication feeds in, out, and around about the country going through government owned/controlled facilities, and even I'm willing to admit (in my support of our current government's attempts to bring a better level of law and order to the net in its current form) that even if such a network was created, it would still be somewhat difficult to achieve the aims and results that is bringing about the introduction of ILCF.

Hmmmm ... a case of 'better to try and fail than not to try at all" ? I guess I'm in more support of your "K it didn't work, not our fault" angle after all.

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Should we sit by and allow a minority in this country rule by repression..
This isnt democracy and it needs to be stopped.

To begin with it is extremely doubtful that this is a case of "minority rule". Also, the method of its introduction is no different to anything else our elected levels of government do as per the form of democracy we have here in Oz.

Thus, there is no evidence of any kind of attack on democracy going on here, nor any indication that our elected government is doing anything contrary to the wishes of the general population let alone detrimental to the long term welfare of our nation.

Those of us who are deemed "voters" all still have the democratic opportunity to express our approval or opposition to our elected government's decisions in relation to ILCF, so democracy is obviously still alive and well and doing the job required of it, so I don't see a problem regardless of whether this particular item is popular or not.

regarDS