The
prospect of life on the 'level playing field' seems to worsen
as I get older and I experience great disquiet about it as I approach
the time when I must bid ' Adieu'. The wonderful country in which
I grew up is alas no more as we head into a game where only the
strong can survive, where the only goal is wealth. If you believe
in having your own home with a shed out the back, a strong sense
of nationalism, chook sheds and vegie gardens and make protest
at the process of Globalization, our Prime Minister labels you
as Un-Australian and marshalls police forces with batons to deal
with your protest. There is even a name for you! Fundamentalist!
But,
I will not degrade the name of Anzacs by using this site as a
platform on which to beat that particular drum.
I've had my say in "Quo vadis Anzac?"
I will be spending the remainder of my life adding to and maintaining
www.anzacs.net so that young Australians (and possibly others)
may find it something of a help in chartering their own course
through the maze.
By the way, I welcome editorial contributions, so if there is
a theme you wish to present here please advise.
See as examples the very thorough medical re-examination of the
evidence in the case of the 'Red Baron' by Dr. Geoffrey Miller
and the excellent article, " Was he fit to Fly?" first
published in the 'Lancet' by Dr. Henning Allmers of Osnabruck,
Germany.
The
project of bringing to this site a photo of each of the graves
at Gallipoli was made impossible by the intervention of the War
in Iraq.
Security measures on the internet made it increasingly difficult
and finally impossible to communicate with my young associate
in Istanbul.
It
is because of my great passion for this country, and my feeling
of indebtitude towards it that I have lovingly built this site.
It is my way of saying ' thank you Australia ' for the lifetime
I've spent here..
John
Woods
22nd October 2000
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