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Stephen Verchinski's avatar

It was over a century that the penal colonies in America were shuttered from the Crown exporting all undesirables. The backup plan was OZ. Now even that is too overpopulated for them. The plan always to put their undesirables down, humanely of course. Enoble their deaths in wars, create famines, roll out drugs, but put them down.

OZ is ripe for revolt and should have ditched the Crown and redistribution of wealth a long time ago. Postcards only tell a travelers tale.

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Stephan Sander-Faes's avatar

I cannot comment on the core of the argument here: I've never been to Australia, and what I know about it is second-hand knowledge, at best.

As to the point you raise: "Postcards only tell a travelers tale."

This is very true, and my Substack shows examples thereof, I have not claimed otherwise.

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Stephen Verchinski's avatar

I do like postcards and make it a point to search them out in my travels and mail them to many. They always say I am one of the few that ever take the time.

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Stephan Sander-Faes's avatar

Same, same, and I also experience comparable reactions.

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Candy's avatar

Well, that’s disheartening. Victoria Square was a beautiful place.

My first reaction was, Why would they do that?!? But concrete is cheaper than a gardener, and that beautiful garden would have taken a full time crew. What a shame

I do love the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Stephan Sander-Faes's avatar

And don't forget about these ugly high-rises. Sigh.

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