Unfortunately for us aussies, we have a westminster system of gov that was copied badly Whilst there are implied freedoms of speech etc in the australian constitution they arent actually written in there which means our government can pretty much do what the hell it likes. And for those saying vote jack boot johnny out, i agree, but that just means the other idiots get in. Lets face it if voting changed anything theyd make it illegal.
Havingsuffered chronic fatigue syndrome for 2 yrs, and been confined to a house for a yr due to it, i can assure you that being able to talk to ppl, even not specifically relalting to your illness is invaluable. A big part of chronic illness is the fact you suddenly become disengaged from society. Friends, family slowy start to stay away as your not the person you once were. The web based chat takes away the necessity of being physically capable of actually going somewhere to talk. It kept me sane through the long hours of many days and nights confined in a chair, and i even managed to be useful by volunteering as tech support for gamespy arcade, thus lifting my self worth and self esteem when it was rock bottom, so to all doubters, wait till its your turn, you will count it as a blessing.
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Unfortunately for us aussies, we have a westminster system of gov that was copied badly Whilst there are implied freedoms of speech etc in the australian constitution they arent actually written in there which means our government can pretty much do what the hell it likes. And for those saying vote jack boot johnny out, i agree, but that just means the other idiots get in. Lets face it if voting changed anything theyd make it illegal.
Havingsuffered chronic fatigue syndrome for 2 yrs, and been confined to a house for a yr due to it, i can assure you that being able to talk to ppl, even not specifically relalting to your illness is invaluable. A big part of chronic illness is the fact you suddenly become disengaged from society. Friends, family slowy start to stay away as your not the person you once were. The web based chat takes away the necessity of being physically capable of actually going somewhere to talk. It kept me sane through the long hours of many days and nights confined in a chair, and i even managed to be useful by volunteering as tech support for gamespy arcade, thus lifting my self worth and self esteem when it was rock bottom, so to all doubters, wait till its your turn, you will count it as a blessing.