Mark Richardson is a bit unique in the Australian blogsophere. One, he is a genuine conservative rather than a partisan conservative; two, he recognizes that left-right is meaningless since the collapse of marxism and that the new rival to liberalism is conservatism; and three, he is one of the few writers that is willing to engage the liberal blogs which includes progressives, liberals, republicans and libertarians, and question the basis of their political philosophy. This makes him much more interesting than the 'red meat' chucking that most blogs seem to do these days. (more)
Australian Republican organisations tend to have tiny half-lifes. They split as soon as they are formed. One of the reasons for this is the high level of individualism in the Australian Republican doctrine: another reason is that the Australian variant of republicanism has largely repudiated the 'political' as an intrinsic component of human progress. (more)
A while ago I wrote about
intrinsic and emergent properties in social organisation
. The several recent discussions on the individual being the dominant discrete political entity in a system suggest hostility to nationalism and national culture, which is not true. These are emergent properties of the social organisation that appear as a result of individuals acting in maximum liberty; socially and culturally.
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The social organisation of individuals under the jurisdiction of, and as participants in government can be defined by three broad categories. These are; the intrinsic, the emergent and the dispossesive. These can be used to inform the extent of government, and derive its responsibilities.
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