The bigger useful container you can find, the better, I’ve found. That way there’s less chance of hurting them when covering them to take them outside.

This link also asks for age verification when I clicked on it.

What are you really angry about?

You reckon I’m policing the language? That is your judgement. Are you persecuting me for using language in a particular way? Isn’t that what you were saying I do? Crikey, you were talking about a ‘literary device’. Wasn’t that a bit, I don’t know, patronising?

I was making a bit of fun at the way we were taught.

Yes, I am aware. Without punctuation, however, a statement can become ambivalent. In recent years, punctuation has been disappearing perhaps due to social media and other fast online use. The way my generation writes is influenced by the way we were taught which was more formal. Commas were encouraged everywhere (but not Commies).

I had read over and over again that no-till farming is best but the argument in the article is really interesting. And it will be helpful in my vegie patch too.

Thank you.

So what do you mean by

how do we stop other countries coming after us for fucking up the world energy.

The problem was that at some point I got you and another man who had suffered from domestic violence mixed up so I apologise if my response did not make sense.

I hope you are getting whatever help you need.

I can understand that.

I’ve been surprised at how many times people comment but don’t actually read the article. No need for the aggro.

And not all conservatives would want the ICC to be dismantled. Trump’s brand of ‘conservatism’ is not considered to be what many Republicans would have honoured in the past. They have now been trapped to the point they don’t move because they are afraid of Trump finding the way to get rid of them (as has already happened).

The article explains it.

I guess you’re in the US. Please do all you can to stop the war from continuing.

Might this alleged antisemitism just have had something to do with Jews so visibly parading around with Israeli flags draped acrosss their shoulders, waving Israelis flags at solidarity rallies for Israel, Jewish communal leaders excoriating those who called out Israel for engaging in genocide or starving children, and welcoming the Israeli President as their “national leader” ?

Really? I thought we were Australians.

Well said, Loewenstein! And a bit of humour too.

Ok, here’s a start: https://www.aihw.gov.au/family-domestic-and-sexual-violence/resources/fdsv-summary

I am sorry about what happened to you. Men are not the only ones that perpetrate violence. Domestic violence takes the lives of adults and children and traumatises those that survive.

However, statistics show that men’s domestic violence against women (and other men) result in many more deaths and a lot of permanent harm from such as from broken bones, knocked-out teeth and brain damage. That cannot be ignored.

Also, please don’t make statements about other groups (like they are over-represented) if you can’t provide evidence. We need to stop the violence, not reinforce prejudices.

The DV issue is NOT simple, otherwise it would have been addressed better than it has.

You really don’t need a royal commission to understand why first nations people bash, rape and kill each other and partners so much.

You did not really answer your ‘why’. You assert the difficulties of law-enforcement to intervene but that is not the reason why there is DV in these communities.

A general law against homicide is obviously not working is it? Women who report to police they fear for their lives because of threats they get from es-partners often are not investigated properly resulting in their deaths. It is one of the issues that have been documented over and over again.

As to the CALD-related DV incidents being over-represented, I am not saying you are wrong but would you be able to provide a link to statistics comparing DV incidents by background. I have not found the information myself.

https://aussie.zone/post/34601094

I hope the Guardian keeps digging into this situation and it becomes widely discussed and properly addressed. It’s like every industry is out to profit from those who are most vulnerable. Like affordable housing, disability services, child care. Scandalous and disgusting.

I’d never heard about that traditional Chinese system before. Really interesting.

I agree that with the breaking of the multi-generational family system, some among the elderly have been abused or neglected but it hasn’t worked out too well for some of the young either. There seems to be a move (a small one) to go back to multigenerational living so that all members of a family have more support. Perhaps there should be more education around this.

But she has you. So debate with her (which you probably do) and consider alternatives with her.