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Shipp

Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism - Hayek

About Me


G'day. My name is John, and everyone calls me Shippy and Shippa. I'm 18 and this year I'm going to Melbourne Uni, doing a Bachelor of Arts hoping to major in psychology and politics.
I'm a very ambitious and driven person. Even so I try to be kind and compassionate.
Don't add me if you're a random. You will be denied unless I can discern an element of intelligence from your profile. When it says 'Books are boring' in the favourite books part of your profile, that is usually enough to show you are not worth adding.
I am no ideologue, but base my ideas more in antithesis to closed systems of thought like fundamentalism, Marxism and fascism. My favourite political philosopher is Friedrich Hayek. If you still have any doubts about the viablility of socialism read his book 'The Road to Serfdom'.
I don't like Marxism.
It dissapoints me that most people our age regurgitate soft-left opinions without knowing why they hold them and why others don't. To criticise something you must first understand it.

My Interests

Aussie rules, music, parties, cricket, philosophy, psychology and politics.

I'd like to meet:

Andrew Bolt
John Howard
Alexander Downer
Brendan Nelson
Karl Popper
Friendrich Hayek
Chuck Norris

Music:

Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Beatles, Incubus... many more

Movies:

Bladerunner, Apocalypse Now, Howl's Moving Castle, 12 Monkeys, Zoolander, The Matrix, Gattaca, Star Wars....

Television:

Try to avoid

Books:

1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Best of Andrew Bolt by Andrew Bolt
The Anti-Christ by Nietzsche
The Road to Serfdom by F A Hayek
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
All quality dystopian stuff and (mostly Liberal) political theory

Heroes:

Andrew Bolt for his brilliant persuasive style anti-'groupthink'. He fights self-censorship and PC, thus earning my kudos.

John Howard and H. V. Evatt are my other two heroes.

My Blog

Australian Foreign Policy

As we examine the turning points in Australia's foreign policy  World War 2, the Guam statement, the collapse of communism and September 11  it becomes clear that, over the years, Australian foreign...
Posted by Shipp on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:38:00 PST