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2015-02-20T22:42:00.001+00:00

Why I'm standing for election to the New South Wales Upper House in March 2015 Election.

I'm standing for election to the Upper House in the New South Wales Parliament. Election date 28th March 2015. Will try to post here my profile I've written for that purpose - need to find it first.

Statement re standing for election to the NSW Legislative Council March 28^th 2015

My name if Geoff Cox

I intend to stand for election to the NSW Legislative Council in the upcoming election, march 28^th 2015.

I have been living abroad for some time and have decided to return to the land of my birth, and my spiritual home. I was born in Jandowae, Queensland, and brought up in Fairdale, near Wondai, in the South Burnett. I attended Gatton High School & College, 1953/4 and Gatton College 1957/8/9, gaining my Dairy Diploma. I have since studied at degree level at the UK Open University, but am yet to complete my studies. I have been studying toward a degree in Social Science (Criminology), as I worked as a Probation Services Officer for seven years, now retired.

My previous work was associated with my Dairy qualifications, having lived and worked in several countries, including UK (3 times), Sweden, Australia (3 times), New Zealand, Sharjah UAE, Saudi Arabia, and have travelled widely, both for business and pleasure.

I have two children, now mature, and three grandchildren, aged 7, 5, and 18 months. My daughter lives in the UK and my son in Australia. I have dual citizenship, Australian and UK. I was offered and took UK citizenship mainly to enable easy re-entry to the UK after my frequent visits back home .

I have kept a keen eye on Australian political developments over the years.

I feel compelled to stand for election as I am completely disillusioned with our 'political class', and the mess they have made of our beautiful and bountiful planet.

My platform will be a single issue, and that is legalisation of Cannabis (Hemp) for any purpose. I am aware that this is currently difficult or impossible, due to International Treaty, but treaties have been broken before and will be again, or modified to accommodate current circumstances.

The current slow moves to 'carry out trials' with the possibility that the use of Cannabis for medical purposes will be 'allowed' under closely controlled conditions/licensing etc. is not the correct approach.

Why should those suffering have to await 'permission' to use a plant that grows naturally all over the world and has been used since antiquity for healing. Why should they live in fear, be harassed, by the Police, arrested, and have their medicine confiscated, which often saves their or their children's lives. This is iniquitous and plain wrong. Even the Prime Minister has said publicly that he does not believe that trials are necessary.

There are so many positive, progressive, compassionate, and economic reasons why the status quo is unacceptable. I'm totally convinced that wide use of Cannabis (hemp) will be good for the citizens, good for Australia, and good for the planet, and am determined to try my utmost to help bring that about.

Statement re standing for election to the NSW Legislative Council March 28^th 2015

My name if Geoff Cox

I intend to stand for election to the NSW Legislative Council in the upcoming election, march 28^th 2015.

I have kept a keen eye on Australian political developments over the years.

I feel compelled to stand for election as I am completely disillusioned with our 'political class', and the mess they have made of our beautiful and bountiful planet.

My Flowers in the garden

2011-08-02T23:59:00.000+01:00

One of the most amazing young pianists I've ever seen

2011-05-10T05:51:00.001+01:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uE1xsuEywQ&feature=player_embedded

YouTube - The Story of Bottled Water (2010)

2011-04-21T10:48:00.001+01:00

YouTube - The Story of Bottled Water (2010)

BBC science programs on the net.

2011-03-03T14:06:00.000+00:00

BBC Science

My ugly Mug

2011-03-01T14:32:00.001+00:00

Glider flight at Shelbourne Glider Club

2011-02-28T00:03:00.000+00:00

Glider flight at Shelbourne Glider Club

2011-02-27T23:55:00.000+00:00

Shell energy scenarios to 2050

2011-02-27T07:12:00.000+00:00

Shell's Jeremy Bentham explains latest energy predictions

2011-02-27T07:08:00.000+00:00

JESUS COMPLEX: Is Jesus God?

2011-02-16T11:37:00.001+00:00

JESUS COMPLEX: Is Jesus God? - Page 10

My answer to this question is as follows.

Interesting article however, Bono is not a good source to quote. He has religious belief obviously but at least one of his statements are way off.

It is highly possible for a person to be 'mentally unbalanced', and to be perfectly coherent. Mentally unbalanced is a modern definition, and a very slippery concept, being actually defined by a persons deviance from what is the common perception of 'sane', 'normal' (whatever that is ?) 'consistently rational', etc.

Many say Hitler was 'insane', and Stalin. However they both had their own strict rationality from which they did not deviate. I am not comparing Jesus to either but only in relation to insanity, consistancy, devotion to their one cause etc.

As I believe there is no God, nor is one necessary to explain (most of) 'reality', I cannot believe that Jesus WAS God.
Believing in the necessity to believe in both, to be able to be a 'good christian', is false, both logically and philosophically.

A Good Christain does not need to actually believe in God. He/she can stick to all (as far as is possibe) the tenets of his preaching, without accepting that his claims to actually BE God were true. After all if Jesus was himself convinced that he WAS GOD, (falsely because he was 'mentally unbalanced', i.e. not comforming to the commonly held belief that no MAN could or should make such a claim, but also because he had a false belief that such an entity actually existed even though he was convinced, or had convinced himself that it did, and that he was the personification of 'it', and therefore possibly 'insane', certainly in the then current Jewish belief system). Paradoxes can tie you up in knots !

There is a paradox here as outlined on your article and recognised by many philosophers, including Lewis.

Paradoxes, by their nature, cannot be answered, and I believe that Jesus was well aware of this and their presence in his teachings. After all Christain preachers spend an awful lot of their time attempting to interpret Jesus's teachings, and always fail as there is NO complete, consistant or entirely rational interpretation of them (because they contain paradoxes).

Paradoxes are of course imbedded in all belief systems, purely because no belief system is 'perfect', so therefore must contain paradoxes.
QED.

Socio-Economics Mali: A Gift Economy

2011-02-11T21:17:00.000+00:00

Socio-Economics Mali: A Gift Economy

Legalizing Pot -- Is It Just a Matter of When? | | AlterNet

2011-02-04T17:18:00.000+00:00

Legalizing Pot -- Is It Just a Matter of When? | | AlterNet

Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids. [J Natl Cancer Inst. 1975] - PubMed result

2011-02-04T16:55:00.000+00:00

Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids. [J Natl Cancer Inst. 1975] - PubMed result

Medical Marijuana Cured: A Cannabis Story

2011-02-04T16:52:00.000+00:00

Medical Marijuana Cured: A Cannabis Story

Taxes

2011-02-02T14:32:00.001+00:00

Here are a few of my current thoughts on Taxes.

Firstly lets consider what they actually are and where they may have originated.

My feeling is that they have been with us forever. When you get more than one person together in a 'group' I think you get a form of taxes, as follows. One could even say that one person also may 'tax' him/herself. This goes back to my previous comments about 'profit', 'saving', and 'surpluses'. Anything that is put aside could be thought of as a tax because it is removed from circulation or immediate use and intended for use later for whatever purpose. In the case of an individual operating in isolation, for example on an island without companions, they would sensibly put aside some supplies for more lean times and so probably limiting their current consumption. This is effectively a Tax (on their current consumption). In this case this is an individual decision and only has an effect on that individual, both now and in the future.

Now imagine that there are two people on this island. The same act of 'saving or taxing' of current consumption would be sensible. The difference is that a decision has to be made as to what when and where etc. must be taken. Of course there are several ways this decision could be made but nevertheless if saving (taxing) is to be done then a method for making these decisions must be arrived at.

Now scale this up to a group of more than two present on the island and you can see emerging a set up that mimics our present situation. Unless anarchy is to reign, a leadership will emerge. The 'Taxing' will likely become more organised and 'rates' of taxation will be set. e.g. so many fish from each persons catch to be set aside, dried and put into store, perhaps rated on the individuals skill in fishing, his age, how many in his family etc.etc.

Labour would probably be taxed as well so that community projects could be built and tasks undertaken - in other words a system of contribution to the groups 'good' from an individuals earnings according to an agreed set of rules. Beneficeries would also be part of the set up. In times of individual or group need, food from the store (Exchequer) would be given to those in need in accordance both with the amount in store and their need. Perhaps in line with their contributions or other qualifying criteria.

Now there will arise a situation where some may disagree with either the whole concept or parts of it and they must have a remedy, or a path to one. That is where wise government comes in. combined with the involvement of the people.

The link to the discussion thread on the third Zeitgist Film (onion)

2011-01-29T08:12:00.000+00:00

LINK

My response to the third Zeitgeist Film

2011-01-29T08:09:00.001+00:00

A very thought provoking film. I have now watched all three of the Zeitgist productions and always have my ideas challenged and my thought processes stimulated by the ideas presented - however !
There are of course many things to say about the ideas put forward. The analysis seems sound and the problems are well identified but I fail to see that the solution fits the bill. At least the ending was a sort of happy one with us all burning our money but I thought the final scene showed the root of the problem - one man puts his arm out to prevent another from carrying out an action (undefined). The one prevented from carrying out that action stops, makes a choice not to proceed but bow to the others restraint, changes his mind and proceeds in another direction in concert with the first man.This is what the films message is, encapsulated - forget individual action for self interest but instead co-operate and act in others interests (which turn out to be in our own, albeit necessitating the dismissal of our own interest temporarily). A laudable aim no doubt, but ??
I believe that Darwin showed that even though altruism is an essential part of our make-up, it cannot be considered a primary one, and is moderated by many other drives, desires, motivations, each determined by our need to adapt to an ever-changing environment over which we have limited control (influence).
The film says that we must first set up a controlled environment, closely moderated, and becoming ever more perfect by means of technological change. It admitted to being perhaps guilty of the charge (accusation) of Utopianism, or at least raised the possibility.
The fear I would have is that it does this and even more, mimics the world shown to us in the series of ‘Matrix’ films, a Dystopian view of our future.
My gut feeling is that the ending will be not the Policeman dropping his helmet but the opposite; his opening fire on the throng. After that ??

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The Profit Motive

2011-01-23T14:56:00.003+00:00

One of my main worries is the fact that we are all basically insecure and fearful of the future and so organise our lives so as to have a surplus always on hand and maybe a god who will 'provide' if our insecurity proves correct. We live paycheck to paycheck but still strive to have a little bit left over so as to ward off the feeling of insecurity. Think of it in terms of a garden in which we grow all our sustainence, and means of shelter for us and our families. The whole family works toward having a surplus so as to see us through the winter or drought. This is the 'profit' or growth and is seen by all as good, it makes us feel good safe and secure. Take away the profit and we feel exposed and will surely go hungry or freeze. Added to this is our religious belief in the next life that is free of want, where a magnanimous but also vengeful and jealous god will sustain us and protect us or punish us if we fail to worship him and bow down to him. All this makes us almost bound to grow a surplus or profit, to expand our realm and 'conquer' nature in pursuit of security from the future which is essentially unknown and unknowible. A bind indeed !

Do incentives at work work ?

2011-01-15T08:01:00.001+00:00

Another video from Daniel Nacero in a different forum on Personalised Energy

2010-12-24T13:04:00.002+00:00

Michael Angelo Batio Double-Guitar Solo

2010-12-23T07:37:00.001+00:00

This man is a virtuioso.

Probably the best Guitar player I've ever seen. Showy or what.

Daniel Nocera’s Gift - The Emergent Fool

2010-12-22T13:11:00.002+00:00

YOU MUST WATCH THIS

This discovery will change the world.

I reckon it could be the second coming - know what I mean ?

Daniel Nocera’s Gift - The Emergent Fool

Fox News is spreading misinformation - survey after survey proves it

2010-12-15T10:06:00.000+00:00

FOX NEWS MAKES YOU STUPID

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my tree house and other matters at cox .org

My Flowers in the garden

One of the most amazing young pianists I've ever seen

YouTube - The Story of Bottled Water (2010)

BBC science programs on the net.

My ugly Mug

Glider flight at Shelbourne Glider Club

Glider flight at Shelbourne Glider Club

Shell energy scenarios to 2050

Shell's Jeremy Bentham explains latest energy predictions

JESUS COMPLEX: Is Jesus God?

Socio-Economics Mali: A Gift Economy

Legalizing Pot -- Is It Just a Matter of When? | | AlterNet

Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids. [J Natl Cancer Inst. 1975] - PubMed result

Medical Marijuana Cured: A Cannabis Story

Taxes

The link to the discussion thread on the third Zeitgist Film (onion)

My response to the third Zeitgeist Film

Join Our E-mail List

The Profit Motive

Do incentives at work work ?

Another video from Daniel Nacero in a different forum on Personalised Energy

Michael Angelo Batio Double-Guitar Solo

Daniel Nocera’s Gift - The Emergent Fool

Fox News is spreading misinformation - survey after survey proves it

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