Thread: The Era of Guilt.

What are you complaining about, I was brought up by Catholic nuns........


I can teach you a thing or two about guilt believe you me

I am at the stage in life where I don't give a hoot. I just go out and enjoy!
I drive, I drink, I take showers, i cut up wood and do all the "bad" things. Let someone else worry about the Future if there is one. according to thiose in the know we are all doomed! Doomed I say!!

Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

What are you complaining about, I was brought up by Catholic nuns........


I can teach you a thing or two about guilt believe you me

Same here, I was beaten religiously , by those frustrated old bags at school.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Same here, I was beaten religiously , by those frustrated old bags at school.

Al

Villa & St Pats by any chance

Nah, it was somewhere around the Port Melbourne area in the early 60's

Al

I don't feel guilty.... a bit confused at times, but not guilty.

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Nah, it was somewhere around the Port Melbourne area in the early 60's

Al

Fair enough, i had the impression you were from the Rat

Later on I lived in Ballarat.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

The Era of Guilt.

Everywhere you look, on the TV, newspapers, the radio, there are people telling you that you have been very naughty

You drive, youre made to feel guilty because you add to the greenhouse gases.

But if you walk, you get hot and have to drink more and shower when you get to work.

You shower and drink water, so you are made to feel guilty about your water consumption.

Perhaps if you drove, you would drink less and not need that extra shower?

You turn on the light and the computer, and you are made to feel guilty.

Yeah well, you could at least pretend it's love, just for a bit....

You go shopping and you are made to feel guilty because you are a consumer.

But if you don't you'll still feel guilty because of all the people you'll be putting out of work.

You cut down a tree to make furniture or to keep warm from burning it, and you are made to feel guilty about it.

but if you don't cut it down and it falls on your neighbour's roof, it'll be all your fault!

Drink grog, and they make you feel guilty about that too.

Well why not? Have you seen how poor the dairy farmers are?

Smoke a cigarette and they make you feel guilty.

No need for any of you filthy dirty disgusting smokers to feel any guilt at all. Stuff up your own bodies and don't share your putrid after burn with me!

Why have we become a society of guilt ridden people?

Dunno, must be a Victorian thing!

Cheers,

P

I felt guilty reading this thread .

On one of the current affairs shows (Frontline, I think it's called) tonight they chased this fella from a caravan park becaue he had a habit of taking incredibly long showers.

I thought it was hilarious. There was a tenant in a caravan nearby who monitored this fella's showers and dobbed him in to the show, so they came in and timed him showering then chased him to a bus stop and interviewed him while he boarded a bus.

In other words, they put the same effort into him that they put into paedophiles.

Originally Posted by Rossluck

I felt guilty reading this thread .

On one of the current affairs shows (Frontline, I think it's called) tonight they chased this fella from a caravan park becaue he had a habit of taking incredibly long showers.

I thought it was hilarious. There was a tenant in a caravan nearby who monitored this fella's showers and dobbed him in to the show, so they came in and timed him showering then chased him to a bus stop and interviewed him while he boarded a bus.

In other words, they put the same effort into him that they put into paedophiles.

Yep I saw the show, they didnt time him in the shower with a clock, they had a calender!!

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Yep I saw the show, they didnt time him in the shower with a clock, they had a calender!!

Al

He is a shocker, I have to admit. I loved the images of him peering out under the door. There's some strange critters around. I personally wish that I had the time to monitor someone like that. One day, one day ....

Perhaps it because the 'Media' find it even easier to make a beat-up story about nothing, instead of putting even the tiniest bit of effort into finding a real story?

Take the beat-up about the poor bloke who likes showers - I haven't seen the show - but here you are, he has not actually commited any offence against the law, they are just harrassing him, he probably hasn't been libeled, he's had HIS privacy invaded but as it was in a public place (under some definitions) he can't order them to go away......Bet the 'Media' don't pay 'site fees' to the local council like any other film production, or have their permission to film. All it 'costs' them is a bit of petrol for the car, all the staff would be 'on salary' and cost the same wether they are on the road or not.

One piece of legislation that would be useful would be one controlling the filming of 'beat-up' non-stories and the harrassing of people who have in fact not committed any offence.

Originally Posted by bsrlee

Perhaps it because the 'Media' find it even easier to make a beat-up story about nothing, instead of putting even the tiniest bit of effort into finding a real story?

One piece of legislation that would be useful would be one controlling the filming of 'beat-up' non-stories and the harrassing of people who have in fact not committed any offence.

Frontline did a great job of highlighting these issues. I've developed the opinion over time that Rob Sitch may well be a bit of a genius, along the lines of Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.