Hi fellow liberals (as opposed to Liberals),

I have been writing a lot of letters recently to politicians and newspaper about a number of issues. I was thrilled to receive a personal response from Natasha Stot Despoja. I was in attendance at the anti war protests and appalled that John Howard had the gall and lack of respect to call us un-Australian and traitors. With demonstrations that exceeded those during the Vietnam war, I expected better. So much for a democratic society.

Having read about the trade agreement between Canada and the USA I am disgusted that we have moved in their footsteps. In Canada after the signing of the 'Free' Trade agreement the US shutdown factories in Canada and relocated them to the US so that Canada not only lost jobs but then had to buy their products back from the US. The US are already considering this process for Holden as Utes are becoming more popular there and if this trend continues to increase they have talked about shutting down holden factories here and relocating then to the US so not only do we lose jobs but income through the sale of our products overseas and we will be buying them back.

Further I never want to be part of a country where people die outside of hospitals because they don't have medical insurance. I heard a story recently how 700 refugees arrived at one of the Greek Isles and the people there brought down blankets, the baker got to working baking bread for them and their arrival was celebrated not condemned - what a different story to the refugees who arrive here. Wouldn't it be nice if instead of wasting millions of the taxpayers money on a ridiculous sci-fi program like Star Wars we spent that money on shelters and kitchens for the homeless, better programs for mental health, more beds in hospitals and improving our education system by making it more accessible to everyone.

Well I have expressed a little of what I wanted to say.

May we survive as a democracy and may our politicians learn to be a bit more considerate towards all Australians regardless of financial situation. Remember the little people make up the majority and one day they will realise this and make a difference.