
Conversations, with Peter Costello AC, Former Treasurer of Australia
John Anderson: Conversations
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The Decline of Social Capital
What we used to call social capital seems to have declined across the board. I think when you come to things like patriotism, not only are people probably lost interest in patriotism, but they're now being fed this ceaseless diet that there's nothing to be patriotic about. Why be patriotic if your country is really just a colonial society? You're living a nightmare as cultural as a whole.You can't be proud of any of that. What I'm proud of is that Australia gave my four beers and millions of other people an opportunity they would never have had in life. To me, it's a wonderful example of a success.Australia, which couldn't feed itself, can now feed
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