{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa417032a-c9e2-4761-a2ce-41f1c279beca","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 237 \u2013 \u201cWe Were Here First\u201d is not a great argument.\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/a417032a-c9e2-4761-a2ce-41f1c279beca\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 237 \u2013 \u201cWe Were Here First\u201d is not a great argument.","description":"<br />\nAccording to Proudhon, all property is either claimed or seized and the argument &#8221; We were here first&#8221; is no better than &#8220;We are taking this off you&#8221;.<br />\nAustralia Day<br />\nSee episode 213 for a full discussion of our thoughts on indigenous matters.<br />\nIf you support the idea of Invasion Day, do you call boat people invaders? Why not?<br />\nLet\u2019s think about property rights.<br />\nThe birdcage analogy.<br />\nAt one point, nobody owned anything and then people claimed exclusive rights. They claimed a right to exclude others.<br />\nAll land ownership derives from<br />\nA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI was here first\u201d; or<br />\nB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cconquest by the strong over the weak\u201d; or<br />\nC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cbuying or inheriting from A or B\u201d which is therefore tainted with the original sin.<br />\nProudhon said at various points, certain pieces of the world have been claimed but that claim has no natural legitimacy. It is unclear why, looking at an unclaimed world, I should be able to take part of it for myself and demand that other people recognise my right. By what right do I get to exclude people from certain parts of the world and where does that right come from?<br />\nMaybe If I have made improvements then I can enjoy those improvements but should that be forever? What about future generations?<br />\nNext Week<br />\nThe bible study was very well received so I thought I would take listeners through the opening chapters of Kenan Malik\u2019s book \u201cThe Moral Compass\u201d and basically look at how ideas of morality emerged and changed starting with the Greek legends (the Iliad and the Odyssey), Greek Philosophers (Socrates, Plato and Aristotle), the rise of Judaism and finishing with early Christianity and hopefully in that process denouncing the idea that modern morality emerged out of Christianity.<br />\nMicro Party Merges<br />\nThe 1800 state members of the Voluntary Euthanasia Party <a href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/new-voices-reason-party-comes-to-nsw-to-revive-push-for-assisted-dying-laws-20191227-p53n98.html?fbclid=IwAR3nDJn7vzmLXY_w2X3Z1kn-8MjqHMGwJeGwBjRAojAzjycQ_OoC7tuhe78\">have voted overwhelmingly</a> to become the NSW branch of the Reason Party.<br />\nDying with Dignity vice-president Shayne Higson, who has run for the Voluntary Euthanasia party in two state elections, two federal elections and the Wentworth byelection, said being a single-issue party was an electoral liability.<br />\n&#8220;The feedback from our volunteers is that although people support our issue and would really love to send a message to a NSW Parliament, they are concerned about electing representatives who are running for a single-issue party,&#8221; Ms Higson said.<br />\nThe Fist has joined Labor<br />\nLet&#8217;s see what happens.<br />\nTennis<br />\nTennis in Adelaide<br />\nWinners ceremony.<br />\nChanted and clapped sticks and removed evil spirits from the trophies.<br />\nAsked ancestors to take away negative energy.<br />\nRemember the PISA Tests?<br />\nMaybe Western students don\u2019t try?<br />\nThe hand-wringing over the continuing decline in Australia\u2019s PISA results misses the issue of whether students try their best on the tests. The\u00a0<a href=\"https://www.oecd.org/pisa/publications/pisa-2018-results-volume-i-5f07c754-en.htm\">OECD\u2019s report on PISA 2018</a>\u00a0shows that about three in four Australian students and two-thirds of students in OECD countries did not try their hardest on the tests. There are also wide differences between countries. It has potentially explosive implications for the validity of international comparisons of student achievement based on PISA.<br />\nThe report shows that 68% of students across the OECD did not fully try. In Australia, 73% of students did not make full effort. This was the 14th highest proportion out of 36 OECD countries. The report also shows large variation in student effort across countries. Around 80% of students in Germany, Denmark and Canada did not fully try compared to 60% in Ja...","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}