The joke below, told in his own inimitable style by the former Aussie PM Bob Hawke is a welcome diversion to the current woke mantra permeating our society that is doing its best to strangle every utterance that reflects the true feelings of the common man.I have included it with my accompanying piece as much as anything in the hope that it will stimulate a revolt against the tyranny of a government operating without a mandate - silently eliminating our rights as law abiding citizens to share what is left of a way of life built on the Anzac spirit, established and fine tuned by past generations of decent, hard working Kiwis.
