Last Post, November 22

GetUp’s adversary lacks an army of millennials.

While I wish Advance Australia the best of luck in trying to counter the influence of GetUp (20/11), the new organisation lacks what makes GetUp successful — an army of unpaid millennials keen to give their time and effort to get out into the streets and campaign on the issues GetUp deems worthy of attention.

John Clark, Burradoo, NSW

The Pyrrhic victory that GetUp and its leftist acolytes will achieve with their relentless campaign against conservatism, can be seen today. Look no further than Venezuela, a country with huge natural resources akin to Australia, but a destructive socialist government.

R. McAllister, Victoria Point, Qld

I hope there are some critical thinkers at Woodville High because there clearly isn’t one up at the front of class (“Teacher’s vow to turn kids off Libs”, 21/11). And when they question those in power, what better starting point than a teacher who seeks to manipulate their future?

Eric Lockett, Rose Bay, Tas

I wonder if that teacher’s political view will change by the time she reaches my age. I’m a retired teacher with 41 years service including 15 years as a union rep. Labor is promising to cut my retirement income by 26 per cent.

Terry Dwyer, Stanthorpe, Qld

The teacher who has vowed to turn her students off one particular political party just puts herself in a box of closed minds who cannot think for themselves about policy. Compulsory voting is flawed.

Neville Wright, Kilcunda, Vic

As Plato said, “teachers are the guardians of society”. Any society that treats its guardians as shabbily as we do should not be too surprised to learn that have they flung the gates open and joined the enemy. However, given kids’ legendary contrariness, the chances are that Regina Wilson’s efforts will backfire.

R. Linkiewicz, Caringbah South, NSW

There is one sure way to get the Muslim community and its leaders to co-operate in the best interests of Australia (“Muslim leaders to boycott terror talks”, online, 21/11). Remove all government funding from any Islamic organisation until it accepts responsibility. Watch them snap to attention then.

Stephen Jones, Dawesville, WA

A vote for Labor in the Victorian election will be all leap and no faith.

Brian Sanaghan, West Preston, Vic

Sam Roggeveen’s world commentary article (21/11) doesn’t seem to get how a cold war works. If the US sits back and watches things happen and does nothing, does Roggeveen really think China will be the first economic and military power in history to do the same?

Murray Horne, Cressy, Vic