I am a Latte Socialist

Latte Socialist? What?

That is exactly what you are thinking right now, isn't it? Don't worry, I'm not crazy, I'm not a radicalist - I'm what they call a leftie. A somewhat suppressed leftie that is yearning to be loud. This means that I want equality, liberation of choice, democracy and constitution. Thankfully, I live in Australia, a simply amazing country that prides itself on equality, on being a blend of each and every culture of the world into one land for the world's takings.

Ironically, discrimination in its many forms still exist quite openly in this country. Racism, sexism, agism, homophobia - name it, we have it. It needs to be addressed by us as a world population, or else these issues and the stigma surrounding these issues will never go away.

I'm not naive. I'm not sitting here at my desk with my laptop, with self-righteous thoughts in my head of how I'm going to liberate the world from xenophobia. But I am having my say, and I think that that is the most important element in development of acceptance.

You too can have your say anytime on this blog: give an Extra Shot and type as much as you want - support, happiness, rage, contempt - or as little - nothing. You can also give a short but sweet opinion - Like or Dislike.

And most of all, share the blog with friends, family, others who have opinions about everything and anything. This blog itself is about anything and everything that I think, see, hear or read on which I have an opinion.

I am a Latte Socialist. I like sitting in cafés debating about the world with friends over, preferably, a caramel latte or a mocha.