On Australia Day 2010, as we enter this second decade of the 21st century, Australians can be optimistic about our future, but we cannot afford to mistake optimism for complacency.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But before looking to the future, let's glance back at the road we've traveled these past two years because that is the source of much of the optimism we are all feeling about the future.
What I am against is false optimism: the notion either that things have to go well, or else that they tend to, or else that the default condition of historical trajectories is characteristically beneficial in the long-run.
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
We are optimistic, but we are optimistic in a cautious fashion.
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.
Optimism can be relearnt.
I'm optimistic about the future.
Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.
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