OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[JokerEel]

Makes sense just support either blindly...

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Thats the problem the left and right will go to their graves attacking the other but won't question what their party is actually saying.

Thanks Albo

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[JokerEel]

 

[Gronk]

Anyone seen what's going on in the UK.

I am going there in 3 weeks for a wedding. So I have vested interest.

But it seems some lunatic nutjobs have just taken everything into there own hands and trashing the joint.

Well according to social media, that about sums it up.

There also seems to be a big push, I assume from paid bots on Twitter, to discourage European countries from taking in any immigrants from Muslim countries.

Do you remember how Black Lives Matters (BLM) and Anti-fascist (Anitfa) ?Peaceful protests were overtaken by bored teenagers and criminals ? Nek minute BLM and Antifa are labeled a terrorist organisation by the far right and used as a political tool. People now imagine that BLM / Antifa have meetings in underground bunkers, plotting the demise of western civilisation.

Full circle to UK and now similar f**kwits are doing the same, only it’s not the “radical left”.

Honestly, it’s just year 12 muckup day on steroids, where people participating in stupidity grows into a mob riot.

I reckon Jan 6 at the US capital was the same

Remember Joker ? It is actually written using the psychology of the behavioural contagion of a riot.







There are probably Russian bot farms laughing at the stupidity of how westerners are so easily manipulated.

Remember it was shown that during the 2016 US election, russian bot farms arranged meetings of opposing minds at college campuses, hoping that shit will escalate.

 

[Gronk]

And here we go.

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Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the country’s main intelligence agency, said tensions in the Middle East, including a conflict between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 7, were a contributing factor to raising the threat level.

“The conflict has fueled grievances, promoted protests, undermined social cohesion and elevated intolerance,” he said.

Australia raises terrorist threat level to 'probable' from 'possible'

Officials cited an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of an onshore attack being planned in the next 12 months.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Gronk]

And there are plutocrats throwing logs on the fire.

 

[JokerEel]

Queensland Labor plans state-owned petrol stations as it bids for fourth term

Premier Steven Miles will announce the policy on Tuesday as he tries to win votes for October election

www.theguardian.com

This guy is actually thinking out of the box

 

[Gronk]

^^^

We’re all being analed by supermarkets and petrol stations acting like cartels.

Qld premier plans to introduce competition at the bowser and expose price gouging. He will build 12 QLD gov owned petrol stations and charge a reasonable margin on the spot price. So if some merkin petrol station is charging 10c/l more up the road, then hopefully people will abandon them. True competition should impact the market.

Love to hear the negative views of this proposal.

So far it’s a shallow political dig of “haha it won’t work”.

Queensland premier floats state-owned petrol stations and cap on fuel price hikes in re-election bid

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the state-owned fuel stations would operate on a cost recovery basis and would sell petrol and diesel alongside electric vehicle fast chargers.

www.abc.net.au

 

[JokerEel]

^^^

We’re all being analed by supermarkets and petrol stations acting like cartels.

Qld premier plans to introduce competition at the bowser and expose price gouging. He will build 12 QLD gov owned petrol stations and charge a reasonable margin on the spot price. So if some merkin petrol station is charging 10c/l more up the road, then hopefully people will abandon them. True competition should impact the market.

Love to hear the negative views of this proposal.

So far it’s a shallow political dig of “haha it won’t work”.

Queensland premier floats state-owned petrol stations and cap on fuel price hikes in re-election bid

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the state-owned fuel stations would operate on a cost recovery basis and would sell petrol and diesel alongside electric vehicle fast chargers.

www.abc.net.au

Never though Miles was bright but good to see him trying something different..

Imagine if the government never sold off all their infrastructure and used it to control inflation.

 

[Twizzle]

^^^

We’re all being analed by supermarkets and petrol stations acting like cartels.

Qld premier plans to introduce competition at the bowser and expose price gouging. He will build 12 QLD gov owned petrol stations and charge a reasonable margin on the spot price. So if some merkin petrol station is charging 10c/l more up the road, then hopefully people will abandon them. True competition should impact the market.

Love to hear the negative views of this proposal.

So far it’s a shallow political dig of “haha it won’t work”.

Queensland premier floats state-owned petrol stations and cap on fuel price hikes in re-election bid

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the state-owned fuel stations would operate on a cost recovery basis and would sell petrol and diesel alongside electric vehicle fast chargers.

www.abc.net.au

I helped a developer build a shopping center including the servo

It also had an IGA and IGA ran both, and the price of goods sold in the servo was 3 times the price that if they were sold in the supermarket

this is no big secret, it's the price we pay for convenience

 

[hindy111]

I helped a developer build a shopping center including the servo

It also had an IGA and IGA ran both, and the price of goods sold in the servo was 3 times the price that if they were sold in the supermarket

this is no big secret, it's the price we pay for convenience

And I bet you did a great job sweeping up the mess and emptying the bins. I reckon next you could put nails in boxes. Packs of 100. You're very intelligent

 

[Gary Gutful]

And there are plutocrats throwing logs on the fire.

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*bogs

 

[Gary Gutful]

^^^

We’re all being analed by supermarkets and petrol stations acting like cartels.

Qld premier plans to introduce competition at the bowser and expose price gouging. He will build 12 QLD gov owned petrol stations and charge a reasonable margin on the spot price. So if some merkin petrol station is charging 10c/l more up the road, then hopefully people will abandon them. True competition should impact the market.

Love to hear the negative views of this proposal.

So far it’s a shallow political dig of “haha it won’t work”.

Queensland premier floats state-owned petrol stations and cap on fuel price hikes in re-election bid

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the state-owned fuel stations would operate on a cost recovery basis and would sell petrol and diesel alongside electric vehicle fast chargers.

www.abc.net.au

Untested, uncosted, unlikely.

 

[Gronk]

Untested, uncosted, unlikely.

Well there are two sides to every proposal it seems.


The proposal is backed by the RACQ and modelled on the regime in Western Australia, where big companies face $100,000 fines for every breach.

Labor has also promised to build 12 state-run petrol stations, at an initial cost to government of $36 million, to boost competition in poorly serviced areas.

Petrol companies could face $100,000 fines under price regulation plan

With some details still lacking, Queensland’s Labor government is defending its promise to limit fuel price rises and boost competition if re-elected.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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[Gronk]

If he misses out in November, we can sign him as an assistant.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well there are two sides to every proposal it seems.


The proposal is backed by the RACQ and modelled on the regime in Western Australia, where big companies face $100,000 fines for every breach.

Labor has also promised to build 12 state-run petrol stations, at an initial cost to government of $36 million, to boost competition in poorly serviced areas.

Petrol companies could face $100,000 fines under price regulation plan

With some details still lacking, Queensland’s Labor government is defending its promise to limit fuel price rises and boost competition if re-elected.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

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Time will tell. He’s very focused on cost of living. Making a big song and dance about his 50 cent public transport proposal as well.

 

[eels_fan]

The last thing anyone needs is the govt having more direct co on what we pay for groceries/petrol etc. they need less control not more.

next minute you can only get access to cheaper fuel if you have a health care card, zero demerit points and had 47 covid boosters

 

[Gronk]

The last thing anyone needs is the govt having more direct co on what we pay for groceries/petrol etc. they need less control not more.

next minute you can only get access to cheaper fuel if you have a health care card, zero demerit points and had 47 covid boosters

 

[JokerEel]

The last thing anyone needs is the govt having more direct co on what we pay for groceries/petrol etc. they need less control not more.

next minute you can only get access to cheaper fuel if you have a health care card, zero demerit points and had 47 covid boosters

Not sure they are taking over every as service station just trying to force the major players to compete.

You still have options even if they bring that in which I highly doubt

 

[the phantom menace]

America... stupid is as stupid does.

 

[Gronk]

Paul Keating last night on 7:30 Report.

(Paraphrasing)
If we weren’t strong allies of the United States, who are the most aggressive country in the world, wouldn’t need to be part of AUKUS and spending way too much money on submarines, as nobody would be interested in attacking us.

So he reckons that because we buddy up with the buggest bully, we put a target on our head.

Maybe he is right ? Or maybe Keating has not been part of high level security briefings for decades and needs to STFU ?

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