OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[Gronk]

For people thinking the Greens have no influence because they're not in power, here's how minor political parties influence government just by pushing their closest centrist party in a particular policy direction: https://www.theguardian.com/comment...rty-nigel-farage-boris-johnson-labour-leavers

* Clive Palmer

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah maybe. Though I'm not familiar with his policy positions. I assume he is pro-mining.

 

[Bandwagon]

Yeah maybe. Though I'm not familiar with his policy positions. I assume he is pro-mining.

That and eating babies then suing their whinging parents for defamation.

 

[Gronk]

Yeah maybe. Though I'm not familiar with his policy positions. I assume he is pro-mining.

It was more about how he with his $62m LNP by stealth campaign together with the Murdoch press (who are also not in power) influenced an election.

Compare their “influence” vs the Greens.

 

[Bandwagon]

It was more about how he with his $62m LNP by stealth campaign together with the Murdoch press (who are also not in power) influenced an election.

Compare their “influence” vs the Greens.

That might be true, but it also might be that the merkins ego was too big to publicly acknowledge he failed.

Could also be a bit of both. I've no doubt he wanted to win his own seat back at least anyways.

 

[Gronk]

That might be true, but it also might be that the merkins ego was too big to publicly acknowledge he failed.

Could also be a bit of both. I've no doubt he wanted to win his own seat back at least anyways.

No doubt it suited his business interests to have the LNP re-elected rather than having to adapt to a new market under an avowed climate change labor.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Yeah maybe. Though I'm not familiar with his policy positions. I assume he is pro-mining.

*mincing

 

[Gary Gutful]

It was more about how he with his $62m LNP by stealth campaign together with the Murdoch press (who are also not in power) influenced an election.

Compare their “influence” vs the Greens.

You make a good point. It isn't just the greens that influence outcomes.

Personally, I think the extreme ideologies of the far left are more dangerous than the extreme ideologies of the far right. But I don't condone or agree with either and happily sit slightly right of centre.

 

[Bandwagon]

You make a good point. It isn't just the greens that influence outcomes.

Personally, I think the extreme ideologies of the far left are more dangerous than the extreme ideologies of the far right. But I don't condone or agree with either and happily sit slightly right of centre.

TBH I don't see a lot of difference between Totalitarian fascists, and Totalitarian Communists.

Oh, sorry, we're talkin' about the Greens being extreme.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was more about how he with his $62m LNP by stealth campaign together with the Murdoch press (who are also not in power) influenced an election.

Compare their “influence” vs the Greens.

At least we can agree that political parties can be responsible for political outcomes despite never having been in power.

 

[Gary Gutful]

TBH I don't see a lot of difference between Totalitarian fascists, and Totalitarian Communists.

Oh, sorry, we're talkin' about the Greens being extreme.

...and Clive Palmer and News Limited being extreme.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I played Coolum earlier in the year. There was a massive kangaroo nugget about 30cm from the 18th hole.

 

[hindy111]

standard bogan attire

Beats your hang ten singlet.

 

[Gronk]

You make a good point. It isn't just the greens that influence outcomes.

Personally, I think the extreme ideologies of the far left are more dangerous than the extreme ideologies of the far right. But I don't condone or agree with either and happily sit slightly right of centre.

By their very nature, the Left are progressives (probably too much too soon) and the far Right want hand-break said progress. In a perfect world a centrist position should then be great, however we live in the age of you say it’s black and I’ll want it white politics.

 

[Gronk]

I played Coolum earlier in the year. There was a massive kangaroo nugget about 30cm from the 18th hole.

Outrageous.

 

[strider]

Outrageous.

Who says those varmits are not pests.

 

[Gronk]

Who says those varmits are not pests.

To be fair, Clive has some huge roos up there at Coolum.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Beats your hang ten singlet.

We always had Catchit

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

By their very nature, the Left are progressives (probably too much too soon) and the far Right want hand-break said progress. In a perfect world a centrist position should then be great, however we live in the age of you say it’s black and I’ll want it white politics.

Handbrake FFS!

 

[Gronk]

Handbrake FFS!

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