Jim Boy said:
This isn't a footy match where the when the final siren blows, that's it.
Don't tell this crap to me.
The consequences of any election affect us all 24/365. Those who voted for an opposition party aren't being representated at all.
And who's fault is that? I don't like a situation where one party can have control of both houses but that is part and parcel of our excellent democratic system. Yes it does have a flaw, but it is better than any other system I have seen, and this flaw can't be removed without other adverse consequences.
Now if you latham supporters aren't being represented it's because many people think Latham is a buffoon. Bad luck. Get over it. Deal with it.
The prime minister acts for the 50% who voted for him, not the 50% who didn't, it's the losers who'll be carrying the cost.
Sooky la la.
So what do you suggest? Or are you just having a cry that Latham ran a pathetic campaign?
And what a cost. Iternationally the Libs have turned Australia into an joke.
That's just your opinion. Not everyone shares it. Or are your views be-all and end-all?
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tralia used to be well respected country and was positively perceived into International affairs, now it is seem almost as a pariah state, barely above how South Africa used to be considered during the Apartheid era, such is the appaling disregard for human rights and absolute arrogance and self-righteousness of it's leaders.
Absolute bollocks.
Domestically, the gap between the haves and the have-nots grows ever wider.
That's the way the cookie crumbles no matter which Govt. is in power.
The dream of house ownership is way beyond the means of many.
So you want a system where people can own their own home but will have little or no growth?
The social values that used to be ingrained in our society,
They're still the same. Do you really believed Howard cam along like some Messiah and changed the way people think? You're being ridiculous.
the belief that medical care should be available for all,
It is.
that education should be equally accessible for all.
It is. It is mandatory to attend primary and high school, and we have a HECS system for university which means when those students are earning a certain amount of money they have to start paying it back. Seems pretty fair to me.
The simple tenet that if we all chip in then we can achieve a greater good than we could if we act individually.
This has never existed and will never exist and I'm at a loss as to why you would believe such tripe.
That's all gone and been replaced by a me first, the rest of you can go to hell, type attitude.
Always been like that since the start of time.
The left leaning vote has been swept away, not by the argument of pragmatic rationalism,
Ahh, so people who don't agree with your political views aren't reational?
Sorry champ. We have a democracy that you don't seem to accept. You only want a democracy if things go your way. You're a fool and a sooky la la.
Over the top uttereances about living in paradise echos resonantly with radicals who perform horrendous deeds on the basis they will go to paradise.
Are you calling the people who run our country extremists?