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Is that your argument, freediver?

If it is, then you don't have a leg to stand on.


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Let's face it freediver, you don't represent the 'typical' political view of an Australian. I mean, you started a political discussion board for crying out loud. Not many Australians would share the same views as you, as you have strong views on certain issues. Most Australians distance themselves from politics.


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Oh dear... then why didn't a party like the Greens get in? Who are strongly 'pro-immigrant?'


Australia is a deeply traditional society in terms of voting. Look at the ALP, Liberal and National parties. They're the only three parties for the last hundred years who've had a chance at winning elections. The chances of minor parties getting elected are obscure.

This is an age of 'catch-all' parties. Not 'mass parties.' Or 'issue-based' parties.

Why would anyone want to vote for a party that reduces multiculturalism and immigration when a catch-all party can just do the same by saying, 'yeah we can do that too and make it one of our policies.'


Just because people don't vote these minor parties in freediver, means that they're supportive of the UN or immigration. It has more to do with tradition and the lack of organisation of a good minor party.


And by the way, what 'parties' are anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism anyway?

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I don't think so. That's all we have. And the availability of anti-immigrant/nationalist/anti-multiculturalism party is not a reflection of how people feel about multiculturalism and immigration, believe me. They just can't seem to find the right people to represent them.


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Is that so?

That's my point though... at times... the libs can be both pro-immigration and anti-immigration. Same goes with the Labor Party. They just do whatever it takes to get elected. They're a 'catch-all' party, like I said. They're neither pro-immigration nor anti, they just do whatever the public wants, when they want it.


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And yet... the popularity of the One Nation party in Qld in 1998 didn't influence the policies of the Liberal nor Labor party did it? At the time, the One Nation Party was the biggest threat the the Beattie Government... bigger than that of the Coalition. Did this change their policies? No, not really.

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Haha. Clever Freediver. 

I misworded what I'm trying to say.

They do whatever the public wants in terms of 'lying.' Half-heartedly doing something. They say they'll do it to please the public then after an election they'll change their minds. It's all about election wins.


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Sustainability what? Please excuse my ignorance.


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Well... I know the Libs later adopted some of One Nations policies, but I doubt this is what killed off the party.


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What about sending the parties leader Pauline Hanson to jail? And the parties so-called 'illegal regisatration?' I think the death of One Nation was more to do with that than anything else. Btw... last time I checked... One Nation still exists.

Furthermore... it wasn't 'public opinion' that 'killed' the One Nation party... it was pretty much the media.   The media unfairly tore the party apart. How is a party supposed to exist with that kind of media bias?