Australian Politics Forum - Why I voted Liberal

John S Gold Member Offline Fascist Party = Liberal Party Posts: 3691 Gender:	Why I voted Liberal Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:16pm So more people voted Liberal then Labor. So why did you?
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Re: Why I voted Liberal
Reply #1 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:21pm

John S wrote on Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:16pm:

So more people voted Liberal then Labor. So why did you?

Mostly performance issues..

Despite a strong start, and a brilliant 2007 campaign, the Labor Party just didn't manage to carry through successfully on most of their ideas and opportunities....

So, for the first time in 18 years as a voter, I voted for a party other than Labor....

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BobH Full Member Offline Posts: 174	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #2 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:22pm I didn't vote 1 Liberal but I did put Liberal ahead of Labor. The reason is the economy, stupid. Labor has proven to be piss poor on economic policy and at least in the Liberals there are some capitalists left who understand free market economics.
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aikmann4 Gold Member Offline Posts: 2093 canberra	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #3 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:22pm There's no "Julia Gillard factor". I voted Liberal primarily because I don't like Julia Gillard and also because there was no other right wing party on the cards that approximates my views any closer than them. That and I suppose I perceive they may be more adept at handling the economy (but this is probably just puff).
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Cyberman Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 391	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #4 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:23pm Because they are not such a smacking cockup like labor is. Because they are more focused Because they dont stab elected leaders in the back Because the have a history of supporting markets Because they don't kill industries with their interference
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BlOoDy RiPpEr Gold Member Offline aussie-patriot.com Posts: 2475 Sydney Gender:	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #5 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:24pm there should of been a choice for 'All of the first four'
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laborfornever Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 345	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #6 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:28pm Tell me 1 policy labor announced, implemented, is working as designed and came in on budget??? no policy meets that criteria. That is why I voted liberal.
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Re: Why I voted Liberal
Reply #7 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:40pm

laborfornever wrote on Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:28pm:

Tell me 1 policy labor announced, implemented, is working as designed and came in on budget???

no policy meets that criteria.

That is why I voted liberal.

The best reason is more subtle. A labor supprter type 'Eduction'.

THATS why we voted liberal. So that educAtion might involve more then surfing for porn on govt-supplied laptops.

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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #8 - Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:53pm longweekend58 wrote on Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:40pm: The best reason is more subtle. A labor supp_rter type_ 'Eduction'. THAT_S why we voted liberal. So that educAtion might involve more then surfing for porn on govt-supplied laptops. How ironic, eh!?
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Reply #9 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 7:19am

laborfornever wrote on Aug 24^th, 2010 at 10:28pm:

Tell me 1 policy labor announced, implemented, is working as designed and came in on budget???

no policy meets that criteria.

That is why I voted liberal.

Seeing as the Labor government has been the most incompetent government in living memory, why wouldn't people vote for the other side.
Is it really possible to do worse than labor has being doing?

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mellie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8142 Sydney Gender:	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #10 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 7:34am Why did I vote Liberal Skip? Because the bottom line is, all the above aren't possible without a healthy economy, (ie, Health education etc)... Voting for Labor would have been like taking 10k to a prestige car dealership, just wasn't going to happen.
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: Why I voted Liberal Reply #11 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:09am mellie wrote on Aug 25^th, 2010 at 7:34am: Why did I vote Liberal Skip? Because the bottom line is, all the above aren't possible without a healthy economy, (ie, Health education etc)... Voting for Labor would have been like taking 10k to a prestige car dealership, just wasn't going to happen. Why would you ask me idiot?
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Reply #12 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:27am

I didn't vote Liberal, but I'm wondering why the man that was handing out Liberal Party pamphlets on Saturday did. He was big noting himself all day to anyone who would listen, shaking hands with the suited set etc., I got the impression that he was a 'fake' Liberal, then to prove my opinion right, at pack up time he brings his beaten up Ford Laser up to the gate.

I cannot imagine what he thinks the Liberal Party would do for him, their policies never have and never will benefit anyone from the lower/middle working class, and he was clearly not even working class.

I'm not judging the man, just trying to work out his motives for siding with a group that is far removed from his life circumstances.

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Re: Why I voted Liberal
Reply #13 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:30am

skippy. wrote on Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:09am:

mellie wrote on Aug 25^th, 2010 at 7:34am:

Why did I vote Liberal Skip?

Because the bottom line is, all the above aren't possible without a healthy economy, (ie, Health education etc)... Voting for Labor would have been like taking 10k to a prestige car dealership, just wasn't going to happen.

Tongue

Why would you ask me idiot?

My apologies, I assumed you created this thread, due to your avatar being similar to another posters here.

... Nose out of joint Skip?

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Re: Why I voted Liberal
Reply #14 - Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:30am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Aug 25^th, 2010 at 8:27am:

I didn't vote Liberal, but I'm wondering why the man that was handing out Liberal Party pamphlets on Saturday did. He was big noting himself all day to anyone who would listen, shaking hands with the suited set etc., I got the impression that he was a 'fake' Liberal, then to prove my opinion right, at pack up time he brings his beaten up Ford Laser up to the gate.

I cannot imagine what he thinks the Liberal Party would do for him, their policies never have and never will benefit anyone from the lower/middle working class, and he was clearly not even working class.

I'm not judging the man, just trying to work out his motives for siding with a group that is far removed from his life circumstances.

Have you considered he may have been driving his son's battered, 'roughie' first car, so his wife could use the mercedes to take the kids to the soccer match????

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"I just get sick of people who place a label on someone else with their own definition.

It's similar to a strawman fallacy"
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