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Del_has_returned

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Are Australians really that politically ignorant?
Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:01pm

Why on earth would the average voter allow this Labor/Green/Independent fiasco into office? Total dissatisfaction with both of the major parties? Hardly an excuse because now they’ve allowed a situation which will cause untold damage to the country both economically and image wise. The country cannot afford to alienate the miners; it cannot afford to have its image abroad tarnished by a cacophony of fools who really present a complete picture of total incompetence.

This three-ring-circus may not last long, but the damage it will do in whatever time it has, may indeed be irreversible or irrecoverable.

Well done Australia!

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Labor.....what a bloody joke...

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Reply #1 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:12pm

ppl have NO interest in politics, after all look at what happens in NSw and Qld, year in year out debacle after debacle and ppl have the opinion that they can do nothing about what happens so they feel detached from the issues and fail to educate themselves about what they can do.

So come election time they just vote blindly.

I mow the lawn of an elderly lady who can not afford her electricity bills I sometimes pay them for her. She said she voted labor when I asked her about how can she afford to vote for them given that an ETS or carbon tax will increase her bills and cost of living she replied whats a carbon tax?? and she is not senile just doesn't care for politicians???? When i explained teh concept of the CT she asked me jokingly can i vote again??

people just switch off when pollies talk, and teh media failed spectaculy in not reporting a parties policies, look at the green policies no one knows about??

So yes the population is thick as shite when it comes to politics.

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Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant?
Reply #2 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:19pm

Del_has_returned wrote on Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:01pm:

Why on earth would the average voter allow this Labor/Green/Independent fiasco into office? Total dissatisfaction with both of the major parties? Hardly an excuse because now they’ve allowed a situation which will cause untold damage to the country both economically and image wise. The country cannot afford to alienate the miners; it cannot afford to have its image abroad tarnished by a cacophony of fools who really present a complete picture of total incompetence.

This three-ring-circus may not last long, but the damage it will do in whatever time it has, may indeed be irreversible or irrecoverable.

Couldn't disagree more.

Del_has_returned wrote on Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:01pm:

Well done Australia!

Couldn't agree more.

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Reply #3 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:37pm

I wouldn't worry too much del_has_returned. This rabble will implode much more quickly than people now realise. Brown is now trying to get the Libs onside. Desperation tactics methinks. The Libs should have NOTHING to do with the Greens. In fact, no Party should.

Yes, there is damage being done and we could well become the laughing stock of the world. But that will be short lived when the Libs reign supreme once again.................WITH a majority

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Reply #4 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:44pm

I don't think Australians are any more or less politically ignorant than the rest of us.

Here in the United States there are huge percentages of the population that don't know who their senator or representative is or where the Republicans or Democrats stand on issues.

In Britain we have a large percentage of the new underclass on the housing estates who don't know nor care about the political scene.

Australia has the same.

The difference is though is that in the US or UK, these uninformed don't vote. We don't want them to vote and they don't. Therefore they don't screw up the process and they remain out side of it.

Australia, by forcing its people to vote, engages these retards and potentially stuffs up the process because these people don't vote on issues but are known to just 'put anything' as I heard one guy say once (that was in a decent area too).

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Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant?
Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 2:21pm

Del_has_returned wrote on Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:01pm:

Why on earth would the average voter allow this Labor/Green/Independent fiasco into office? Total dissatisfaction with both of the major parties? Hardly an excuse because now they’ve allowed a situation which will cause untold damage to the country both economically and image wise. The country cannot afford to alienate the miners; it cannot afford to have its image abroad tarnished by a cacophony of fools who really present a complete picture of total incompetence.

This three-ring-circus may not last long, but the damage it will do in whatever time it has, may indeed be irreversible or irrecoverable.

Well done Australia!

Wow, you really are politically pig ignorant! Well done!

BTW, notice the latest unemployment data? Good figures, eh?

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Del_has_returned

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Reply #7 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 2:40pm

Darwin wrote on Sep 9^th, 2010 at 2:21pm:

Del_has_returned wrote on Sep 9^th, 2010 at 1:01pm:

Why on earth would the average voter allow this Labor/Green/Independent fiasco into office? Total dissatisfaction with both of the major parties? Hardly an excuse because now they’ve allowed a situation which will cause untold damage to the country both economically and image wise. The country cannot afford to alienate the miners; it cannot afford to have its image abroad tarnished by a cacophony of fools who really present a complete picture of total incompetence.

This three-ring-circus may not last long, but the damage it will do in whatever time it has, may indeed be irreversible or irrecoverable.

Well done Australia!

Wow, you really are politically pig ignorant! Well done!

BTW, notice the latest unemployment data? Good figures, eh?

Not really, you see I didn't vote for any of the clowns mentioned (Labor/Greens/Independents). I assume you on the other hand did, therefore I'd say you fit your own description perfectly.

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Labor.....what a bloody joke...

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Reply #8 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:22pm

Del Has Returned has been renamed to Liberal Voter Chicken Little .. they also hardly voted for the Libs if you count 44 seats compared to 71 if you look at the AEC number..

they would never win a election without being in bed with the nationals and they know it ... hence why they are so upset at ex national siding with labor ..

They are upset at both the coalition and labor hence why we have more Indi's in and a Green

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Suck it up Princess's Labor are in

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sandysquirrel18 Full Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 143	Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant? Reply #9 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:26pm Liberals = Lib/Nat Coalition, as in COALITION Labor = Greens, and any other minority Party that Labor can bribe to get them into power..........end of story
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Binary Ninja Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 460	Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant? Reply #10 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:30pm sandy you seem to miss a few their they are just as bad as each other .. and if Liberal party got in they need 2 indi's to do as well so what is your point LNP of QLD , Country Liberals , WA Liberals
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Reply #11 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:30pm

Damage imagewise? Bad grammar and more political pig ignorance!

Belgium went to the polls in June and still does not have a govt! Most European elections are PR and it is common for weeks to be spent in negotiating a winning coalition, often a minority govt, before govt is formed. This time it took us two weeks and a coalition had to be negotiated for a minority govt, a bit unusual for us, like a drawn match in AFL, because we have single member electorates but it is not unusual in the wider scheme of things

If you have no facts I wouldn’t start venting about political ignorance—if you really want to find some Del, look in the mirror!

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Reply #12 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:35pm

Showing the European Governments is not a positive.

I am often appalled at the Governments that form there.

I would much sooner have strong, forceful Government of one party with a clear majority.

The simple fact is, a compulsory voting system means we have the sort of people voting that we would ratheer they didn't.
The social underclass for want of a better description.

In the USA and UK we have the benefit of them not voting.
In Australia, they do.

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Binary Ninja Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 460	Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant? Reply #13 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:41pm so the word according to Andei is the poor cant vote or don't have the rights to vote .. you hate the country people , you hate the poor ..
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Darwin Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1037	Re: Are Australians really that politically ignorant? Reply #14 - Sep 9^th, 2010 at 3:46pm The social underclass? Right wing ding bat!
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