tickleandrose wrote on Oct 30
th, 2017 at 1:09pm:
Those who are interested in the second rise of ON in QLD would be interested to see this back in 1998 - in a video I found on line recently.
ETA ..link deleted..
What I see, is a state filled with people who had been left behind by a fast changing world. Like many other states in Australia, QLD used to be a great state especially in the post WW2 and baby boomer era. It was a period back when Australia does not have to compete with so many players in the international market. For example, both Japan and Germany had been bombed to bits and pieces. China, Vietnam and Korea are struggling with their on internal political strife.
But now, the world is different. On the lower end export market, there is no way, we can compete with Second World sweat shops, whose workers gets paid in a month less than what we get paid in a day. On the higher end, we are unable to technically compete with Germany, Japan and US. And now, developing countries like China and India are surpassing us. Now you may say that, Oh, who would buy a Chinese car. Well, in Australia may be not, but our market is small, they are more than willing to sell to other countries.
And the net result is that we have a brain drain of our most talented people to Europe, US and Asia, in addition to economic drain - factory relocating overseas. This by virtual that we are a free democratic and capitalist country. So, bit by bit, people see their opportunities ripped away from their loved ones. And so, there is an under current of Anger. And that anger was used to effect by One nation.
One nation would tell the people. They are suffering because of the major parties that sold them out. This is partly true. And they promise that when they get into power, they will FIX everything. They are the quick and simple answer.
I am afraid that the QLD people are once again going to be conned. There is no simple and quick policy. The road to change is going to be slow and painful. It needs to start with our own education system, start with the young. No amount of banning halal certification or 'enquiry into Muslim migrants is going to change get jobs and hopes back to these people.
Worth logging on just to comment that this sums up my feelings on O.N. and how much their Qld results will (should) shake up the Major Fed Parties.
I'm not a Q'lder, nor O.N. voter, or even fan, ( I'm one of those suss Centre Right types,) they do have some points, but not enough of them to become 'mainstream'.
O.N. are not equipped to govern themselves let alone the Country, but they are ringing a bell that people are hearing.
They're pushing the same buttons that the Trump campaign tap danced on and we all see how that went.
As in the US, it's not enough to denigrate "populist" Parties. The issues, the concerns that they are spotlighting need to be addressed, not ignored. The people need to be heard, their concerns are real, even if what they lay the blame upon is not.
The major Parties are not elected to make excuses for incompetence, their own or 'the others'. They are elected to fix the problems that concern voters.
It's their job to represent a wide enough demographic, and address their issues with at least a level of competency that their governance would render single issue and minor Parties like O.N. irrelevant to voters. Wouldn't that be nice?
... yes, sadly, it's az if!
But Libs and Labs need to take 5 from their infantile egotistical schoolyard scrapping to have a look at the audience reaction. They are not happy.
Word from contacts up there is that O.N. will likely do better than expected.
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