Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 30^th, 2022 at 8:33am:


Yawn!!!

What a lot of nonsense!

Stick to growing chokos or doing tricks with your Johns.

https://caldronpool.com/freedom-is-being-thrown-away-in-the-west-while-being-fou...





"Victorians with a clear case of Stockholm Syndrome and Battered Woman Syndrome are pleased as punch to vote back in their thuggish leader, while liberty-loving Chinese protesters are facing certain arrest, imprisonment, torture and death to get rid of theirs as they stand up for freedom."


While Victorian Premier Dan Andrews is not yet fully on par with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, the similarities are too obvious to ignore. Both have been utterly callous and dismissive of basic goods like freedom and human rights. Both have ruled over the harshest and longest lockdowns in the world. Both have a deep contempt for religion, especially Christianity. Both are power-hungry thugs who want to be dictators for life.

During the same weekend when Victorians decided they prefer tyranny over liberty, corruption over integrity and dystopian nightmares over an efficient and productive society, large crowds in China were moving in the exact opposite direction.

While things may not be that bad in Victoria – yet – they could easily head that way. Dan’s war on Christianity knows no limits, and one simply has to ask about his 580 million dollar quarantine facility which he recently had built, but was closed eight months after it opened. This will likely come in real handy if any uppity, freedom-loving Victorians continue to resist his reign of terror. Just sayin’.

Lisa Jones wrote on Nov 30^th, 2022 at 8:33am:




The optics are bad -
Just look at what Dan did:

https://realnewsaustralia.com/2022/11/30/was-daniel-andrews-re-election-as-premi...





By General Maddox.

It’s no secret that the Andrews’ government handling of the so-called pandemic was atrocious.

Victoria saw the harshest and longest lockdowns in the country and in some cases the world.

The brutal treatment of Covid lockdown protesters by Victorian police was condoned by the premier along with the heavy handed tactics by multiple government departments who enforced ridiculous measures to “stop the spread” under the guise of public health.

The people of Victoria and in particular it’s capital, Melbourne, were going bankrupt and closing their businesses. Depression and suicide were at an all time high and all the while Daniel Andrews promised in daily news broadcasts that he was keeping them safe.

Victoria was the only state in Australia that saw negative population growth figures in the last 2 years. More than 100,000 people fled the state to find refuge in other Australian states. Where the lockdowns were ended. Where they could leave their homes without fear of being fined or arrested by police. Where masks didn’t have to be worn in public. Where their human rights were still largely intact.

One wonders why on Earth the man labeled “Dictator Dan” would ever be voted for again after what he and his government had done to the people they governed.

Yet here we are. The Labor Party won the recent Victoria State election and Daniel Andrews retains his position as the Premier of Victoria.

Was this election legitimate? Or was this a type of Stockholm Syndrome on a grand scale? A “Victorian Syndrome” if you will.

Stockholm Syndrome has been described as a psychological response by hostages or those in abusive relationships where the abused bond with their abusers or captors. This is done as a survival mechanism but may ultimately result in the demise of the abused or captured individual.

Perhaps the majority of the public was suffering from this syndrome. Perhaps Victorians began to bond with their oppressor, their captor as a response to the abuse dishes out by the Victorian government. Maybe they actually began to see Daniel Andrews as Big Brother. The one who is keeping them safe. It’s definitely a possibility and very likely.

The constant propaganda was and still is extremely manipulative. It’s quite understandable that the public would vote their oppressor back in.

But would that be enough to secure a win for the Labor Party and the Andrews government?

Every election sees shenanigans being played out no matter where they’re held. The recent Victorian State election was no different.

According to reports by voters several voting stations across the state had run out of ballot papers and people were unable to cast their vote. Catani, Bayles, Koo Wee Rup, Grantville along with Bass were among them.

Thousands of people were turned away from voting stations in various electorates and due to there being no ballot papers. Voters were told to go to other electorates nearby to cast their vote. Most then had the same result. No ballot papers.

lol... I didn't know who Bernie Finn was until I looked him up.

Hilarious. 

Besides, doesn't he know that wholegrain bread is better (healthier) for you than white?

Carl D wrote on Dec 27^th, 2022 at 10:26am:








Rachel Eddie
By Rachel Eddie
Updated May 24, 2022 — 9.26amfirst published at 8.50am

Bernie Finn has been expelled from the Liberal Party for disobedience after the right-wing Victorian MP said abortion should be banned in the state, even for rape survivors.

His Liberal colleagues voted to expel him in a party room meeting on Tuesday morning, forcing him onto the crossbench in the upper house of the Victorian parliament.
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said he expected members of the Liberal Party to “uphold a respectful discourse” on all issues.

Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said he expected members of the Liberal Party to “uphold a respectful discourse” on all issues.Credit:Joe Armao

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said it was a disappointing outcome but that he expected discipline from members of his party.

“I want to make it clear that this motion is about respectful discourse. It is now about the Liberal Party – not navel-gazing from the federal election or other issues – it is about moving on and being a sensible alternative government,” he said. “A respectful, sensible, alternative government.

“I expect people to uphold respectful discourse whatever their issues may be.”

Guy acknowledged Finn’s service to the Liberal Party, which he said “welcomes a wide and diverse range of views” and did not take Tuesday’s vote lightly.
Bernie Finn on the steps of the Victorian parliament with a group of supporters on Tuesday.

Bernie Finn on the steps of the Victorian parliament with a group of supporters on Tuesday.Credit:Joe Armao

Finn was not present for the meeting, claiming it would have legitimatised the move against him. He arrived at the steps of Parliament House about 10am to applause and chants of “hero” and “Bernie” from about 50 supporters.

“I joined the Liberal Party because it was the party of freedom … the party that stood up for those who couldn’t defend for themselves,” Finn said. “The party I joined 41 years ago is dead ... I have done nothing wrong.”

He said he would continue to sit in the upper house, but would need to think about whether he would join another party.

“I’m not going anywhere,” Finn said. I will not be bullied by Matthew Guy either.
Liberal MP Bernie Finn speaks out ahead of vote to expel him from the Liberal party

Liberal MP Bernie Finn speaks out ahead of vote to expel him from the Liberal party

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Liberal MP Bernie Finn speaks out ahead of vote to expel him from the Liberal party
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MP Bernie Finn has taken shots at colleagues on the eve of a vote to expel him from Victoria's Liberal party.

“My love of the cause has probably been deepened … I was seriously thinking about retiring at this election.”

Finn, a Christian conservative, had been warned on several occasions about the content of his social media posts.

He compared Premier Daniel Andrews with Hitler, described a former female staffer as a rat, shared several pro-Trump posts during and after the Capitol Hill riots in 2021 and made inflammatory comments about Andrews and a goat in a public toilet.

In October last year, after Finn likened Victoria Police to the “modern incarnation of the Despot’s militia”, Guy warned all Liberal MPs they risked expulsion if they displayed “bad behaviour” online.
Bernie Finn was at state parliament with his supporters on Tuesday, but did not attend the Liberal party room meeting.

Bernie Finn was at state parliament with his supporters on Tuesday, but did not attend the Liberal party room meeting.Credit:Joe Armao

Finn resigned as opposition whip earlier this month after Guy demanded he play by the team rules or quit.

The ultimatum came after Finn posted on social media he was “praying” for abortion to be banned in Victoria – including in the case of sexual assault – following a leaked draft opinion from the US Supreme Court indicating that the Roe v Wade decision, which legalised abortion in the US in 1973, could be overturned.

On Monday, he told radio station 3AW he had been approached to join other parties and would consider those options.
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Finn has been a member of the Legislative Council since 2006. Before that, he was the member for the now-abolished lower house seat of Tullamarine between 1992 and 1999.

Asked about the matter on Tuesday, Andrews said he was more focused on community issues and Finn’s expulsion was a matter for the Liberal Party.

“I’ll leave them to be bitterly divided while we get on as a government and deliver for the people of our great state. Our priorities are very clear,” the premier said.


https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/liberal-party-room-to-decide-fate-of...