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noco

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I read Andrew Bolt's column in the Townsville Bulletin this morning and it really made me think as to where this once great country of ours is heading.

In my ageing life, I cannot remember such grotesque rot that we Australians are having to endure on a daily basis.

This inept Green/Labor government. The lies, the deception and spin.

The disruption to our normal daily lives.

The radical movements we are now observing in Australia.

The slow reduction in freedom of speech.

Media control.

The sqaushing of debate between Alarmist and Deniers of Global Warming, sorry Climate Change.

The disruption to cattle exports, mining, farming and manufacturing.

This is not what Australia used to be. Australia RIP.




http://blogs.news.com.au/couriermai...ts/column_things_i_never_thought_id_see_here/
 
noco

you have summed it up nicely.
Surely "sanity has to prevail shortly".:confused:
Or is this the "new look " Australia?:rolleyes:
joea
 
Communism is a failed political and economic system. But the last hold-outs are here in Australia, aren't we lucky. Remaking our own little antipodean iron curtain. Tax and spend to oblivion.

What's the national debt now...rolled past $175Bill and on the way to $200Bill? At $100Mill borrowings a day? The worst of it is, we are now so vulnerable to a GFC II. Sure we could react by easing monetary policy a little, but then what?
 
joea said:
noco

you have summed it up nicely.
Surely "sanity has to prevail shortly".:confused:
Or is this the "new look " Australia?:rolleyes:
joea
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Joe, 9 out of 10 people I talk to don't like what is going on ATM and all want something drastic to happen before we go down the gurgler.

The waste of tax payers money on hare brain schemes could have built how many new hospitals, how many new highways and how many new dams?
 
I'll add a line to his column.

I never thought I'd see a shock jock being treated so seriously.
 
With the damage Australia has inherited in the past twelve months, can anyone imagine what Australia will be like in another two years?:confused::confused:
 
as a reply, read this proposal that's currently circulating as an email, said to have been composed by a young Australian Law Student:
Dear Australian Laborites, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Gillard, et al:

We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.

Our two ideological sides of Australia cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.

Here is a model separation agreement:

Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.

We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them. You are welcome to the ACTU, the Fabian Society and every member of Emily’s List. Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops and the military. We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and biodiesel. You can keep the ABC left wingers (particularly Kerry O'Brien) and Bob Brown. You are, however, responsible for finding an electric vehicle big enough to move all of them.

We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Woolworths and the Stock Exchange. You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, dole bludgers, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies, Lebanese bikies and boat people. We'll keep the budgie smuggling, bike riding, volunteer firemen and lifesavers, greedy CEOs and rednecks. We'll keep the Bibles and the churches and give you SBS and the Greens.

You can make peace with Iran, Palestine and the Taliban and we'll retain the right to stand up and fight when threatened. You can have the greenies and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.

We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Penny Wong. You can also have the U.N. But we will no longer be paying the bill.

We'll keep the 4WDs, utes and V8s. You can take every hybrid hatchback you can find.

We'll keep "Waltzing Matilda" and our National Anthem. I'm sure you'll be happy to keep in tune with Peter Garrett as he sings "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya", "We Are The World" and his recent big solo hit “Beds and Batts are Burning”.

We'll practice trickle down economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.
Since it so often offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.

Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative Australians and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.

Sincerely,
John Wall
Australian Law Student

P.S. Also, please take Lindsey Tanner, Wayne Swan, Alan Griffin, John Faulkner, Kevin Rudd and Jenny Macklin with you.

P. P. S. And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.
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chode84 said:
You read Andrew Bolt's columns? :eek:
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He is the ASF Journo Du Jour. He is the final word on all, quoted far and wide in these here threads.
pixel said:
as a reply, read this proposal that's currently circulating as an email, said to have been composed by a young Australian Law Student:
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No it wasn't - http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/i-want-a-divorce-too/question-1425657/. Just another nationalistic hacked up jingoistic piece designed to spread fear and loathing in those susceptible.
 
noco said:
With the damage Australia has inherited in the past twelve months, can anyone imagine what Australia will be like in another two years?:confused::confused:
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Maybe we will see the little green book with red pages written by none other than Mr.Brown or Ms Rhiannon.
 
pixel said:
as a reply, read this proposal that's currently circulating as an email, said to have been composed by a young Australian Law Student:
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derty said:
He is the ASF Journo Du Jour. He is the final word on all, quoted far and wide in these here threads.

No it wasn't - http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/i-want-a-divorce-too/question-1425657/. Just another nationalistic hacked up jingoistic piece designed to spread fear and loathing in those susceptible.
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Well, derty, wherever it came from, I found it funny in a sad kind of way.
I don't see it as designed to 'spread fear and loathing' but rather the expression of frustration many people are feeling.

I appreciate that you don't agree with the broad thrust it contains and respect your right to feel happy with what the government is doing.

But maybe you also could respect that many Australians are unhappy, angry and worried about the path being taken by this government with its obligation to fulfil the agenda of the Greens.
 
pixel said:
as a reply, read this proposal that's currently circulating as an email, said to have been composed by a young Australian Law Student:
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He he '..trickle up poverty..' what a great line pixel and very true. PM Gillard is copping the heat, but look who's whispering in her ear and escaping accountability. Realistically, the de facto national leadership team is Bob Brown PM and Jenny Macklin Deputy PM.
 
Julia said:
Well, derty, wherever it came from, I found it funny in a sad kind of way.
I don't see it as designed to 'spread fear and loathing' but rather the expression of frustration many people are feeling.

I appreciate that you don't agree with the broad thrust it contains and respect your right to feel happy with what the government is doing.

But maybe you also could respect that many Australians are unhappy, angry and worried about the path being taken by this government with its obligation to fulfil the agenda of the Greens.
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Hi Julia, I'm not happy with this current govt and I am pretty sure I have never expressed that opinion anywhere. Inept is being kind to the current crop of clowns, though I am sure it could be extended to the entire Australian political landscape at the moment. Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right.

You are right it is sad, sad that such a MacArthuristic piece originally written by some Republican fundamentalist wingnut can be slightly altered and find so much resonance in Australia.
 
derty said:
You are right it is sad, sad that such a MacArthuristic piece originally written by some Republican fundamentalist wingnut can be slightly altered and find so much resonance in Australia.
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Do you mean McCarthyistic?

If so, you have little appreciation and even less understanding of what that was all about.

To invoke that, is rather alarmist... but no surprises there. :rolleyes:
 
My plans to live O/S have been bought forward several years now due to the palava that passes as politics in this country. Kids will just have to finish scholastic requirements at an international level instead.

The Greens new Senators on their country retreat.

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