The Australian Greens party

[explod]

None are Greens voters and 9/10 are right of center.

Interesting eh?

How do you determine this "right of centre" and what is "9/10"

 

[explod]

All public servants?

So what, our defence forces and so on too. I can assure you that those not in the public sector are mostly engaged in the needs of personal profit which leads on to money before anything else. We do need to maintain a balance and proper education for all leads to this.

 

[explod]

All public servants?

Many are small farmers with a growing number of larger landholders of late due to water distribution and the adverse effects of some mining practices.

 

[qldfrog]

hey Explod, a positive for the greens among the many negatives,
they support proper treatment of Assange , not many parties do,
even if he is white, male and 40+

 

[wayneL]

How do you determine this "right of centre" and what is "9/10"

1/ Not socialists, likely conservative or classical liberals

2/ 9/10 means 90% like the above

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

The majority of Greens are School Teachers, medical Nurses, Ambulance, Fire Brigade and surprisingly Plods. Simply, people that are among the people on the ground.

Equality in education and basic living standards are the focus

Not too sure about Farrier's

What is your evidence for this demographic breakdown of Greens members, explod?

gg

 

[explod]

What is your evidence for this demographic breakdown of Greens members, explod?

gg

Mainly from Greens members I have come to know personally over the last 20 years. Mount Martha 5 years Frankston 3 years, Bendigo 5 years, Coburg 2 years and Geelong/Bellerine 5 years. Have always been active on those committees and of course online. Attended many monthly State Council meetings in Melbourne too.

 

[rederob]

Mainly from Greens members I have come to know personally over the last 20 years. Mount Martha 5 years Frankston 3 years, Bendigo 5 years, Coburg 2 years and Geelong/Bellerine 5 years. Have always been active on those committees and of course online. Attended many monthly State Council meetings in Melbourne too.

Hmmmmmmmmm
Isn't it the case that plods are infamous for fabricating evidence?

 

[rederob]

Maths question:
"None are Greens voters and 9/10 are right of center."

How do you determine this "right of centre" and what is "9/10"

Answer:

1/ Not socialists, likely conservative or classical liberals
2/ 9/10 means 90% like the above

Please locate the "centre."

 

[explod]

A good general outline of our leader

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/from-gp...Eajm-NZFo9Mtijw_7erT86edBH3ttMxaS4ujj0-pzDk2k

 

[wayneL]

@rederob If the commies call you a fascist and the fascist call you a commie, you're probably a centrist.

C'mon guys, we know it's subjective, but we know what it means, pulleeez.

 

[qldfrog]

M

What is your evidence for this demographic breakdown of Greens members, explod?

gg

I agree with Explod, match my understanding and explain the overall higher education but sadly complete absence of knowledge of business and enterprises, or even engineering...aka applied theory
I would also say absences of understanding of the outside world, as biaised oversea experience:
a cultural tour of Italy or a retreat yoga in india is not the same as a trip to Germany powerhouses , Chinese or silicon valley, or Paris suburbs ..
And what is more dangerous than someone who think he/she knows.
So like homeopathy, the green are nice at low doses, but will kill you on full strength

 

[qldfrog]

A good general outline of our leader

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/from-gp...Eajm-NZFo9Mtijw_7erT86edBH3ttMxaS4ujj0-pzDk2k

Reminds me of conversations in China, about the "LEADER"
Same,same?

 

[explod]

Interesting graphics! But seriously, if every voter actually read Green’s policies and voted according to the party’s policies, the Greens would be in Government.



But the monetary press slant the reality.

 

[moXJO]

Is SHY in danger of losing her seat?

 

[wayneL]

Is SHY in danger of losing her seat?

Lets hope so.

 

[explod]

David Risstrom
Political Candidate
David Risstrom
12 hrs ·
Privatisation

My recent water bill had my water usage charge as approximately $40. The bill was $430!

I have a 1.25 Kw solar panel system on my house, buy Green power and try conserving energy wherever I can. I generate more electricity than I use. For the privilege of providing more electricity than I use, I pay approximately $40-50/month.

As a barrister, I did a legal case for the ALP ~20 years ago to release information involved in the privatisation of Victoria’s gas supply system. I was opposed to two QCs and the best administrative lawyer in Victoria. We won. My memory of the evidence disclosed was that approximately two letters and three phone calls formed the basis of which interests got control of the gas privatisation process in Victoria!

Why do these things matter?

I hear many people say their water, gas and electricity bills have skyrocketed. My personal experience is the same. Whereas people tend to blame governments for causing those increases, the process of privatisation has a closer involvement than many appreciate. In how much you pay. And for what you get.

Privatisation is a one-off sale of things our taxes have paid for. It provides a one off bump in the surplus, followed quite frequently for a different and often lesser services that you pay for over and over. Part of what you pay provides a tidy profit to private companies, whose main duty is to serve their shareholders.

The major parties seem to love saying we are going to lower your taxes, that results in you paying much more for what you need.

While governing a country isn’t as simple as that, the reasons go beyond what fits on a Facebook post. The rationale is something I will try to explain in future posts.

The Greens have plans for legislating for publicly owned electricity, banking and the internet. These include:
• Create a not-for-profit energy retailer to kick off the transition to renewable energy
• Create a not-for-profit energy retailer to kick off the transition to renewable energy.
• Cap power prices and buy back essential electricity infrastructure
• Create a not-for-profit bank to end the rorts and bring down prices
• Break up the big banks and cap executive pay
• Oppose the sell-off of the NBN and upgrade it to the best technology for fast and reliable services.

 

[explod]

Grey Power Climate Protectors

 

[bellenuit]

Grey Power Climate Protectors

Isn't Brown's tribute much like Abbott's in that he is claiming Hawke was more Green than perhaps the traditional Labor supporter. Said more subtly of course. I wonder if the left will be as indignant about that.

 

[Smurf1976]

"In this country the most comprehensive, long-term dataset on political behaviour, the Australian Election Study, begun in 1987, shows that the defining characteristic of the One Nation voter is that they didn't finish high-school. At the other end of the spectrum, people with postgraduate qualifications most likely vote for the Greens..."

I wonder about cause versus effect in that?

Eg someone with postgraduate qualifications is also more likely than the rest of the population to have a high income and to be engaged in a white collar professional occupation. I assume (but have no data to confirm) that such people are also more likely than average to live in their state's capital city.

So is the link to voting Greens due only to their education or is it also due to these other factors?

Note that I'd query the same with regard to other parties too. Is it the lack of education which links directly to voting One Nation? Or is it other circumstances which link to both a lack of education and voting One Nation? There's a difference there yes.