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editerguy from Australia Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#226: Aug 9th 2013 at 5:42:19 AM

[up][up]Yeah I thought that was the stereotype too.

[up][up][up]When I have enough time to waste to read the Guardian, they give the impression that's how we're regarded in Britain. Also, the bizarre fact that a whole bunch of US ultraconservative commie-fearing teens thought we're their dream country.

[up]Depends if you take a narrow view of the present, or a broad view which includes historical genocides. But this is actually getting very off topic.

PippingFool Eclipse the Moon from A Floridian Prison Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
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#227: Aug 9th 2013 at 5:43:25 AM

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Ah. Sorry. You worded that a tad bit confusingly tongue

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If Obama wins I'm moving to New Zealand. I'd like to keep the money I make, thanks
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edited 9th Aug '13 5:46:26 AM by PippingFool

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Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#228: Aug 9th 2013 at 5:45:11 AM

I'm talking more about the present, but even if you take the long view of history, pretty much all human cultures have been guilty of genocide, slavery, etc. But yeah, that's off topic.

[up]Yeah, I could have worded that better.

edited 9th Aug '13 5:45:29 AM by Talby

editerguy from Australia Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#229: Aug 9th 2013 at 5:51:23 AM

[up]Also, that kind of relativism makes comparisons extremely pointless.

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In answer to an earlier question, the One Nation candidate was charged with "contaminating or interfering with goods". She's also gone global.

edited 9th Aug '13 7:32:26 AM by editerguy

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#231: Aug 11th 2013 at 2:22:29 PM

Final day for registering to vote today

Any young tropers getting involved in the process for the first time?

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#232: Aug 12th 2013 at 1:05:51 AM

[up]Yoyoyo

Australian Sex Party all the way :)

edited 12th Aug '13 1:06:08 AM by PippingFool

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Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#233: Aug 12th 2013 at 1:42:07 AM

The first time I voted federally, John Howard lost his job.

That was a good day.

Exterminatus Meglomanical Sociopath :3 from Sydney Since: Oct, 2011
#234: Aug 12th 2013 at 2:31:37 AM

I casted a donkey last federal election. I was pretty pissed off that day and didn't want to get out of the house. So I took revenge on the system by voting for the God-Emperor.

I'm probably going to go for Labour this time. My family were always Labour voters cos' of the ending of the White Australian policy and the visas for Chinese students under Labour. My family especially has fond memories of Hawake.

This time however, I they think they'll go for Labour due to their perceived image of small business supporters. I really don't want Abbot to win so I'll cast my vote to Ruddy.

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#235: Aug 12th 2013 at 4:27:11 AM

^ Good man.

^^^ It was a hard choice for me between the sex party and family first last time. Ended up using the preference for a load of a minority parties. Some thing I regret now that we have hung parliament.

*Sigh*

I'll guess I'll vote for labour. I haven't been impressed with them of late but it's them or Tony Abbott.

edited 12th Aug '13 4:29:31 AM by joeyjojo

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#236: Aug 12th 2013 at 4:47:12 AM

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I would vote for Family First if their Censorship and Abortion policies weren't so conservative (I am fond of their indigenous and refugee policies though). Australian Sex Party appeals to me as a Social Libertarian Hippie Girl that I am.

I would probably put my other preferences towards Labour and Greens due to the likeness of Rudd Labour making more moves towards Gay Marriage, and issue I'm passionate about.

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#237: Aug 12th 2013 at 5:03:23 AM

^Same. I'm kind of torn on family first's commitment to civil values and ideals and my own tiresome attachment to civil liberties. The sex party is big on those no doubt but not much in social politics.

I would vote for the greens. But their policies feel just too idealist to be practical. Perhaps if they had a greater focus on social issues over the environment I would feel differently.

edited 12th Aug '13 5:27:27 AM by joeyjojo

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editerguy from Australia Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#238: Aug 12th 2013 at 5:48:01 AM

Most of our minor parties are basically single-issue-wonk parties. The Greens are for environmentalists, the Sex Party promotes the sex industry's needs, the KAP is all about farmers, the Christian Democrats and Family First are about Christian morals, etc.

The Democrats were an exception which is why they might have become a big third party in the way the Greens probably can't, but they screwed up.

edited 12th Aug '13 5:48:23 AM by editerguy

IraTheSquire Since: Apr, 2010
#239: Aug 12th 2013 at 2:20:08 PM

Well, the Greens are actually rather more socially focused now than before (think the asylum seekers, which is their whole platform since Gillard was PM). They can sound a bit idealistic but if you know people in there you'll find that they do have practical ideas: just Christine "we-will-break-from-Labor-but-still-vote-for-their-polices" Milnes isn't really getting that across.

They'll learn, or be sidelined forever.

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#241: Aug 13th 2013 at 12:18:15 AM

Oh, boy... how to hand comedians their material for the next five years... <head-desk> [lol]

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editerguy from Australia Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#243: Aug 14th 2013 at 1:19:52 AM

[up]On that subject, Abbott apparently thinks gay marriage is a "radical change based on the fashion of the moment".

I saw that episode of Insight that Penny Wong was on, I thought she gave a good account of her views.

@Ira

Yeah, I pretty much agree with you re the Greens.

Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#244: Aug 14th 2013 at 2:11:57 AM

Similarly, I don't support representatives too cowardly to stand up for what they really believe in.

I really wish we'd just hurry up and legalize gay marriage and move on to other things.

MrMallard Since: Oct, 2010
#245: Aug 16th 2013 at 1:52:09 AM

If I had enrolled to vote (I was unaware of the enrollment dates) I would go with the Australian Sex Party.

It's a vote for Labor, and their policies (such as a more comprehensive sex education course in schools and their stance on sex work and abortion) really ring true to me.

Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#246: Aug 16th 2013 at 4:13:17 AM

What's their specific stance on sex workers? (I assume they favour decriminalization) I agree with most of their other policies, but I can't find an entry for sex workers on their website.

I'll be voting for the Liberal Democratic Party. They're pro-motorcycle.grin

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#247: Aug 16th 2013 at 4:36:11 AM

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I forgot about the LDP. Yeah, My vote's gonna be a toss up between them and the ASP (ASP is a bit of a Single-Issue Wonk. LDP has that Dergulation thing that I'm not too fond of, even if the rest of their policies are ace for me)

edited 16th Aug '13 4:37:52 AM by PippingFool

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editerguy from Australia Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#248: Aug 19th 2013 at 5:45:38 AM

The LDP is preferencing Pauline Hanson.

As an aside, I wasn't saying it's inherently bad to be a single-issue-wonk party, it just means you'll probably never end up as the government. That's not an intrinsically bad thing.

edited 19th Aug '13 6:32:08 AM by editerguy

PippingFool Eclipse the Moon from A Floridian Prison Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
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#249: Aug 19th 2013 at 6:43:13 AM

[up] Whelp that knocked LDP out for me. ASP & Greens it is.

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Talby Since: Jun, 2009
#250: Aug 19th 2013 at 7:00:52 AM

Disappointing, but it won't change how I vote.


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