The Politics Thread 2019
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I was never confident for Labor
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But may not get the 76 seats necessary
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On the current call ALP won't win outright. Would need 24 of the 34 undecided.
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Nickman is a genius. That is all.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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ABC has the LNP up 73-64 while Sky has them up 70-59. Shows differences in how they do early calls.
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It's almost worth another three years of putting up with the libs for another 3 years just to see the look on Shortens smug, punchable face when he concedes.
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Labor where paying 1.13 yesterday on ladbrokes when i checked. Amazing.
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Now for Plibersek
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Or Albo? I used to be a big fan of Plibersek, but I find her quite condescending now.gangrenous wrote:Now for Plibersek
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Possibly, could see either.
Given this result you’d probably think Albo has a better chance in the marginal seats.
Given this result you’d probably think Albo has a better chance in the marginal seats.
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Libs would have shat this in with Turnbull
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Plibersek and Wong trotting out multiple excuses but are light years away from the real reason they've lost.
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Making excuses and pointing their fingers in blame.Northern Raider wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 9:54 pm Plibersek and Wong trotting out multiple excuses but are light years away from the real reason they've lost.
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As I’ve said all alongDr Zaius wrote:Libs would have shat this in with Turnbull
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Like it or not, this election was lost on Shortens smugness, his high taxes and his ridiculous climate change agenda.
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The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Only have to point the finger in one direction. Pretty sure they know it but cannot say publicly. At least not at this stage.Begbie wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 9:57 pmMaking excuses and pointing their fingers in blame.Northern Raider wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 9:54 pm Plibersek and Wong trotting out multiple excuses but are light years away from the real reason they've lost.
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Nobody listens to you thoughThe Rickman wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 9:59 pmAs I’ve said all alongDr Zaius wrote:Libs would have shat this in with Turnbull
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Thanks Captain ObviousThe Rickman wrote:As I’ve said all alongDr Zaius wrote:Libs would have shat this in with Turnbull
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Looks like Palmer wasted his dough for nought at this stage of the count - according to Sky News.
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Extremely satisfying that he won't win one seat.Begbie wrote:Looks like Palmer wasted his dough for nought at this stage of the count - according to Sky News.
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If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Geez even the panels are talking about policies in identify all these reasons for the pending result. This purely and simply a rejection of Bill Shorten as a prospective PM.
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yeah, i think that's it too.Northern Raider wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 10:09 pm Geez even the panels are talking about policies in identify all these reasons for the pending result. This purely and simply a rejection of Bill Shorten as a prospective PM.
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Fixeddubby wrote:Like it or not, this election was lost on Shorten
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I wouldn’t either.Northern Raider wrote:Nobody listens to you thoughThe Rickman wrote: ↑May 18, 2019, 9:59 pmAs I’ve said all alongDr Zaius wrote:Libs would have shat this in with Turnbull
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When have I ever been right when it comes to politics?
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I don't know. It would have been an easy decision for me to vote for the ALP if he wasn't so focused on taxing the crap out of self funded retirees. As much as I can't stand him, I was hoping for a clean out of the libs.Northern Raider wrote:Geez even the panels are talking about policies in identify all these reasons for the pending result. This purely and simply a rejection of Bill Shorten as a prospective PM.
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the only policy take away ive seen made clear on this, is that the LIBS won in spite of their climate change policy... they'll need to review their policies on that for sure and certain... having Abbott out the **** door will probably help that?
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Having Abbott out the door will help a lot of things. Except Betoota source material
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You've had one.Dr Zaius wrote:I don't know. It would have been an easy decision for me to vote for the ALP if he wasn't so focused on taxing the crap out of self funded retirees. As much as I can't stand him, I was hoping for a clean out of the libs.Northern Raider wrote:Geez even the panels are talking about policies in identify all these reasons for the pending result. This purely and simply a rejection of Bill Shorten as a prospective PM.
No Pine.
No Banks.
No Turnbull.
No Bishop.
Now, no more Abbott.
Now we'll have a somewhat stable, conservative Liberal party again and none of this left leaning idiocy that crept in.
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Ummmmm, somebody should tell dubby that none of those guys are “left leaning”
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Oh wait, Turnbull and Bishop were, but Abbot certainly wasn’t
And Turnbull and Bishop were certainly not the problem in the liberal party
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I think you'll find this new Liberal government is probably trending towards being more moderate than conservative, Dubs.
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Dubby just continues to have no idea about anything... why does he even bother commenting on stuff like this?
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