I'm first and foremost a democrat, I believe in the people electing their government. I'm a republican in that I believe a citizen of the State should be Head of State not a monarch. I support the Austalian Republican Movement and the Australian Labor Party. I used to believe in Socialism but don't anymore.
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hi i'm probably the original floating voter .when i lived in ireland i voted fianna fail 1977 . never again after that voted fg labour wp .and tony gregory in early 80s . since i moved to uk i normally vote lib dem or labour in general elections .but have been known to vote tory in local ones .labour councils can be very costly to the pocket here .
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Although a democrat and nationalist I have never voted for any of the established parties, always for an independent who has a good reputation for looking after his constituency.'Never look down on a person unless you're helping them up'.
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I'm a pissed off voter...hate to vote for any of them..but this time
labour had to go but survived..labour didn't in Victoria..after 11yrs,
enough was enough.
I will vote for someone who really represents the people..& there is no such
person or party...so the idea of voting for a party because i always do,
appals me...I owe them no loyalty.today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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Originally posted by boxman View PostI realized Rip that it didn't reward excellence and encouraged average performance.
As a socialist all my life, I have to disagree with you boxie - people cannot be put into 'boxes' - you get shite workers from all walks of life, political leanings etc
The current government here has 22 millionaires in it - all inherited wealth. I bet not one of them ever wallpapered a room in their lives, or set a coial fire or dug a garden or cleaned out a blocked drain or took a bus to work, came home cooked a dinner, cleaned the house, did a basketful ofg ironing etc
Most of us do ( certainly did as does himself still) and go and do a full days honest work that makes someone else very rich whilst on average or just above average wages
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Here's an old election poster... just look at the jump in some of the prices!Attached Files'Never look down on a person unless you're helping them up'.
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Originally posted by Red Biddy View PostAs a socialist all my life, I have to disagree with you boxie - people cannot be put into 'boxes' - you get shite workers from all walks of life, political leanings etc
The current government here has 22 millionaires in it - all inherited wealth. I bet not one of them ever wallpapered a room in their lives, or set a coial fire or dug a garden or cleaned out a blocked drain or took a bus to work, came home cooked a dinner, cleaned the house, did a basketful ofg ironing etc
Most of us do ( certainly did as does himself still) and go and do a full days honest work that makes someone else very rich whilst on average or just above average wages
So as Red Biddy says ..".people cannot be put into 'boxes" ... each one of us is different. and yes he fought the unions over a number of issues including the "ghost herders" on the cattle boats to England to name but one !
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Originally posted by RiposteBut surely excellence is a relative and comparative....... and everybody can't be excellent. Are those who can't achieve excellence to be disgarded?Originally posted by Red Biddy View PostAs a socialist all my life, I have to disagree with you boxie - people cannot be put into 'boxes' - you get shite workers from all walks of life, political leanings etc
The current government here has 22 millionaires in it - all inherited wealth. I bet not one of them ever wallpapered a room in their lives, or set a coial fire or dug a garden or cleaned out a blocked drain or took a bus to work, came home cooked a dinner, cleaned the house, did a basketful ofg ironing etc
Most of us do ( certainly did as does himself still) and go and do a full days honest work that makes someone else very rich whilst on average or just above average wages
If you were working on a communal farm in Russia producing the required quota of potatoes, nobody gave a fuck about how good they were because there was no free market to compete with what you produced. The bloke that tried to do his best, fulfilled his quoted just the same as the bloke who produced shite product. The same goes for cars etc. The reason the Soviet block produced shite products (except for military stuff of course) was that there was no competition.Such is life - Ned Kelly
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spud you would have heard this story..
a young vietnamese went to the bank complaining about the interest rate rise
for his mortgage....said the teller " thats fluctation " said the lad..well fuck
you white bastards too.
why..oh why do we continue to put up with mediocresy....
I believe in social justice...people plodding away & recognizing the humanity
in each other...if enough did that we'd be half way there....I feel.today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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