Good on you england
While this has been reported to be a particularly boring election I am quite happy with the outcome. I guess I'd have liked the Lib Dems to win some more but the results seemed to be almost obvious in their ulitmate form.
Why does this make me happy?
a) The labour party support dropped by a reasonable amount. If it had risen then I would have been annoyed because that would have meant that more people felt it was OK t vote for someone who lies to you. Note that Australians thought it more important to feel relaxed and comfortable than to stand up against the lying bastard who sent them to war.
b) The conservatives won a reasonable number of seats back. But not the huge amount that they would have if they'd run the same campaign in Australia. Actually, thinking about it, THEY DID RUN THE SAME CAMPAIGN IN AUSTRALIA. And won. By a lot.
At the last election the party which had lied to the people (or been negligent in their intelligence gathering), sent troops to war, and campaigned on a racist and _base_ set of policies, won. Not only did they win, but they won by a lot, and now control both lower and upper houses of the parliament. They can do anything they want.
You get what you deserve Australia.
Why does this make me happy?
a) The labour party support dropped by a reasonable amount. If it had risen then I would have been annoyed because that would have meant that more people felt it was OK t vote for someone who lies to you. Note that Australians thought it more important to feel relaxed and comfortable than to stand up against the lying bastard who sent them to war.
b) The conservatives won a reasonable number of seats back. But not the huge amount that they would have if they'd run the same campaign in Australia. Actually, thinking about it, THEY DID RUN THE SAME CAMPAIGN IN AUSTRALIA. And won. By a lot.
At the last election the party which had lied to the people (or been negligent in their intelligence gathering), sent troops to war, and campaigned on a racist and _base_ set of policies, won. Not only did they win, but they won by a lot, and now control both lower and upper houses of the parliament. They can do anything they want.
You get what you deserve Australia.
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Hey, some of us are still here, y'know... and due to a number of bizarre circumstances (generally tied in with the change in the geo-political landscape since 2001), will be unlikely to be able to leave - ever. I will post a vitriolic blog regarding the Vogons this country is run by soon - I'm waiting to hear back from Ruddock's office...
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