THE YEAR THAT WAS
MY TOP 30 POLITICAL THOUGHTS FOR 2014
Author’s note: On Facebook, I post on a daily basis
continuous political commentary. Here is a selection. Please vote for
one of the following or nominate your own:
1 Scott Morrison has been promoted to Social
Services Minister. Start praying for pensioners, the disabled, those
looking for work etc. He demonised those seeking a better life. Now it’s
their turn.
2 The government’s own Climate Change Authority has
questioned the effectiveness of “Direct Action” saying the scheme won’t
deliver on long-standing emissions reduction targets.
Can’t be any more direct than that.
3 Has Australia ever elected a Prime Minister so
ignorant of technology, the environment and science? So oblivious of the
needs of women and so out of touch with a modern pluralist society.
4 The PM continues to tell the blatant and obnoxious
lie that households received $550 of their energy bill as a result of
the repeal of the carbon tax. Total bull. Now on top of that he sees it
as his greatest achievement for women. Words fail me.
5 Today the characteristic that most defines modern
Australia is “diversity”. In all its forms, together with
multiculturalism it defines us as a nation. People of my generation and
later should divest themselves of their old and inferred racist
superiority.
6 The murder of three people in Sydney was carried
out by a deranged, religious fanatic with a criminal record. It was not
by a terrorist organisation. People should keep this in mind.
7 Joe Hockey confirms bigger budget deficit; admits
Coalition failures in communicating policies. True, but they still
cannot bring themselves to admit it was unfair.
8 Hockey’s current budget dilemma reinforces how
stupid it was to curtail the price on carbon. However, he could easily
fix the problem by eliminating the 15% tax discount given to high income
earners. It is nothing more than a legal tax dodge supplemented by
low-income earners. It’s worth $12 billion plus PA. What about it Joe.
After that you could look at the billions given to mining companies in
subsidies.
9 Do you really think my chief of staff would be
under this kind of criticism if her name was Peter as opposed to Peta?”
Mr Abbott asked the ABC’s Lyndal Curtis.”
“Do you really think I would be attacking the Prime Minister in the
manner I do if her name was James and not Julia” John Lord thought.
“I think people need to take a long hard look at themselves with some of these criticisms” to quote the PM.
10 George Brandis wins a Walkley award for his “what is metadata” interview.
Well-deserved too.
11 The art of international diplomacy.
Our PM plans to “shirtfront” Vladimir Putin. Once a thug always a thug?
12 In an attempt at self-justification the PM is telling lies to defend lies already told. It never works.
13 It is said that truth is the first casualty of war. Unfortunately it is also the first causality of Australian politics.
14 My condolences to all those Coalition supporters
who were wetting themselves at the prospect of Julia Gillard slitting
her wrists at the Royal Commission. Particularly the Liberal National
Chat Page.
15 Ah the law is a strange thing. Ashby brings
charges against Slipper. After a long dalliance with legal argument
Ashby drops the case. Slipper is left with a huge legal bill and Ashby’s
lawyers say “No charge mate” There should be a law against it.
16 You would seriously have to wonder exactly what
brand of Christianity it is that Scot Morrison practices. Fancy drinking
champagne to celebrate sending refugees to one of the world’s poorest
and most corrupt nations.
17 The list of companies avoiding tax is again
headed by Murdoch. Others include Frank Lowy’s Westfield. It’s seems
that it’s ok for them to lean but we must all lift. Common Joe change
the law. Or is it the donations????
18 It would seem that the Abbott Government has given
up on their remaining budget cuts. And it should be remembered that they
were not opposed on the basis of prudence but unfairness.
19 The purpose of propaganda is to make you feel good about the wrongs being perpetrated on you.
20 The common good should be at the very heart of
every political philosophy””When talking about the cost of living I
think people get confused. There is a big difference between the cost of
living and cost of lifestyle. A recent survey found that 56% of those
complaining about the cost of living had taken an overseas trip in the
same year. And a further 52% had reduced dining out from three to two
times a week”
21 Australia does not, at this time, have a clearly articulated and legislated policy on climate change. Why.
22 Prime Minister Tony Abbott has denied he has
broken a pledge not to cut funding to the ABC and SBS, telling
Parliament his government had “fundamentally kept faith with the
Australian people”.
Lying is wrong but lying to defend a lie is appallingly immoral.
23 Yesterday’s attempt by the PM to legitimise lying is like saying we are no longer communicating in English.
24 The most simple way to turn the profession of politics on its head would be to demand they tell the truth.
25 It may be a good thing that some asylum seeker
children might now have a future but I find it chilling that Scott
Morrison has effectively used kids as hostages to pass his legislation.
26 Less informed voters unfortunately outnumber the
more politically aware. Therefore, conservatives feed them all the
bullshit they need. And the menu generally contains a fair portion of
untruths”
27 When asked about the Green Fund at a joint press
conference with President Hollande the PM said that we already had a
Direct Action fund of 2.5 Billion and a Clean Energy Finance Corp 10
Billion fund. The only thing wrong with the answer was that the first
won’t work and it is Government policy to abolish the second. His lying
knows no bounds.
28 What would an intelligent 18 year old about to vote for the first time think of this statement yesterday by our PM?
“As for Australia, I’m focusing not on what might happen in 16 years’
time, I’m focusing on what we’re doing now and we’re not talking, we’re
acting,”
29 The G20 meeting gave Prime Minister Tony Abbott a
powerful stage to articulate his vision for Australia. So he spoke
about his inability to pass his unfair budget. Now that’s statesmanship
for you
30 In 2015, 500 workers who benefited from Gillard’s
edict that non-faith-based workers be allowed in our schools will be
replaced by chaplains sourced predominantly from big Christian
organizations. This in a secular public school system is fundamentally
wrong be you religious or not.
A LATE ENTRY
My wife is upset that we didn’t get the carbon tax refund when every
other family did. I’m struggling to give her an explanation.
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