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My fellow Australians,
Politics is like sex in many ways, and tomorrow, Saturday October 9, is a day where you will be asked to make a decision of a sexual nature.
You will be asked to decide between two parties, who both offer to screw you for the next 3 years.
The decision you must make comes down to whether you are happy with the way you have been screwed for the last 8 years, or whether you wish to try a new position, and be screwed in a new way.
And yes, there are a number of smaller parties, offering Kama Sutra like positions, however in the end, they will fail, leaving you with only unfulfilled fantasies of how different and interesting being screwed could have been.
And regardless of what happens tomorrow night and the decision you make, on Sunday Morning, you will wake up feeling less than satisfied and a little more cheaper for the whole experience.
Politics is like sex in many ways, and tomorrow, Saturday October 9, is a day where you will be asked to make a decision of a sexual nature.
You will be asked to decide between two parties, who both offer to screw you for the next 3 years.
The decision you must make comes down to whether you are happy with the way you have been screwed for the last 8 years, or whether you wish to try a new position, and be screwed in a new way.
And yes, there are a number of smaller parties, offering Kama Sutra like positions, however in the end, they will fail, leaving you with only unfulfilled fantasies of how different and interesting being screwed could have been.
And regardless of what happens tomorrow night and the decision you make, on Sunday Morning, you will wake up feeling less than satisfied and a little more cheaper for the whole experience.
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My family are all lefties and so you can imagine the amount of comfort alcohol that was consumed over the weekend.
What is frightening is that with the help from one minority party in the senate (AKA: Family First, but don't get me started), the coalition can do anything they like. This is where the whole issue of senate reform comes in - the senate was designed to protect smaller states from unjust laws and so technically senators should be approving legislation that benefits their state. The trend is that senators are increasingly sticking with the party line and this is dangerous when potentially one party can control the senate. So much for a House of Review. Huh. It is a sad reality for left wing politics in Australia because we no longer even have the power to obstruct privatisation etc etc.
I take comfort in the fact that at least I will be old enough to cast a vote in the next Federal Election in three years. Perhaps a fourth term and conservative senate control will be the spark needed to jerk the population into change - although I dread to think of the damage that will be done. Historical trends show that long term conservative control results in social divide and, quite simply, market deregulation does not work.
A very left-wing and disheartened Victoria.
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Traditionally, my family were Conservatives but after eight years of a disastrous Conservative goverment everything changes.
I am, by and large, a left wing supporter, however I don't actually think there is any right or wrong political party in Australia - I think it's more a matter of which man is going to do the least harm to our Nation. I find it very hard to believe that majority of Australian's feel that we'd be better of with another three years of conservative right-wing deceit and corruption.
The fact that the coalition will also more than likely have power in the Senate is sickening. The one thing that has been a constant comfort over the past eight years is the fact that not once has the senate been controlled completely by the coalition. Who knows what will happen to this great nation of ours over the next three years.
Sadly, the leadership battles that plagued the Labor party at the beginning of this year did nothing to aid their election campaigning. The majority of older Australia's were never going to vote for a young, inexperienced, Labor goverment.
I love Australia. I can be fiercely proud of my nation at times, but for this first time since Australia joined the coaliton forces in Iraq, I have found myself to be completely ashamed to be Australian.
If eight years of a Conservative government has taught me anything it's the fact that no matter how much I love this nation, there will always be some political party attempting to run us into the ground and turning us into a mini-America.
Take comfort in knowing that you live a nation where voting is compulsory. In three years there will be another generation of young voters to help decide the outcome of our nations leadership. In the mean time, join Young Labor and do what you can to support the cause.
I have lost all faith I had in Australia but with a little effort, we can make a difference.
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