The Greens Party
I can live with our diversified community most of the time. There are groups that give me reason to feel ashamed that I share common dirt. One of those groups is people who vote for the greens (with sincerest apologies to a dear friend whom has lost his voting ways). Green voters are amongst the global list of mistakes, such as any preparation for the Y2K bug, Ab sculptors and Tamagochi's.
The thing that causes me the most pain is why did they vote for the greens? Is it because it was a protest vote and you didn't like the other parties? Would you eat dog shit if it meant not having to cut an arm off or would you simply walk away? Because voting is mandatory but you only need to show up and cross your name off the list.
You must understand that even know the Greens are an alternative party that strive to keep important agendas on track, they are not out there for the greater good of the country. They have such wayward values that are not in line with current importance such as gay marriage and euthanasia. Will these two issues fix petrol prices, mortgage rate stabilization or public transport shambles? No they will not. They have some views that could benefit our population like the abolishment of ATM fees, but instead of jumping on that policy they push for their left field choices.
I really think that marriage is not a vital policy in need of chewing up processes. At the end of the year when our trains are still late, your bank account is empty and your smart meter is smarter than your kids because they have no school books, will you then think "hey! Voting for the Greens was an invested choice!". I would sure hope not.
Bob Brown the all mighty wayward leader of the aforementioned boffins, is now an arrogant imbecile with an agenda far from what Australians want or need. The Greens have always protested against fuel reduction burning in our state and look what happened on Black Saturday? The undergrowth and mis-managed forests went up in flames killing more than 170 people. The Greens went awfully quiet around this time, there was a party hush-hush period. Bob Brown is one of those Greens who is partly responsible for the destruction of homes and lives on that day. Their heavy-handed policies are weighing down on the lives of Victorians.
Now this party of degenerates has control of the senate, which spells a very ugly time for Australians as we wait to see what power struggles they win. Will be have to replant our CBD's with native fauna and pull down our skyscrapers? Will their gay marriage law get passed? Euthanasia become legal? All the pointless exercises that we don't need right now, how about pushing through some decent normal everyday policies? Ones that will help the everyday Australian, rather than letting some fringe activists get their way.
The Greens got a bigger vote because people wanted to teach the two major parties a 'lesson'. What a stupid idea that was. It doesn't teach them a lesson, it simply screws the country to the wall. We are now at the mercy of their power in the senate. Well done 'protest voters' you have set Australia back a few years, at a time when progress is our only means of getting out of debt.
The Greens have read the newspapers portraying the English media giant Murdoch as a man who must be driven out of England due to the scandal around the phone tapping from News of the World. So what is their latest idea? Have an investigation into the Australian media for similar illegal practices. With what proof does Bob Brown have to establish another task force to tackle yet another white unicorn? We don't have the time nor the money to waste on pissing in the wind ideas like this right now. We should be focusing on other important national interests. One of Mr. Browns fears lies in the pages of The Australian newspaper, which is owned by the Murdoch group. He claims they are pushing for an early election. So am I! So shut me down too Mr. Brown. Australians everywhere are looking forward to the next election because we don't want The Greens nor Julia Gillard as leaders of this country.
The Senate is awash with single-minded, gay loving, tree hugging morons who were voted in by the blind mis-judgement of the people who voted last year. Shame on Australian voters for letting the Greens gain this kind of power. And an even bigger shame on the Greens for using the power like a school yard bully who witnessed the Principal screwing the secretary.
July 17th, 2011 - 16:14
Ah yes, another post predicated on ill-informed opinion with no referenced sources that reflects the backward nature of middle Australia.
Rather then questioning why voters would register a protest vote or choose simply to vote for a minority party, such as the Greens, you instead offer the stupid alternative that one should waste their vote. No where in your piece do you address the major problem confronting Australian politics and our two major parties.
The Labour and Liberal parties have failed in recent years to establish strong policies and to differentiate themselves from one another. Instead policy has become based on polling and this is particularly true of Labor, a party that axed a Prime Minister because of poor polls. Labor veteran John Faulkner has been particularly vocal concerning the ‘anaemic policies’ of his own party and those of the Liberals. Why focus on this though when you can bash the Greens.
The Greens have however offered a consistent range of policies since the party’s establishment in 1992. 1.6 million voters voted for the Greens in 2010 reflecting the widespread support the party now enjoys.
Your ramblings are also disproportionately focused on policies dealing with Gay Marriage and Euthanasia, which are sensationalised by the media as they’re particularly divisive issues that cause people like yourself to get your panties in a knot. They’re not major party policies as you believe, but they are part of a wider policy platform concerning Human Rights. Maybe you’ve got a point though, worrying about something as stupid as Human Rights is just a waste of time.
Another divisive issue within your ramblings is that of forest clearing, but if you had bothered to research the issue your opinion may well be different. The Royal Commission attributes the Black Saturday and 70% of fatalities to faulty infrastructure such as power lines, which can blamed on the privatisation of Victoria’s electrical infrastructure. However media discussions about the privatisation of assets by Labour and Liberal governments rate poorly, it’s much easier to blame the disaster on the Greens so you and your pitch fork carrying chums can form a lynch mob.
Maybe your next post should explore how Australians whose media diet consists of A Current Affair, 60 minutes and AM Shock Jocks are manipulated by the media and misreporting. Maybe that’s why Bob Brown wants an investigation into the country’s media outlets? Nah, couldn’t be.