Ok, there are tons of political threads out there already, but most of them are for american politics. this one's a little bit different.
Of the two Australian political parties, Liberal and Labor, which do you think is the least ineffectual and wasteful.
personally i say that the Liberals are the more effective as they've effectively killed off most of what Labor were trying to do over the last few years... just because Labor were doing it.
"free clean renuable energy for all? not on our watch, sonny!"
"government funding on a garenteed cure for cancer? let me think NO!"
"pay rise for politicians? ok, we'll let that one go through."
can anyone think of an alternative system we could adopt, btw? after the last election it's fairly clear that BOTH parties need to get their acts together if they want public confidence.
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corrupt and useless or corrupt usless and warlike...
What are we talking about?!? this shouldn't be the choice we're faced with! public servents should be just that, not tools for big buisness.
right, who's interested in becoming a founding member of the international do-gooder party?
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Contact Jeff Probst about licensing to create a Survivor: Politician Island. I'm sure you can introduce challenges similar to Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Golding's Lord of the Flies.
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Introduce conscription. Find the brightest, most rational minds in your university system and draft them -- no exemptions -- into public service.
Introduce conscription. Find the brightest, most rational minds in your university system and draft them -- no exemptions -- into public service.
Wouldn't they just vote to end the conscription?
Liberal!
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is my kind of Lady. Vote Labor!
Liberal!
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is my kind of Lady. Vote Labor!
sorry, not liberal.
seriously, if we had Abbot as PM we'd be the laughing stock of the civilised world. i merely said that they're more effective at getting what they want, even if merely by denying their opponents the chance to get a word in edgeways. that doesnt mean i approve.