It has occurred to me that general elections can cause depression. No matter who wins, it'll always be a politician. Politicians may start of with honourable principles, but in the end they almost invariably care more about their own perks, not the least of which is the prospect of a six-digit annual pension, guaranteed for life. Worse, they finish up doing the bidding on behalf of the powers that bought them.
So, to minor parties now for the really horrific stuff. Let's look at the Australian Greens Party. For people who care about this planet's fitness for their children and grandchildren, the Greens are the only hope. Unfortunately, the Australian greens have never attracted more than 11% of the votes for the lower house and 8% in the upper. This translates to a maximum of one seat in the house of reps and nine in the senate. At best this would suffice for them to have the balance of power in the upper house.
So, what would it take for the Greens to become big enough to form a government in its own right? For starters, it would need the voluble support of Australia's Murdoch/Packer Media duopoly. Since that duopoly is a member and important tool of the profiteers who don't give a fuck about social welfare or the future of the planet, its support of the Greens means that the Greens have been bought - which makes them part of 'the system', that is, the status quo.
So, what to do? What to do?
