Tasmanian politics

[charlou]

Jim, I vote informal if there are no candidates I want to support. IMO an informal vote is valid and makes a valid comment.

I think Seraph has perfectly demonstrated, with absolutely no room for misinterpretation or error, what the party is like.


I remember once saying "You can't just call religion a delusion."
There were a number of reasons, but primarily the fact that they were now playing the politics game, and that there were plenty of religious Australians who would still like to see a more secular state.

The reply given was roughly "Thanks to Richard Dawkins, we can call them delusional."

If they have such an outspoken stance against religion/the religious, then they're not really behaving in a secular manner.

[Hermit]

I just wish that there was a fucking party

You're in luck. There is.

[JimC]

I just wish that there was a fucking party

You're in luck. There is.

[Trolldor]

Jim, I vote informal if there are no candidates I want to support. IMO an informal vote is valid and makes a valid comment.

I think Seraph has perfectly demonstrated, with absolutely no room for misinterpretation or error, what the party is like.


I remember once saying "You can't just call religion a delusion."
There were a number of reasons, but primarily the fact that they were now playing the politics game, and that there were plenty of religious Australians who would still like to see a more secular state.

The reply given was roughly "Thanks to Richard Dawkins, we can call them delusional."

If they have such an outspoken stance against religion/the religious, then they're not really behaving in a secular manner.

Quite so.

I've finally realised that I am no longer voting for who I want in, but against those I wish to keep out.

[JimC]

Jim, I vote informal if there are no candidates I want to support. IMO an informal vote is valid and makes a valid comment.

I think Seraph has perfectly demonstrated, with absolutely no room for misinterpretation or error, what the party is like.


I remember once saying "You can't just call religion a delusion."
There were a number of reasons, but primarily the fact that they were now playing the politics game, and that there were plenty of religious Australians who would still like to see a more secular state.

The reply given was roughly "Thanks to Richard Dawkins, we can call them delusional."

If they have such an outspoken stance against religion/the religious, then they're not really behaving in a secular manner.

Quite so.

I've finally realised that I am no longer voting for who I want in, but against those I wish to keep out.

That is probably the only valid argument against Charlou's "vote informal suggestion", but only in situations like the Senate, or seats on the borderline, where keeping the libs from winning might just rate fractionally more than disgust at the incompetence and chicanery of labour...

[Hermit]

I've finally realised that I am no longer voting for who I want in, but against those I wish to keep out.

That is probably the only valid argument against Charlou's "vote informal suggestion", but only in situations like the Senate, or seats on the borderline, where keeping the libs from winning might just rate fractionally more than disgust at the incompetence and chicanery of labour...

+1

[fordo]

fucking election, so much for democracy, i tried to register to vote, finally got told the government doesnt want me voting, funny how it still takes my taxes..got told by the electeral cuntmission folk disabled peeps are better off not having a say,awesome.....

That has to be wrong. I can't think of a government anywhere which disqualifies disabled people from voting!

its wrong allright but its what the electroll office clowns told me,this is the communist state of china/australia after all,or whatever the fuck it is now,idk... meh, same with my super annuation, government decided it dont belong to me.oh welli may declare my little corner of the planet an indipendant princepality...first i need an army who wants to join?

[Trolldor]

fucking election, so much for democracy, i tried to register to vote, finally got told the government doesnt want me voting, funny how it still takes my taxes..got told by the electeral cuntmission folk disabled peeps are better off not having a say,awesome.....

That has to be wrong. I can't think of a government anywhere which disqualifies disabled people from voting!

its wrong allright but its what the electroll office clowns told me,this is the communist state of china/australia after all,or whatever the fuck it is now,idk... meh, same with my super annuation, government decided it dont belong to me.oh welli may declare my little corner of the planet an indipendant princepality...first i need an army who wants to join?

If you're disabled you qualify for legal aid. Seek it out and get some advice.
That doesn't sound right.

[fordo]

actually the gumbimint doesnt consider one disabled unless you receive a disability pension, and i dont qulify for that due to my enormous.. wealth.so im officially just unemployed forever,but cant receive any other benefits either unless i move to the uk, it seems i would be better cared for etc...its a stupid country i live in.not for much longer i hope any how.

[oblivion]

So my friend is going on a whirlwind of meetings with assorted progressive groups. This looks like a lot of fun whether it's a viable candidacy or not.

[JimC]

So my friend is going on a whirlwind of meetings with assorted progressive groups. This looks like a lot of fun whether it's a viable candidacy or not.

Good luck to him anyway - he'd be hard-pressed to be any worse than the current crop...