Liberal Leadership Challenge

Re: Liberal Leadership Challenge

Reply #30 – September 15, 2015, 11:16:50 am

Quote from: Juddkreuzer on September 14, 2015, 08:00:21 pm

It doesn't matter which side of politics you stand on it would appear it is nearly impossible in the modern era of 24/7 media (both reported and social) for a government to serve more than one term without leadership challenges or heavy losses on election day. Add to this factionalism which has become a cancer for both sides of politics. In the wash up after the Howard years the Libs rightfully belittled the Rudd/Gillard governments for the rabble it bestowed upon the Labor party, yet merely 2 years after regaining power the Libs party room stability looks no different to Labors. The worst part of it all is it empowers nutters like Palmer, Lambie and Hanson.

I think there is a definite relationship between the volatility of the electorate, the entitlement mentality that middle class welfare has created in Australia, the 24/7 media cycle, partisan media coverage, poll driven political aparatchiks (who exist on all sides) as politicians and what we are seeing. I just don't know which bit came first.

Re: Liberal Leadership Challenge

Reply #31 – September 15, 2015, 11:48:27 am

The pole driven aparatchiks grew out of the partisan media coverage. What we see today is the result of years of politicians that fear the media rather than control or manipulate it.

Federal Politics now works in response to the media in the very same way that Carlton's list management does!

Turnbull might actually be the man to break that cycle, he understands social media better than his predecessors. He will fear News Ltd and Fairfax far less!