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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: shawny – on
Why is it there is 350 plus pages on this site relating to a leader of a country on the other side of the world that most say is unfit to serve and any alternative is an improvement over him yet here in our own backyard when faced with an equally corrupt government and one that in this case directly affects their own families have a different theory on replacing a government.

The old 'they are all the same or pick your poison' is used to try and cast doubts on the new incoming party instead of calling the current inept corrupt party for what they are and saying they deserve to be replaced.

It wouldn't be they are bias - Nah surely not   :-[

The simple answer is that there is a senile malignant narcissist with the nuclear codes in the White House.  A fool who has disrupted world trade with his tariffs and tanked the global economy with his illegal war in Iran.

Our pollies, of all persuasions, are constrained by more effective constitution and electoral system and aren't really able to do much damage, particularly at an international level.

And you would have to be joking to suggest that any past or present Australian government, even the notorious Bjelke-Petersen government, comes anywhere near the nepotism, cronyism, incompetence, grifting and disregard for the rule of law displayed by POTUS #45 amd #47.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by PaulP -
If we're focusing on voting patterns as reflecting the mood of the people., the only comparison that I can see is that in both the USA. and Victoria, they represent a resounding vote of no confidence for the incumbent, as opposed to any legitimate confidence in the opposition.  Other than that, I can't see any comparison. As far as Victoria is concerned, I'm going by vibe and polls, since both point to Labor getting their ar$e kicked.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: shawny – on
Why is it there is 350 plus pages on this site relating to a leader of a country on the other side of the world that most say is unfit to serve and any alternative is an improvement over him yet here in our own backyard when faced with an equally corrupt government and one that in this case directly affects their own families have a different theory on replacing a government.

The old 'they are all the same or pick your poison' is used to try and cast doubts on the new incoming party instead of calling the current inept corrupt party for what they are and saying they deserve to be replaced.

It wouldn't be they are bias - Nah surely not   :-[





There's a couple of reasons for the Trump thread to be considerably longer.

1) The Trump thread is 11 years old. This one is tracking pretty well by comparison after one year, and generating much more discussion at present.

2) While it's probably fair to say that the majority of the members of this site are Victorian, it's not the case we all are (It might be interesting doing a demographic poll as to where our site members are living. I think the results would surprise.)
As a result the politics and social issues of Victoria aren't high priorities for some of us.

3) When it boils down to it, there is very little difference between our two major political parties, and at times that difference is hardly noticeable at a state level where the priorities are more on providing everyday services like health and education. One Nation does present a definite alternative....but it's untried at governing, and it may turn out to be a case of "be careful what you wish for".

4) While we think our governments and political parties, and many social issues aren't real great, pretty poor in fact... they pale into insignificance when compared to the problems confronting the folks in the states. They're pretty much shot to pieces....and that's the key point.

5) 'When America sneezes the world catches a cold'.
It affects not just Americans when that country is off the rails, as it has been during the Trump years.
Old alliances are looking dodgy and things like the 'war' in the middle east is affecting the flow of resources. That affects us all.

So it's pretty understandable that both threads attract considerable interest.
People are concerned and considering alternatives.
Different threads, different levels of interest...let's keep them separate.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments
Last post by shawny -
Why is it there is 350 plus pages on this site relating to a leader of a country on the other side of the world that most say is unfit to serve and any alternative is an improvement over him yet here in our own backyard when faced with an equally corrupt government and one that in this case directly affects their own families have a different theory on replacing a government.

The old 'they are all the same or pick your poison' is used to try and cast doubts on the new incoming party instead of calling the current inept corrupt party for what they are and saying they deserve to be replaced.

It wouldn't be they are bias - Nah surely not   :-[



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The Sports Desk / Re: God help me - the Cricket thread
Last post by Professer E -
Yep, so over this, don't know who to believe anymore and sick of the the outright f#####g hypocrisy from others, let's not talk about match fixing and manipulation, shoulder charging players, overt racism or straight out cheating through diddled pictures.  It's like the middle east - there are no "good" guys and "bad guys" they're all bent.
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Ladies Lounge / Re: AFLW 2026 Qualifying Final Carlton vs North Melbourne at home
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Micky0 – on
Its funny you said that about the run and pick up as a NM player did it in the 4th quarter and it really stood out to me that her skillset was higher than most of our girls!
I don't think they lack the skill, this might be more about the overall physicality of Norp versus other teams.

Norp tackle to hurt more so than any other AFLW team.