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Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #375 –
Where is most of the One Nation 'vote' coming from?
I suspect it's mostly a drift from the Coalition.

The LNP have a bit of a task because they have to pull that vote back, but they can't afford a drift too far to the right because they then lose that moderate vote in the middle where the next election will actually be decided.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #376 –
The idea that people would vote for a policy-less, clueless, pig ignorant racist as an expression of dissatisfaction with the major parties is laughable. If you don't think any of them are worth a vote, then you should stand on principle, wear a very modest financial penalty and not vote at all. Why would you replace one pile of trash with an even bigger pile, just to send a message, or stick to individuals or groups you don't like ?

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #377 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
The idea that people would vote for a policy-less, clueless, pig ignorant racist as an expression of dissatisfaction with the major parties is laughable. If you don't think any of them are worth a vote, then you should stand on principle, wear a very modest financial penalty and not vote at all. Why would you replace one pile of trash with an even bigger pile, just to send a message, or stick to individuals or groups you don't like ?

Can't be less clueless than the current government and impossible to be as corrupt!

Your racist ignorant pig comment, based on current polls is unlikely to be a view shared by the majority unless of course the majority are all racists ignorant pigs..

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #378 –
Quote from: Lods – on
Where is most of the One Nation 'vote' coming from?
I suspect it's mostly a drift from the Coalition.

The LNP have a bit of a task because they have to pull that vote back, but they can't afford a drift too far to the right because they then lose that moderate vote in the middle where the next election will actually be decided.



Its too big a swing to be only from coalition supporters Lods.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #379 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
The idea that people would vote for a policy-less, clueless, pig ignorant racist as an expression of dissatisfaction with the major parties is laughable. If you don't think any of them are worth a vote, then you should stand on principle, wear a very modest financial penalty and not vote at all. Why would you replace one pile of trash with an even bigger pile, just to send a message, or stick to individuals or groups you don't like ?

It's a spectrum Paul, and One Nation are drawing from the right of the Coalition where the differences aren't as great as someone from the left would see them.
Barnaby Joyce is an example of someone where the lines are not so dramatic.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #380 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Quote from: Lods – on
Where is most of the One Nation 'vote' coming from?
I suspect it's mostly a drift from the Coalition.

The LNP have a bit of a task because they have to pull that vote back, but they can't afford a drift too far to the right because they then lose that moderate vote in the middle where the next election will actually be decided.



Its too big a swing to be only from coalition supporters Lods.

No doubt a bit is coming from elsewhere but it's probably a single issue like immigration, cost of living that is drawing them.
I'm not sure One Nation has the answers they are looking for, especially in relation to something like the economy.

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #381 –
Quote from: shawny – on
How do you explain one nation which is about as far right wing as you can get rapidly rising in popularity

Or is it another beat up BS story like the 15-30B of our tax payers money going to illegal activities, which as it cant be verified to your liking is now dismissed ?

DJC these are the times when you keep defending and refuse to admit any wrong doing that you lose credibility to me as its obvious your comments are not coming from a balanced view of the situation. Majority of us have a political side we support but most can also call a spade a spade too.

Oh well we shall all see in the upcoming elections what the people think.

Have you tried Vote Compass?

If not it's at https://votecompass.com/

It's based on the last election but still shows how your views/opinions fit in with those of the five major parties.  It also shows how much the policies of the parties overlap.

For the record, my results are slightly to the left of dead centre.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Shawny’s concerns about Victorian and Australian Governments

Reply #382 –
I like to think I'm pretty much dead centre...but maybe slightly to the right.
I was a local union branch vice president for many years so workers conditions were a big part of my working career. My family were fairly conservative. Military on Dads side ..farmer's on Mum's so my parents were mostly LNP voters.
We're all shaped by life experiences.