tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post4038981594803679465..comments2023-12-15T02:38:55.020+10:30Comments on Still Life With Cat: STOP THE BOATS! (in which we defy Godwin and his Law)Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-32453886975002976112010-08-25T20:59:02.488+09:302010-08-25T20:59:02.488+09:30Frances, how is Mark Arbib unelected? He's a s...Frances, how is Mark Arbib unelected? He's a senator.lucytartannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-33737122472947320562010-08-24T10:39:52.488+09:302010-08-24T10:39:52.488+09:30I think the (other) quote Frances is alluding to m...I think the (other) quote Frances is alluding to may be the Goebells one about telling a big lie often enough. <em>That</em> certainly characterised both the Howard Miracle and Abbott's election campaign.David Irving (no relation)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-3999351625952786322010-08-23T23:33:22.250+09:302010-08-23T23:33:22.250+09:30Frances, I wasn't intending to suggest that th...Frances, I wasn't intending to suggest that the electorate fell for it. If they had, Abbott would be PM as we speak -- though I would remind you of the Tampa election, won through just such fearmongering. I was simply making the point that it was a repulsive, dishonest, cynical, manipulative strategy used with great success by the Third Reich, and that Abbott had made it a quarter of his entire platform summary.<br /><br />For the record, I don't remember having seen it before. Obviously we read different papers.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-54441352341565694742010-08-23T22:21:30.693+09:302010-08-23T22:21:30.693+09:30Your quote is a voice from the past: so often cit...Your quote is a voice from the past: so often cited during J Howards's reign: again and again and again.. A surprise to see it popping up again, because it's hard to believe that this fear issue concerned many people.<br />What did concern them? A gazillion answers to this, but in my experience, the unelected Arbibs and many others, in NSW rightly worries lots of people , because of the perception that their will is more important than democratic will, and that their associates have rights that supercede personal, state and legal rights.<br /><br />"my school" has obvious flaws: Julia said, on regional radio, that "of course" kids at the local private grammar were more intelligent than kids at the public school.<br />I found this comment to be not only wrong, but highly offensive. But, I can only oppose founded on this premise.<br /><br />There are stacks more blues and blunders. I want to support them, but are making it hard to do so.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-64619338681842003132010-08-22T21:14:46.558+09:302010-08-22T21:14:46.558+09:30Oy vey! (Clutches head, moans.)Oy vey! (Clutches head, moans.)M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.com