Thank you Baba, that is very interesting, and I will say as a Green, there are some splits, the split is mainly middle/upper class economic conservatives and social progressives, middle class Economic Progressives and social progressives, and low-income Economic Progressives and Social Progressives, I am one of the low-income people.
Also, I think a lot of the lack of cohesiveness is our messaging, for example, many people want us to drop some of the more Bourgeoise elements of our policies to have wider appeal.
There was a big Far-Right march in St. Kilda in Melbourne, on the beach yesterday. Senator Fraser Anning who is racist attended using taxpayer funds. Lot's of people were doing Nazi salutes and displayed Nazi paraphernalia. On the news people who opposed those Nazis were called far-left. I am unsure what will happen with all this, but hope it doesn't get really bad.
I think this is what you were referring to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-06/scott-morrison-condemns-ugly-racial-protests-at-st-kilda/10687638
I don’t understand why they don’t censure the MP who attended in parliament and I don’t understand how he got away with charging the taxpayers with his travel costs. The only way that he will be held accountable is if there is a strong enough outcry from the public.
I think this is what you were referring to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-06/scott-morrison-condemns-ugly-racial-protests-at-st-kilda/10687638
I don’t understand why they don’t censure the MP who attended in parliament and I don’t understand how he got away with charging the taxpayers with his travel costs. The only way that he will be held accountable is if there is a strong enough outcry from the public.
Yes it is, and I agree, they need to at least condemn him and say they won't accept his vote.
Thank you DcD2025 and Baba for your ongoing discussion.
While many of us here in the U.S. sadly lack understandings of other countries policies, politics and political personalities in power or seeking control and power, we can all relate to such incredibly universal issues and problems.
I'm so glad this discussion was started!!
Hello Michelle
re the political situation in Australia - well really the mind boggles trying to fathom it all out. As everywhere else.
For interest and alternative views and a good lot of humor update yourself with reading www.australiaindependent.net
Check who sends shivers up your spine or warm fuzzies, the vibes we all need.
Until all politicians can put their egos in their back pockets , close their wallets, (the world over) then somehow acquire a great deal of integrity and and loving kindness , humans are pawns, dispatchable, end of story.
Or 'till hell freezes over' as the saying goes
Maybe the next 300 years if we are lucky. Humans have a big hurdle to get past as we see the birth pangs now stirring.
Humor is essential for us all so as not to sink into the quick sand.
If reincarnation bears weight, maybe some of us will return to witness the Golden Age as in some scriptures or we see from afar.
But for now we have only our intuition to guide us.
Belated Happy New Year
Welcome Anon,
I did enjoy the article on the photoshop fail where Scott Morrison ended up with two left feet.
I think it took a keener eye to spot that, they say Beyonce's 3 legs where they tried to claim it was a trick of the eye due a fold in her dress. Ha! All I could see was that leg!
But you're so right, we truly do need a good sense of humor and happiness and laughter to get through the day. It's why we love photos and stories that make us laugh, lighten our hearts, and fill us with hope.
One of the things we talk about here is the fluidity of time, of fate, and of our predictions and why they can be seen or felt by so many of us in different ways and then suddenly change course.
And because of these anomalies ...not just in quantum physics but in human consciousness and how we have been feeling a speeding up of time (I talked about it with friends in the mid 1990s but now its more like a bullet train verging on supersonic) I always have hope. And I know you do, too!
You have a great sense of fun, of humor, and your post was filled with light hearted fun.
So, hang on to all of that and please do chime in again. And Happy New Year to you, as well...emphasis on the Happy. Good for all of our souls ☀️
Hi All,
I just saw this article about Julie Bishop not standing for re-election for parliament in the following:
I looked back at the tarot card that I drew for her at the beginning of the year - the Devil. I guess she was really angry and fed up after the leadership spill. The article discusses the how her final speech to the parliament did not match up with the symbolism that she was presenting with her appearance and her sensitivity to that due to her studying the work of Madeline Albright. My guess is that she will now go into industry as a consultant and build her wealth.
Hi all, Celebrity Human Rights Lawyer Julian Burnside is running for The Greens in the inner Melbourne seat of Kooyong, he is running on the issue of Refugees and how badly Australia treats them, along with Climate Change, and also getting big money out of politics, he has signalled The Greens will seek to improve whoever wins Government's Climate Change policy and fight for other issues, and then be willing to compromise to get something done. He has received over $76,000 AUD in donations. This is quite a lot for a single seat, with no corporate donations, and it is also less than 24 hours since the announcement. Julian is a lifelong local in Kooyong, where the Liberals have always held the seat, but has been becoming more marginal. What are your thoughts?