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If your party is named after progressive 19th century thinking and the year is 2014 then your ideas probably aren't very progressive any more.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 01:57 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 15:10 |
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The labour movement has had its day.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 02:23 |
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http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/misogynist-rants-from-young-libs-20140809-3dfhw.htmlquote:Misogynist rants from Young Libs
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 02:26 |
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Vladimir Poutine posted:http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/misogynist-rants-from-young-libs-20140809-3dfhw.html quote:Dr Lauren Rosewarne, a senior lecturer at Melbourne University's school of social and political sciences, said it was impossible for the Liberal Party to control its message in the era of social media. Nah I think they did a pretty good job of it.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 02:29 |
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Vladimir Poutine posted:http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/misogynist-rants-from-young-libs-20140809-3dfhw.html I honestly hope the young libs keep being irredeemable shitlords. Maybe Australia will grow some loving class and gender consciousness if this poo poo keeps happening.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 02:53 |
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-06/coles-woolworths-preparing-to-enter-home-loans-market/5653288 Can't wait for the day the ALP and LNP are replaced by the Coles and Woolworths parties.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 03:10 |
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Amethyst posted:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-06/coles-woolworths-preparing-to-enter-home-loans-market/5653288 From that : quote:"Customers who drink lots of milk and eat lots of red meat are very, very, very good car insurance risks versus those who eat lots of pasta and rice, fill up their petrol at night and drink spirits," she said. Woah.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 03:15 |
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IronicBeetCriminal posted:From that : Thanks for pointing that out, I kinda skimmed over it. I'm absolutely fascinated / horrified by what you can do with large data sets. It's got similar ramifications for electioneering. Our only saving grace is that it will be the left that capitalizes on it before the right.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 03:34 |
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http://www.tylervigen.com/
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 03:43 |
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Tirade posted:Thanks for pointing that out, I kinda skimmed over it. I'm absolutely fascinated / horrified by what you can do with large data sets. It's got similar ramifications for electioneering. Our only saving grace is that it will be the left that capitalizes on it before the right. It will be used exclusively by the capitalists who own the data and donate to political parties for a long rear end time.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 03:47 |
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/24675397/couple-accused-of-457-visa-scam/ You'd think running a successful food chain would bring in enough money for yourself without having to scam people. quote:The couple who established one of Perth's best-known Indian restaurant chains have been accused of running a visa scam where fellow Indians have allegedly been charged up to $50,000 each to jump the migration queue.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 04:34 |
Tirade posted:Thanks for pointing that out, I kinda skimmed over it. I'm absolutely fascinated / horrified by what you can do with large data sets. It's got similar ramifications for electioneering. Our only saving grace is that it will be the left that capitalizes on it before the right. Why do you think this will be the case?
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 04:57 |
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Tirade posted:Thanks for pointing that out, I kinda skimmed over it. I'm absolutely fascinated / horrified by what you can do with large data sets. It's got similar ramifications for electioneering. Our only saving grace is that it will be the left that capitalizes on it before the right. Soon: Coles health insurance. Premiums go up for every kilo of chocolate you buy in a year. What's that? You bought wine for your pasta sauce? Sure..... $$$$
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 04:58 |
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Thank gently caress Miranda Devine has us covered! http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2014/08/sra_20140810_0930.mp3 (At 3:46) Conflates the need for armed guards on Jewish student buses in Sydney with returning Jihadists "IT IS now a fact of life in Sydney that armed guards have to escort Jewish children to school. Much as we would wish it otherwise, the war drums of ancient Middle East conflicts have already come to Australia. And none is so lethal as the threat of jihadists radicalised by the barbaric slaughter in Iraq and Syria. Why, then, would any sane, loyal Australian oppose the government’s proposed modest modifications to anti-terrorism laws." As we gasp in disbelief at the current administration's tragic incompetence I am moved to compare NTATA with noted Prime Ministerial superstar Billy McMahon. They both have a fragile grasp on reality. Have a very similar policy agenda and world view (Billy can be forgiven for thinking like a white male in 1970 by virtue of his location as a white male in 1970). Their grasp of international diplomacy is second to nothing. A life long US foreign policy cheerleader, Billy loudly denounced Whitlam for advocating ties with China right on the eve of Nixon announcing his historic visit to China. They both loudly trumpet their own economic credentials while overseeing economic down turns (McMahon - Surging interest rates, NTATA falling business confidence - Actually to have a complete neoliberal ideologue cause a fall in business confidence is truely the thing of legend NTATA by a whisker here). (They both have prominent ears). While seething in impotent rage I reflected upon what form of syphilis would have to be rotting the brain of former head of army Peter Leahy for him to be seriously suggesting a 100 year war with Islam. Lets examine the facts (yeah I know): Islamic nations who have invaded another for the purpose of spreading Islam Yugoslavia? - Actually the Serbs started that one. Somalia? - Civil War. Sudan? - Civil War. Kuwait? - Not religious. Iran/Iraq - Both were Islamic states already. Isreali Six Day War, Yom Kippur? - Might have to allow that BUT it is already a long way in the past and was preceded by the invasion of the Suez Canal by Isreal (and others) in 1956. Pakastan/India - Remnants of a Civil War. Before that? Better Historians than me could probably pin point it but it's centuries not years and tiny conflicts not "100 year" wars. Demographically Islamic population world wide is ~ 20 %. Almost all the supposed battle grounds are in the or around the Middle East. The nations that are growing most quickly in numbers and economic political power are India and China. Strategically Who cares? The only reason the Middle East has come to prominence (and some high profile terrorists have gotten the cash to do a vanishingly small number of operations) is Oil. That is oil that is already running out. In 100 years unless sand becomes a vital resource there isn't going to be a single Middle Eastern nation that anyone gives a toss about. Fundamentally it was also the reason we have such a chronic mire in any case. The Brits and the US have all meddled in Arabian affairs and drawn up arbitrary borders that effectively guaranteed these current conflicts. Conclusion Miranda Devine has as solid a grasp on the reality of the situation as the majority of Australia. Not a single clue. None. Zero. Zip. Nadda.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 05:01 |
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IronicBeetCriminal posted:"Customers who drink lots of milk and eat lots of red meat are very, very, very good car insurance risks versus those who eat lots of pasta and rice, fill up their petrol at night and drink spirits," she said. I buy a lot of dairy which means it'll be cheaper, but it'll be canceled out by the fact that I buy petrol at night.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 05:02 |
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Haters Objector posted:Why do you think this will be the case? Recent South Australian elections might serve as an example. The SA ALP's campaign strategy was, in part, guided by analytics to target booths and marginal seats. The Liberals were guided by pettiness and spent their resources attempting to win seats they didn't have a good chance in (eg Fisher).
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 05:02 |
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From the Sunday Canberra Times
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 05:48 |
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You Am I posted:
Gold, Jerry.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:25 |
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I've been meaning to ask this for ages, What the gently caress is a NTATA
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:25 |
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Gough Suppressant posted:I've been meaning to ask this for ages, What the gently caress is a NTATA Noted torture apologist Tony Abbott.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:27 |
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Vladimir Poutine posted:http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/misogynist-rants-from-young-libs-20140809-3dfhw.html Good to see that Googling the names of the involved entitled little shitstains gets you that article, front page, results one and/or two.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:28 |
Gough Suppressant posted:I've been meaning to ask this for ages, What the gently caress is a NTATA Noted Torture Apologist Tony Abbott
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:29 |
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Gough Suppressant posted:I've been meaning to ask this for ages, What the gently caress is a NTATA Cartoon is gonna be mad.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:42 |
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IronicBeetCriminal posted:Cartoon is gonna be madder. gently caress it I'll just make a txt file and C/P the whole loving thing in when I want to refer to the enormous pile of human waste that is our current Prime Minister. Not many Heads of State actually defend torture. It helps keep the craptitude of this administration in focus. http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2013/s3893068.htm Noted Torture Apologist Tony Abbott posted:Obviously the Australian Government deplores any use of torture. We deplore that, wherever it might take place, we deplore that. But we accept that sometimes in difficult circumstances, difficult things happen.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:49 |
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So this is happeningquote:'Grow a set': PUP opposes uni reforms Boy Tony I'm sure a double dissolution is sounding good right about now.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 06:56 |
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quote:Club treasurer Stefan Eracleous describes Ms Greer as a ''lying f---ing c-m guzzling slut … and a union member''. Vladimir Poutine posted:''Social media is a very, very tricky game for people who haven't been trained in media and communications,'' Dr Rosewarne said. Young Liberals everybody.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 07:01 |
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Social media is a very tricky game for born to rule idiots who think racism and bigotry makes for good media releases.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 07:40 |
Turns out kids who get raised in a cocoon of wealth and privilege do not turn out to be very good at considering the consequences of their words and actions
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 07:50 |
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abbottlies.com.au
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:12 |
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That is either the most brain-damaged DNS redirect made by a political entity I have ever seen, or the very model of a Good Domain Snype.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:17 |
Cartoon posted:Thank gently caress Miranda Devine has us covered! Wait, weren't the people who assaulted the kids on that bus white? Why the gently caress is she acting like it's some extension of the Middle East stuff?
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Small Keating posted:That is either the most brain-damaged DNS redirect made by a political entity I have ever seen, or the very model of a Good Domain Snype. First answer is correct. The LNP registered it.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:29 |
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Milky Moor posted:Wait, weren't the people who assaulted the kids on that bus white? Why the gently caress is she acting like it's some extension of the Middle East stuff? Because only those barbaric ethnics who bring their problems with them commit hate crimes. White people only
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:45 |
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Cartoon posted:Thank gently caress Miranda Devine has us covered!
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:46 |
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Small Keating posted:That is either the most brain-damaged DNS redirect made by a political entity I have ever seen, or the very model of a Good Domain Snype. Both. LNP registered it to keep it out of Labors hands, the re-direct is just the icing on the cake.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 08:51 |
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Warning to those students wanting to go to the Ekka, They will only let you have a Concession ticket if you have a TTCC. However, if you buy an adult ticket and touch off at the exhibition station with a student Go Card, they will try to fine you and confiscate your Go Card. Lucky I talked my way out of it but loving Brisbane is just one giant trap these days in regards to public transport fines.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 09:02 |
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hyperbowl posted:The Jewish school near my parents' house has had armed guards at the gate since at least the 90s. It wasn't because of jihadists then and it isn't because of jihadists now. It wasn't even that long ago that the Israeli consulate and a Jewish club in Sydney got bombed.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 09:08 |
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 09:09 |
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Pretty much every high profile Jewish school in Melbourne has had guards and barbed wire for yonks. I sometimes wonder what kind of effect that has on the social and world view development of the kids going there everyday.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 09:14 |
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Haters Objector posted:Why do you think this will be the case? Sorry for the slow response. I'm basing it mostly on recent elections in the US but here as well. The conservative party machines have so far seemed unwilling to go against conventional wisdom, so will take the advice of established election strategists over some nerdy Nate Silver type who has crunched the data. It also showed up here in the ham fisted way the Libs ran their online campaign last election (twitter bots and Facebook likes etc). I'll write up a proper post on it when I get home but it there's some real potential for the Greens to exploit before it comes mainstream enough that the majors start paying attention.
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# ? Aug 10, 2014 09:24 |