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Anyone see Shorten's Xmas message? Full of as much verve and charisma as you could expect.
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quote:People threatening a restaurant owner in Longreach who sparked controversy by displaying a sign saying "sorry no Muslims" may face legal consequences, police have warned.
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Imo using terms like "The Latte Set" is the hallmark of a great thinker. Also, every small business owner reacts the same way when they cop flack for advertising bigotry lol. SMILLENNIALSMILLEN fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Dec 24, 2014 |
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Dec 24, 2014 00:29
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Matthew Beet posted:Who? Egg.
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Dec 24, 2014 00:35
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Matthew Beet posted:Who? Zing
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Dec 24, 2014 00:46
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freedom of speech is bad
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Dec 24, 2014 00:58
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ewe2 posted:Scott Morrison has a dream: to fund NDIS by cutting welfare. It's like a hilarious nightmare: I also note that NTATA, despite having flubbed it a couple of times, continues to try and cash out on the Martin Place tragedy with his 'increased terror chatter' announcement. Erm, aren't these the same terror experts who failed to give any indication about the actual incident that, incidently, isn't generally thought to have been an actual terror attack? Cake? Eat it? Worst of all is the totally spineless forced resignation of John Robertson over? Doing his job as an elected representative. It is virtually identical to insisting that defence lawyers are disbarred upon their client's conviction. I know I live in a fantasy world but there was clearly a strategy to improve Robertson's profile by him loudly insisting upon this very principle. Most people who might actually change their voting intention would take away the message and narrative of 'Fair Go', 'Doing the right Thing', and 'Where would we be if our representatives couldn't ever make representations on our behalf'. No the NSW Labor machine decided that dog whistle whisper politics and spineless back flips would be a better sell. They were probably going to lose either way but this sets all kinds of ridiculous precedents. Oh merry loving christmas cloacae.
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Dec 24, 2014 01:06
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katlington posted:Imo using terms like "The Latte Set" is the hallmark of a great thinker. Lattes are for posers anyhow bell jar posted:freedom of speech is bad Ahh yes freedom of speech, enshrined in law in Australias 1st amendment
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Dec 24, 2014 01:08
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bell jar posted:freedom of speech is bad We should say whatever we want. Free speech.
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ewe2 posted:Scott Morrison has a dream: to fund NDIS by cutting welfare. It's like a hilarious nightmare: Where are the cuts coming from; there isn't anything to cut from newstart and they wont cut the aged pension. Cut disability to fund disability, makes perfect sense... Cartoon posted:Worst of all is the totally spineless forced resignation of John Robertson over? Doing his job as an elected representative. Anyone in NSW who has the slightest bit of interest in politics would not find this news unexpected. The guy was essentially a seat warmer. Oh no someone recognised the seat warmer, better replace him with a more inscrutable figure. You'd think the Labor party would care about who they run for the premier of NSW, but apparently not. They've just rolled over and faced to bloodshed. Tokamak fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Dec 24, 2014 |
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Dec 24, 2014 01:30
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Matthew Beet posted:Lattes are for posers anyhow I will not have anything bad said about the wonders of a caramel latte 
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In comparison to Joe Hockey, what are the credentials of Chris 'funny voice' Bowen?
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Cartoon posted:I also note that NTATA, despite having flubbed it a couple of times, continues to try and cash out on the Martin Place tragedy with his 'increased terror chatter' announcement. Erm, aren't these the same terror experts who failed to give any indication about the actual incident that, incidently, isn't generally thought to have been an actual terror attack? Cake? Eat it? There's a whole redefinition battle going on and it appears connected to #illridewithyou. Even bloggers like Piping Shrike hitherto well-known for their clarity are in a fog over it. I'm picking on this post in particular because the desire to have cake and eat it is so unusually strong, it's a surprise. We seem to be redefining #illridewithyou in terms of right and left again because apparently it must be lefty if righties say it is, and once we've accomplished that magic trick, we're now redefining what righties objections to it are based on redefining why we think it's a lefty problem. I don't see the problem with #illridewithyou whether it is a lefty thing or not. What I do see is the unwillingness to view the reaction against it as an attempt to reclaim a narrative that people across the political spectrum clearly do not want to buy. So now Piping Shrike says it was a terrorist attack but not an organized one (figure that out, I can't). Well, people aren't buying it. I don't think that's simply because it's what the media desperately wants, it's bloody obvious one deranged man is not representative of a community. Why is that hard to grasp? And the reason #illridewithyou took off isn't merely because of some odd sociological tic that Piping Shrike prefers, its that ordinary people stood up against a prevailing narrative, and that's the media or Right Wing Justice Warrior's problem, whatever. It's not our problem. It may be precisely for the reasons you mention that the redefinition battle has commenced so that somehow the deficit in our security theatre gets papered over. It's certainly not the preferred focus of bloggers or MSM.
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Tokamak posted:Where are the cuts coming from; there isn't anything to cut from newstart and they wont cut the aged pension. He's playing hostage with the Senate again. If you want the NDIS best pass our 6 month welfare reforms. Then it's IR reforms for the new year. quote:"I sincerely hope I don't end up sanitising my every thought to the robotic degree that is evident in commercial life around us.  People shouldn't respond to my bigotry
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Anidav posted:I've been hoping for atleast a year and a half for the ALP to get its poo poo together. Don't hold your breath because you might die, hopefully like the Labor party does because they shouldn't exist in their current form and are a disgrace to the movements that inspired the party. quote:People threatening a restaurant owner in Longreach who sparked controversy by displaying a sign saying "sorry no Muslims" may face legal consequences, police have warned. hmmm yeah it is ok to ban a people from a restaurant based on their choice of religion but not ok to kill racists what a lovely world It is political correctness gone mad, if I can't say literally any stupid loving thing that pops up into my head no matter how much it insults a person and discriminates against them because words have inherent power and can cause more damage to a person's well being than actual physical violence, then what is the point? Reading Mein Kampf inside a synagogue is my god given loving right *smashes bundy can into forehead and drools onto self* i got banned fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Dec 24, 2014 |
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Dec 24, 2014 01:52
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When I worked at the coffee shop I would mix a ton of white chocolate syrup with like six shots of coffee and add some milk and drink that. It was so good, but then for like three hours I'd just be shaking uncontrollably.
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Dec 24, 2014 02:07
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HookShot posted:When I worked at the coffee shop I would mix a ton of white chocolate syrup with like six shots of coffee and add some milk and drink that. Literally shaking as you make coffees.
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hooman posted:Literally shaking as you make coffees. Pretty much. Anyone who came in the early afternoon probably thought I was a crack addict.
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Dec 24, 2014 02:39
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Hang on. Didn't Labor introduce a new levy to fund the NDIS? Where's that gone then, Reichsfuhrer? Oh right, pissed away on jet planes, yeah.
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Waaaah the Christians are out to get me
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One term Tony please for the love of god Australia.
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but angus and julia stone wrote that song big jet plane I'm getting conflicting messages here
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i got banned posted:but angus and julia stone wrote that song big jet plane I'm getting conflicting messages here
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i got banned posted:but angus and julia stone wrote that song big jet plane I'm getting conflicting messages here Angus and Juliar Stone.
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Dec 24, 2014 05:43
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ewe2 posted:Scott Morrison has a dream: to fund NDIS by cutting welfare. It's like a hilarious nightmare: So he's declaring a crackdown on welfare cheats to a) Support the NDIS b) Support pensioners Apparently ignoring that the largest group of people committing welfare fraud are pensioners. Will he be willing to crackdown on old people? Force them back into work! I honestly wish Labor and the independents would call this governments bluff and let it suffocate from lack of bills.
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thatbastardken posted:the Australian people certainly got taken for a ride I don't want to empty quote but this is perfect
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thatbastardken posted:the Australian people certainly got taken for a ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfhADiaP5E
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thatbastardken posted:the Australian people certainly got taken for a ride its ghastful baybee
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Konomex posted:So he's declaring a crackdown on welfare cheats to That mostly seems to be happening?
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Konomex posted:So he's declaring a crackdown on welfare cheats to quote:“This system is there to help people in genuine need and those who aren’t in that situation and don’t need to be on it and may be taking a lend of it are the only people who have to be worried about me being Social Services Minister,” Mr Morrison said.
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Dec 24, 2014 06:59
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ewe2 posted:Scott Morrison has a dream: to fund NDIS by cutting welfare. It's like a hilarious nightmare: There you have it ladies and gentlemen - the ends justify the means. Cartoon posted:I also note that NOTED TORTURE APOLOGIST TONY ABBOTT, despite having flubbed it a couple of times, continues to try and cash out on the Martin Place tragedy with his 'increased terror chatter' announcement. Erm, aren't these the same terror experts who failed to give any indication about the actual incident that, incidently, isn't generally thought to have been an actual terror attack? Cake? Eat it? I find it hard to think of a man who wrote nasty letters to servicepeople as a terrorist. If making the families of our military personnel sad is all it takes to become a terrorist then, the government which has promised to cut welfare for the orphans of soldiers killed in battle would have to considered terrorists as well.
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quote:“The system should be there for people who need it, particularly for the Age Pension, where people have paid taxes their whole lives, they have earned their retirement,” Mr Morrison told The Australian in an interview yesterday. The fact that as a generation they paid less tax and will be supported by those paying more is a whole other discussion.
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Nibbles! posted:The fact that as a generation they paid less tax and will be supported by those paying more is a whole other discussion. Blah blah blah.... discussion irrelevant. roy morgan posted:Analysis by Age group shows the ALP still with its strongest advantage among younger Australians. 18-24yr olds heavily favour the ALP 65% cf. L-NP 35%; 25-34yr olds also heavily favour the ALP 65.5% cf. L-NP 34.5%; 35-49yr olds favour the ALP 58.5% cf. L-NP 41.5%; 50-64yr olds ALP 60.5% cf. L-NP 39.5%; and those aged 65+ still favour the L-NP 54% cf. ALP 46%. http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/5981-morgan-poll-federal-voting-intention-december-15-2014-201412150657
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Why do we kept old people around anyway? What do they do any more?
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Matthew Beet posted:Why do we kept old people around anyway? What do they do any more? To work and earn their superannuation or provide much needed capital for the aged care sector.
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Matthew Beet posted:Why do we kept old people around anyway? What do they do any more? Manage to keep the entire caravan industry afloat.
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If there were no old people were we source our Werthers Originals and verbose anecdotes about dealings with shopkeepers?
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Nibbles! posted:The fact that as a generation they paid less tax and will be supported by those paying more is a whole other discussion. They paid a whole let less tax than the current generation and the gap between amount taxed is much larger when you consider the introduction of the GST and income tax rises after company taxes were cut I believe a few decades ago? It's pretty arguable that a current pensioner would end up recieving more in a few years than the tax they've paid in their entire lives, even accounting for inflation. But the point of welfare isn't meant to be based on how much tax you've paid, so it's a loving lovely argument from Morrison, who is happy to put a metaphorical gun against the heads of children.
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