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Cartoon posted:That would be the National Civic Council Is the prevalence of the phrase "Judeo-Christian values" because it's frowned upon to hate on the Jews? Clearly it's okay to paper over the history of anti-Semitism, and well, anti-Catholic (or anything not CoE) that prevailed in this country.
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Cartoon posted:Well interesting you mention anti catholic sentiment because rather than just saying outright they are a Catholic group they would rather hide behind the more inclusive sounding "Judeo-Christian". I think it has also become a dog whistle for meaning Old school christian as well. I think it's a phrase most often used in place of "whites only".
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I'm not sure that Fascism really describes PHON. My understanding of fascism was that the individual worked for the ultimate good of the national strength (which was usually defined in a ubermenschen sort of way) happily enough making a buck as well.. I think a majority of PHON supporters want to do whatever they like, including being rascist pricks. Other than that they want the smallest government lossible, or if it's a big government, it spends its time persecuting those other people.
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Mar 5, 2017 05:15
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Dude McAwesome posted:hahahahaha, that's magnificent. Ah yes, the Brandis Gambit is a favourite at senate estimates and committees.
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Mar 6, 2017 05:40
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Starchy Tuber tells CEO's to "Stick to Knitting" instead of social activism: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/fed...318-gv11uh.html So, you'll no longer be accepting donations from these guys Peter? Also, love the "But mah free speech" outrage about those getup types boycotting companies. It's not blackmail, it's the free market. There was some talk about legislating against organised boycotts when the Alan Jones turd hit the fan a couple of years ago, no doubt it's being put in the microwave for a reheat as we speak.
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Mar 18, 2017 06:22
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DancingShade posted:The people of Australia are free to live whatever lives they choose just so long as they choose to go back to church, return to the tradition of tithing 10% of their salary, all women wear long dresses instead of men's pants and the peasants cease disrespecting their social betters. This is literally what T Abbott believes, as well as anyone else who lists B.A. Santamaria as their hero. Nuclear families, living under the grace and authority of local bishops, as far as the eye can see.
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Mar 18, 2017 10:03
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gay picnic defence posted:That would rely on Bishop being dumb enough to take the job. She might be an evil piece of poo poo but she's also cunning as an outhouse rat and I doubt she'd let herself be set up to take the fall like that See also: COSTELLO, Peter
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Mar 18, 2017 23:43
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So that's what Dementors look like without their cloaks. The QandA photo shows a clear case of resting lich face.
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Mar 20, 2017 20:56
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LNP have mastered the art of postal vote harvesting. Their bloc voters respond very well to postal vote solicitation. Hell, Morrison admitted that they had a superior postal vote scam on election night last year, that's why he was confident close seats would fall their way.
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Mar 21, 2017 11:52
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Lid posted:The way Marcus Cornish sees it, Penrith is "the last bastion of the Australian way of life in Sydney" and it is his job as a local councillor to "inoculate" the area against the dark changes that have swept the rest of the region over the years. Thousands of people trudging in to Penriff Panfers Club to see lovely bands, eat at chain restaurants and pile all of their hard earned in to massive halls of fruit machines. He may just be right.
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Mar 25, 2017 05:18
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 Bill's legacy lives on.
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Ten Becquerels posted:The Australian ran a front-page story about Sally McManus supposedly faking her CV by lying about being on the Macquarie Uni student union council in the 90s. Turns out they were actually being lazy idiots by not noticing or bothering to find out that the student union and the student council were two separate things, and she was in the union, not the council. Top quality journalism right here. Yes and the "correction" piece was headlined "Sally McManus clarifies Macquarie Uni student union past", to give the impression that she's had to explain her actions, rather than "Unprofitable chip wrapper makes hash of yet another hatchet piece" Capt.Whorebags fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Don Dongington posted:I wouldn't be surprised if it's a typical Tory "Feelpinion", with no actual basis in fact or figures. Well you see that even though a family might be making $400,000 in salary, once you factor in private school fees, BMW leases, mortgage payments on their Bronte house and the bare minimum 3 overseas trips a year, they're actually struggling. Also, that $400,000 salary is only about $30,000 taxable due to 6 negatively geared properties, furthermore.....
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Lid posted:Mr Hockey said the President's hostility to the media, often delivered in late-night or early-morning Twitter bursts, was shared by many Americans. "His war against the media has public support," Mr Hockey said. This is why I'm in favour of career diplomats getting critical postings such as Washington, London, Beijing, Jakarta or the EU. Politicians will see every engagement through the prism of political expediency. Much weight is given to the ability of politicians to be able to open doors and leverage friendships but this can come back to bite when either Australia or the foreign country changes government. Diplomats understand that diplomacy and foreign relations is the domain of incrementalism - real progress is not made in leaps and bounds, but small concessions and changes. Granted, my left bias tends to see Beasley as an exception to this, but I recognise that overall we'd be better served by having professionals in these roles. Ditto APS departments - bring back the permanent secretaries (well, perhaps give them a tenure of 10 years) and remove politics as much as possible.
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Mar 30, 2017 09:54
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Solemn Sloth posted:Mark Kenny having a big dumb meltdown on the front page about What do they expect, a clerk sitting alone in the chamber to rubber stamp everything that comes up from the house? Praise allah that it takes a referendum to change the constitution, otherwise the senate would have been legislated out of existence long ago.
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the senate isn't the house of government, it has no mandate, it's unrepresentative, leave malcom alone
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starkebn posted:When you barely get a one seat majority in the lower house you obviously have the mandate to just do whatever you loving want Unless of course the Natural Party Of Government is in opposition, then blocking bills in the senate is a useful tool to convince the Bunyip Potentate to sack the government.
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