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by Rifty » Thu Oct 23, 2014 2:29 am
by Vitaphone Racing » Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:20 am
Emile Zola wrote:They are the only left leaning major party in Parliament.
Quilavaland wrote:Emile Zola wrote:They are the only left leaning major party in Parliament. What Labor used to be under Whitlam. Not anti-capitalist just interested in protecting the environment. Has one of the best Senators with regards to the NBN and tech with Scott Ludlum.
I just wish people would wake up to themselves and vote for the Greens for once. Australia's like that NationStates issue with the Progressive Right-Wing Party and the Conservative Liberals or whatever it was XD
Parhe wrote:Guess what, maybe you don't know what it is like to be Asian.
by Emile Zola » Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:16 pm
by The Liberated Territories » Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:21 pm
by Vitaphone Racing » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:26 pm
Parhe wrote:Guess what, maybe you don't know what it is like to be Asian.
by Kingsley Bedford » Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:50 pm
Vitaphone Racing wrote:Emile Zola wrote:
They are not. Labor ain't what they used to be. Unless you're a redneck you should be able to tell the difference.
Lmao
"you disagree with me so you must be an uneducated fuckwit"
Christ you're hilarious
The ALP is socially more progressive than it's ever been. That's not an opinion, that's an objective fact. Just because they're relatively maintaining the economic status quo does not make them right wing. If you think your boy Whitlam was economically progressive then you should check what he did with tariffs.
by The Grim Reaper » Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:05 pm
Vitaphone Racing wrote:Lmao
"you disagree with me so you must be an uneducated fuckwit"
Christ you're hilarious
The ALP is socially more progressive than it's ever been. That's not an opinion, that's an objective fact. Just because they're relatively maintaining the economic status quo does not make them right wing. If you think your boy Whitlam was economically progressive then you should check what he did with tariffs.
by Keyboard Warriors » Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:38 pm
Kingsley Bedford wrote:. But in the process they risk losing the support of ALP supporters with more progressive views. The Greens have been able to capitalise on that, by widening their focus on issues other than conservation and environmental policy and an effective PR strategy. The significant gains made in the WA senate run-offs are proof of this.
by Kingsley Bedford » Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:49 pm
Keyboard Warriors wrote:Kingsley Bedford wrote:. But in the process they risk losing the support of ALP supporters with more progressive views. The Greens have been able to capitalise on that, by widening their focus on issues other than conservation and environmental policy and an effective PR strategy. The significant gains made in the WA senate run-offs are proof of this.
This seems a quite well calculated political move all the same. When it comes down to two-party preferred, the ALP will be seen as the minimum lesser-of-two-evils and will get preference votes from the Greens and other left wing parties. Hence the ALP is sacrificing seats in the Senate to the Greens in exchange for votes in the lower house. In other words, by moving further to the right, the Liberals could be cementing ALP victories in upcoming elections by allowing them that breathing space.
by Geilinor » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:01 pm
Quilavaland wrote:Costa Fierro wrote:Australian Greens are vegetables grown.....oh, you mean the political party. Well, most "green parties" are independent although a number have moved to the left. The Green Party in NZ is actually surprisingly pro-market.
So basically the Greens don't fit on the left/right spectrum, it varies from country to country, but the thing they have in common is environmental policies?
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