Every quote cited by Sarah would appear to indicate the coalition is opposed fundamentally to the 'divisiveness' Sarah sees at all levels of our society. Is she berating Abbot for NOT recognising divisions in society?.

This seems a pretty confusing piece really. The only divisiveness being
exploited politically is that currently being espoused by Swan to somehow explain the workings of his mining tax.

I do take note that perhaps Jay of Melbourne has very accurately described a healthy functioning democracy.

I think basic starting point on this divisiveness issue is that, if you disagree with the ALP or the left in general, then you're being divisive.

Makes sense in a way. If everyone simply fell into line and agreed with everything the government said, then there'd be no division in society and we could all live in perfect harmony. Utopia.

Maybe that's why the government is so anxious to restrict freedom of speech...the eternal search for harmony. Nothing to do with power and suppression at all, just trying to eliminate that infernal divisiveness.

I wonder if the left will be quite so anxious to eliminate divisiveness by having everyone agree with the government after 14/9.

beautifullingerie,

I showed your site to my wife....talk about divisive :)

Lexi says "Some voters are falling for this technique instead of asking for scrutiny and a serious debate on the issues". Since when do you ever seriously debate? You always avoid it like the plague. You speak rubbish. And Labor are not inclined to seriously debate.

Don't you worry about Runner, at least he has conviction.

>>>>>

Chris, you are right.

Dear Constance,

People of small caliber are always carping.
They're bent on showing us that they've
got the truth and we haven't.

Runner,

You're wrong. The ABC will ignore election night and focus on global climate change instead.It will be too painful for them.

I'll be watching for The Insiders instead the following day. Watching Cassidy, Marr, Megalaganois, Atkins and all the other small minded socialists explaining to us how we all got it so wrong is going to be a real hoot. I can just see Savva sitting there in silence with her 'silly' grin and laughing occassionally and infurating them all into further idiocy.

I reckon that will be the highest rating comedy show in Australia ... ever.

I'm a julia nutter because I thunk (Deliberate) Julia has singlehandedly destroyed the labor party and socialism in Australia ... forever.

After the election when the socialist press gallery cannot get stories from our parliamrent and ABC funding is restricted to country areas by a really p-ssed off liberal party, all the socialists in the media will be as islolated as Kevvy currently is on the back bench and messing with labor party heads. (After the election he's only going to have the opportunity to mess with his own head. Either the labor party will have so few heads they will all be able to be leader, or there will be once again a new Liberal member for Griffith.)

Regardless the media socialists won't get their cr4p published.

Anyway before the disasters in WA, NSW and Qld the voters were really angry.

They are past that stage now. They are now laughing at the socialists and labor. That in politics is worse than death ... it is totally new territory, the territory of wipeout ... from which there will be no recovery.

Yeah for Julia.The longer the labor election campaign the greater the hilarity.

Burnside's article is a contribution to that.

Yeah for Sarah.