Dear Arjay,

Thank You.
And Bless You.

Now if we could only influence our politicians
to do the same.

Thanks Foxy. We live in very unusual times in which deception and lies have become the norm. Even our own PM thinks its OK.

Our Western Civilisation is reaching the bottom of the birdcage with theft and corruption by our financial elites is ignored,even glorified. We are about to experience the biggest financial collapse probably bigger than The Great Depression without the protection of The Glass Steagall Act,or leaders who have not an iota of integrity or nous.

These financial criminals have fed off the honesty and hard work of honest citizens all around the planet and now is the time of dire reckoning.

One more thing....and it's a good example of twitter displaying a more accurate portrayal of events than MSM.

During the last round of peaceful protest marches, tweeters sent hundreds of pictures out to twitter. The overwhelming majority showed a peaceful protest. Many protesters attended as families, many were middle-aged and middle-class, taking the opportunity to civilly vent their displeasure at the Abbott Govt's misrepresented agenda.

There was apparently one violent confrontation somewhere during the marches.

Guess which pic made it to MSM?

And guess which stable splashed it across the front page?

The Murdoch press was only too happy to choose to report on an isolated incident and paste the picture across its front page.

So who gave an accurate representation of the marches - Twitter or MSM?

Yes, hashtags do take off, mainly because they're fun. People like to have a bit of joke on twitter. Just like recently when Tim Blair blogging under the Telegraph banner had a poll naming around ten "left-wing" female media personalities - titled "Who is Australia’s craziest left-wing frightbat?"

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/crown_our_crazy_queen/

#frightbats took off and tweeters had a bit of fun, left-wingers particularly taking it on board, with the named "frightbats" vying with each other to be crowned Queen.

You know.....they took Tim's insult and turned it into something positive.

And Timmy got a bit of publicity into the bargain.

Arjay he gigantic financial collapse was supposed to be last year according to uTube.

Consumer confidence has taken a dive since the release of Treasurer Joe Hockey's budget.

So, for the sake of the nation, here are a few steps that could restore a little confidence by removing some of the budget's more contentious aspects and improving the communication.

A few of the fixes are relatively easy, but the bigger issues will require an injection of political courage to deal honestly with the electorate

When the Telegraph prints rubbish as indicated in the article attached, is it any wonder that communication between those of differing views is becoming more difficult:

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/crown_our_crazy_queen/

So, it is not only social media that is fueling the antagonism; there had been some quite outrageous headlines in the Telegraph prior to the election as well.

Former Opposition Leader Hewson has had some very sharp comments about the how the budget attacks particular groups. A good proportion of Coalition voters also see the budget as attacking particular groups and see it as being unfair suggested by polls.
In Abbott terms, that means Budget/Coalition Bad; Australian Community generally Good. It is divisiveness that Abbott is pushing.

Here is a video that shows how democracy is being killed in US and is becoming a plutocracy. The same disease is beginning in Australia as shown in NSW; it cuts across the major political parties.
Corruption has been a feature of politics in the past, now it has become an artform.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k9vKrWSfEM8

I like the bit where the Koch brothers are asked about having a debate about climate change; they declined on the basis of not having expertise; yet, they spend millions on anti climate change propaganda.

It is divisiveness that Abbott is pushing.
ant,
No, he isn't. You lot are, by constantly wanting more for less & Abbott & his supporters are saying enough is enough & you lot don't like it.
It's all about you whereas Abbott is about the Nation but that is something that the integrity devoid aren't interested in.