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Lessons for history from an Australian prime minister : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 14/9/2015

This is a speculative essay. It asks why, in a modern democracy, Australia should elect a Prime Minister who is widely and internationally criticised as overly militaristic and not that caring of the welfare of its people.

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Hey Everyone

OberFuhrer DUTTON made the front page of that famous American newspaper Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/matt-elsbury/the-brilliance-of-peter-d_b_8131202.html?ncid=edlinkauhpmg00000001

It records DUTTON's "apology" to those less fortunate than Liberal Party politicians who make $200,000/year for expanding their superannuation plans.

"It has been widely reported that Mr Dutton has apologised for the joke itself -- he didn't, which shows the skill behind the sleight-of-word here.

"[Dutton's] performance is bookended beautifully. [Dutton] opens by apologising for being unaware that a live mic was positioned behind "a private conversation", and so paints whoever listened in as an eavesdropper while still sounding contrite. Just lovely.

...But most importantly, at no point does [Dutton] apologise for the insult of "Cape York time", or for making light of the potentially devastating effect of climate change on our Pacific neighbours...."

That's what we love about Herr Abbott's military campaigns. Sorry vee mean civilian government.

Role on SAS Captain Canning. Tony was brutally miked today asking "can I feel your medals".
Posted by plantagenet, Monday, 14 September 2015 2:41:11 PM
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Plantagenet,

I see that you are still too daft to draw a distinction between people you lambast as conservatives (also wrong) and National Socialists. Must be those noxious fumes from your own dunghill that you never leave.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 14 September 2015 3:20:19 PM
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How did we elect Abbott?

Propaganda (AKA spin), flat out deception, and limited and carefully scripted media interviews with "friendly" media was wot won it for him. (I'm alluding of course to the(in)famous Sun headline in the UK after the 1999 elections - the Murdoch press has a habit of deciding who will be Prime Minister in more than one country over many decades)

Do a google image search of "anti labor front pages Australia"
and compare to the images when you search "anti coalition front pages Australia". If that isn't evidence of good old propaganda I don't know what is.

The last election was all about voting out Labor, all Mr Abbott had to do was to stick to his 3 word phrases, and spruik policies he had no intention of keeping eg funding for Gonski (remember that "unity ticket" he had with labor?), NDIS, funding for pensions, funding for the ABC and SBS. It was never about voting FOR him (he has never been popular with the general public).

The Coalition's aim last election was to keep Tony Abbott on message, limit his media exposure, and to on no account tell the public what they had planned for their first budget.

Only the most naive could have believed Abbott's promises, and yet supposedly hard-nosed, experienced journalists and commentators fell for them hook line and sinker. Since when has a Liberal government invested in public anything? Health, Education, Transport, Social Services? It is an anathema to them and their neo-liberal, privatisation, user pays agenda.

For those interested in finding out more about the pervasive use of propaganda, these days known as PR, check out Edward Bernays and Walter Lippmann - makes for interesting reading.
Posted by BJelly, Monday, 14 September 2015 3:56:21 PM
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NEWS FLASH

Turnbull is challenging for the leadership

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-14/malcolm-turnbull-julie-bishop-liberal-leadership-ballot-blog/6774546

WOO-HOO :)
Posted by plantagenet, Monday, 14 September 2015 4:39:30 PM
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Bye bye to a shocker of a PM.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Monday, 14 September 2015 5:21:19 PM
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"We" didn't actually elect Abbott BJelly as I'm sure you know; his electorate did. However, perhaps we should ALL be electing the PM to see if were get people better than we have had. I think it's pretty stupid also not having a selection of several candidates for all seats before electing one of them. Anything preselected by the parties is always going to be a dropkick.

plantagenet,

Don't get too excited. We might actually get Tunbull, then you'll be able to say nice things about a Labor government next year.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 14 September 2015 5:56:30 PM
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