Hitler inspired Nazi Fascism. And needed a minority to blame for Germany's myriad problems!

He settled on the Jews because they were an easily targeted minority. After that he burnt books and butchered many who wrote them, then eliminated freedom of the press!

And history now repeating itself in Russia, Turkey And Cambodia, just to mention a few examples where history seems to be repeating itself?

The Turkish tyrant has the Kurds and Donald has Muslims and "fake new". And essential to divert public opinion away from the facts/truth.

Hitler wasn't very bright and decided he had enough technological edge to prosecute a war.

He stated with Russia as an ally even though they were poles apart politically! But turned on them before he had fully consolidated his earlier conquests.

Imagine how different the outcome could have been, if he'd been smart enough to wait until after he'd perfected his new super weapons and nuclear technology?

As seems to be the current case for a sabre rattling Putin who could easily threaten/conquer America's allies without going to war with the USA, who would sit on their hands? Thundering mightily at the dispatch box, how mighty they were, all while throwing former allies under a Russian bus?

And only possible because those allies were/would be caught with their proverbial trousers down around their ankles, in terms of defense preparedness! The russian fleet has already practised in the Indian ocean while we thundered at the dispatch box!

Putin has it would seem, singled out Muslims and homosexuals for special treatment And silenced the press and any sign of internal dissent? The west has financed most of this through their purchase of energy products from Russia!

And even now at 12 minutes to midnight, resolutely resists alternative, self sufficient energy and subsequent released billions able to be deployed into defense prepared readiness!

Why? Because Patriotism if not complete dead in this diabolically divided country, is comatose and teetering on the brink! But particularly, at the top!
Alan B.

I doubt that Barnaby Joyce is the first politician to end up in bed with a staffer, or to arrange a promotion for that staffer. Anyone naïve enough to think differently needs to stop voting and pay the fine. I am sure that most Liberal Party politicians know of Labor Party politician who have done everything Barnaby has done and now lecture others from a position of presumed moral superiority.

@Allen

Many people believe that people at each end of the political spectrum have more in common with each other than you might think. This theory of politics in known as the horseshoe theory.

I agree that Runner often seems angry. I don't think that accusing him of having manure for brains makes you much better.

Antonio (Berlusconi?)

I am fully aware of the founding principles of Fascism and Marxism and never claimed that were identical. The reality is that in spite of significant differences in founding doctrines, the end results in Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia produced far more likenesses than differences, and both of them were more close to each other than to the democracies.

Both were socialist economies closely controlled by the state, led by dictators who ruthlessly butchered any that dissented. The main difference being the level of state ownership of production. Communist China is more aligned with Nazi Germany than communist Russia.

Similarly, ANTIFA, while claiming to be anti-fascist use the same tactics as the brown-shirted thugs to close down free speech.

I am extremely disappointed with you lot. I said at the end that I did not know how to end the tribes fighting on the floor of parliament; instead of sitting down and trying to workout together what was the best answer for the Australian people. I set out three possibilities

Is it discontinuing question time on television? Is it abandoning party discipline entirely?
Is it legislating only after the decision is made by joint parliamentary committees?

Nobody had any suggestions. All you were concerned with was making your own points.Try please this time.

Peter Bo

>Nobody had any suggestions
PeterBo, why do you regard me as nobody?

Here's one the maggots (women) will choke over. I overheard a conversation recently, in which one of the group said, 'have any of you seen the numbers on the comparison of the number of women and their gradual increase in parliament, and some of the decisions and laws enacted in the same time and rate. What he was suggesting was that as the number of women increased in parliament so did the stupid and frivolous laws. Quoting the queer law and others. I was not privy to the conversation and did not try to eavesdrop, so I did not get the other examples. So, I thought, someone has bothered to do a study and research into another useless topic. But then I began to wonder what if there was something to this, as I have been dissatisfied with many of the decisions the govt has been making for quite some years. Added to that, every time I heard someone say we need more women in govt, I would cringe. Why? Have we run out if men. It then became obvious, we are hiring on PC grounds not ability and experience. Now I could see where and why we are slowly failing. There are some parallels in the comment. Maybe someone will look into it, and not cherry pick data.