Hi Rob H,

Hassy despises the educated, not having that opportunity himself. He is also not been of the working class, refraining from the mundane tasks of working, preferring to play the part of Captain Bligewater, dropping boats loads of sludge on the Great Barrier Reef for yonks, whilst most likely collecting his dole relief from the Aussie taxpayer.

Merry Christmas Hassy!

British trade union activist Paul Embery on where UK Labour went wrong:

“We sounded the alarm bells again earlier this year when, in the local and European elections, Labour haemorrhaged support in several working-class communities across the north and Midlands.

But the woke liberals and Toytown revolutionaries who now dominate the party didn’t listen to us. They truly thought that ‘one more heave’ would bring victory. They believed that constantly hammering on about economic inequality would be enough to get Labour over the line. In doing so, they made a major miscalculation: they failed to grasp that working-class voters desire something more than just economic security; they want cultural security too.

They want politicians to respect their way of life, and their sense of place and belonging; to elevate real-world concepts such as work, family and community over nebulous constructs like ‘diversity’, ‘equality’ and ‘inclusivity’. By immersing itself in the destructive creed of identity politics and championing policies such as open borders, Labour placed itself on a completely different wavelength to millions across provincial Britain without whose support it simply could not win power. In the end, Labour was losing a cultural war that it didn’t even realise it was fighting.”

http://unherd.com/2019/12/is-this-the-end-for-labour/

I think a lot of this could also apply to Australian Labor. By embracing identity politics, mass immigration and internationalism, left parties have totally alienated their old constituencies.

Rob H
You make a statement that defines your position as regards to the subject matter and then you demean it by saying 'it's just a thought'

thought' .....is the journey
to a destination called 'knowledge'

only ....when at the destination...
does one make a decision.....

decisions made on....''thoughts'...
are often journeys without end

Isa Stralian

Hassy despises the educated,
Paul1405,
Wrong !
Not the educated, the indoctrinated ! Educated people contribute positively to society & no-one despises them.

Rob H said-

let us dismiss "the greenies are enemies of the workers" canard

Answer- Greenies are not green they are watermelons- Communists with green clothes. Cultural nihilists. One thing the Greenies could support- if they really believed in a less anthropocentric world- is rewarding those cultures that historically manage their population growth better.

Rob H said-

Science is a very practical skill, and I used to love teaching it.

Answer- As a science teacher you must be able to see the sad state of science education. Do you have a degree in science- most teachers of science don't from what I understand- due to the dominance of the teachers union. When PE teachers are teaching science rather than science graduates skilled in the relevant discipline- not skilled in political correctness- this bears ill for the children. As with many "modern" institutions- the ABC, the Universities, the Teaching Profession, the Human Resources Sector, etc, etc- need a broom and need to be de-funded- "no taxation without representation".

See US Declaration for appropriate government institutions- not a government of the few.

I have a greenie friend high up in the local movement who came over for a barbie after their analysis of the year's failure. They are totally incapable of seeing their own reflection, coming to the conclusion that the election simply came down to public misinformation and backing the wrong messiah.

I just couldn't get across that it was all about policy direction and detail and trusting in the aggregate intelligence of the electorate. But oh no, apparently the electorate should trust in the general gist of the left and were duped by the right into not doing so.

I think the left can come back towards the centre and win the next election, especially as the demographic is moving left as our left inculcated youth (via the education system) come through to voting age. It needs to make its policies more detailed and fairer.

One example would be to explain whether, while it would abolish NG, losses could carried forward. Something so basic as this was never spelled out and the left wonders why it lost the electorate's trust.