Is the a lack of respect for the peoples right to think and vote for themselves amongst our right winger's in politics and journalism? Yes, but they are also common amongst the left.

Up until today, it has always been the left that wanted to rid of freedoms as the right fought to defend freedoms. Now, we see the right tossing it all away as they grapple for me control away from the people. All done with permission of the baby boomer generation yet again.

We are seeing from all sides of the political fence in Australian political parties, their arguement for freedoms but only when one's opinion is inline to theirs.

Perhaps the author of this article could stop writing in jargon and use simple English. In other words, say what you mean. What is written is garble really.

When will people get the real picture. There is no left or right. That's history.

Name the differences in the modus operani between the two majors. Just one will do.

Runner. Newspapers not paid for by the taxpayer? Ever heard of company tax, decuctions, write offs, tax evasion? Study is in order.

You have hit the Nail on the Head Spendocrat

Although I am wasting my time Shonga; But here is a link that will educate you and bring you to reality in the right/Left Ideological battle; http://jonjayray.tripod.com/menu.html

Become a soul of purpose not a parasite of demand.
You can take it as Religious or Philosophical advice.

You see, in turn , it is a war to see who cane become the dumbest, and who can recruit the most Idiots for their cause; Excluding the Elitist-Idiot-sphere of course.
If you know your history in other places, then you will know they are of the same Mold but driven by Possessed Ego to control.
Stalin V Hitler- or Stalin V Trotsky right and left for a start. There many other examples;
Nothing to do with Conservative Ideals – That was an Adorno red herring when he wrote the Useless Idiots Qur’an in Psychology; Just think about it for a moment.

Nowhere near civilization and Epistemology, but being the antipathy of it.
It is not the question of what you believe, the answers lay in what you know.

All,
This may surprise you, I don't argue left v right, I argue right v wrong, sense v nonsense, and try to provide examples when possible.

I don't like Howard's conservatism [look up conservative in your dictionary] I believe we should as individuals and collectively be progressive, e.g. if something comes up like climate change, tackle it don't look after vested interests just get on with doing the right thing.

Shonga,

So what's right and what's wrong? You only have X words to respond.

Who decides which is right and which is wrong? Yourself? How Hard? God? Who? Actually I agree WHO should decide on things medical.