Disillusionment with the major parties is epidemic.

This is translating into more support for the Greens.

Pehaps we should examine some of their policies in the public interest?

Like this one:

http://greens.org.au/policies/human-rights-democracy/global-governance

6. the international financial institutions that govern aid, development, trade, and transnational financial movements require extensive reform to enable them to provide global economic justice.

Would anyone like to hazard a guess on what this might mean in practice ?

Meaning of

-"Economic Justice" ?

-"Extensive Reform" ?

-Global ?

A few possibilities.

1- lobby international administrative bodies to reform so that they better serve interests and legal views wherever necessary of poorer countries and communities to prevent exploitation and unfair dealing at the hands of transnational corporations or individuals (ownership laws and rights is a HUGE problem internationally)

2- a misplaced faith in international administrative bodies as 'knowing best' and need to give them greater power and influence.

3-both

Boazy, it simply means the United Nations - or a better version of it - functioning properly, rather than the shambles it is now.

No 'one world order" conspiracy there, I'm afraid.

Nice to see that you're reading the Greens' policies though. That means you have no excuse for distorting them :)

AGIR, in the interests of "accuracy", why don't you ask the Greens those 3 questions directly?

Report back here with the answers.

Then we'll have grounds for discussion and debate based on what the Greens "really" mean regarding your 3 questions.

Otherwise it's all just opinion, opinion and more opinion based on one's political outlook, and nothing else.

Maybe I am different but I get so very happy when conservatives and ultraconservatives let fire.
For years our system worked,it has faults but conservatives had no problems when the despised DLP a splinter from ALP kept them in control.
Lets be frank I have problems with greens.
About half if not most of their votes are refugees from the ALP.
Count me in that number next state election.
I Could not ever let my preference go other than to them in the federal one.
I go into the poling booth knowing the value of my vote and just how to wring every drop out of it.
One vote one value suits me, but we would then have only two party's no independents and conservatives would forever be hurt by it.

GOOD! We have a Quorom :) we just need "factferret"(*) Pericles here to keep me in line and the world will be perfect :)

HAZZA.. I broke out into wild grins reading your post. Not in mocking, but in the sense that you spoke truth.. but it's way bigger than you said:

THIS IS HUGE aaaah.. there you go :)

Hazza said: "lobby international administrative bodies" interesting thought. What about "Lobby US bodies..corporate and administrative in the interests of a select few capitalists, who posture themselves as Socialist/Green" ?
Welcome to.....the ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION. (do a wiki people)

ME (ALGORE) I founded this body in 2006 with the following "mission"

//Research in January 2007 indicated that while 77% of Americans believe that there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming, only 47% believe the link with human activity. The Alliance believes that explaining this link, and motivating people to take action, is the organization's key challenge.//

I appointed my good friend and fellow Democrat Kathy Zoi to head up this 'humanitarian...save the earth' group. In 2008, she/they received $300,000,000 to 'persuade' people of the abovementioned link.

Kathy is married to one of my other democrat mates.. Robin ROY..who happens to (innocently) own a company making 'green products' ie.. "Energy Efficient Windows" that company is "Serious Materials"

I lobbied for Kathy to become the "Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" and she now humbly serves in this capacity...for the good of mankind and...the earth.

I reject outright the claims of 'vested interest' in Kathy owning a hundred thousand dollars worth of Shares in Landis and Gyr the worlds largest manufacturer of SMART METERS.

I also reject categorically that her being one of the administrators of the $16,000,000,000 'America Recovery and Reinvestment Act' could have any impact on the value of her shares in Landis and Gyr Inc Or Serious Materials Inc Or..that they might receive special green grants under this Act.

continued....

(* "FactFerret" is now copyright to AGIR :)