I for one think Belly has summed up the situation pretty well at the start of the thread.

Arjay, "enslave the masses"? In Australia?
Do you not think that might be a tad hyperbolic?
With the powers that the US and UK governments have given themselves post 9/11, I think a case could be made and supported that Australia is most free country on the planet.
In what way are we enslaved?
Now, as for Abbott's "redeeming features, example please?
Because I'm damned if I can find one.
He has no policies, his constant putting down of the Australian economy has helped to create an unfounded climate of fear that has helped to bring about the awful retail situation that Rechtub has fairly highlighted on many occasions.
Arjay, sooner or later, if you're going to make a worthwhile contribution to the debate, you're going to have to start considering reality.
Annoying thing, reality. But hard to escape.
For most of us, anyway.
Anthony
http://www.observationpoint.com.au

Anthonyve,

<<I for one think Belly has summed up the situation pretty well at the start of the thread>>.

You are perfectly entitled to agree. Just one small problem though. You refer to that <Annoying thing, reality>>

Since 70% of Australians disagree with you, perhaps its time for you to look into the reality you are trying to escape?

Uhh?, I've had 8 years university and my view is that - this is intellectual, over complicated analysis and bloody waste of brain cells; in short - mindless tangental drivel.

The polls are not bad we have a opposition govt, that can not be judged as yet.
I do not like the way the conservatives allow big business to shape policy.
Govt; and big business have to be at arms length or else we have a corrupt govt;
When govt resumes there will be plenty of business to attend to, big accusations have been made, that need addressing

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Belly, anyone who is a 'Liberal/Conservatives/ALP hater' doesn't have many options left.
Who, apart from the Greens, could such a multi-hater belong to?