indy: The "pillar of honesty" that he is.

Indie, Lexi quip in "Pillar of honesty" was tongue in cheek as you know, but I don't think it was necessary to chop back at her. We all know that none of the Politicians on both sides have any competency or honesty at all

I know, most of us have our favourite Political Party & some of us are, "more into the defence of" than are others. I, personally don't like any of 'em, so I'll poke "fun" at all of them, indiscriminately. The old "defend to the Death" is long a thing of the past for most people. Unfortunately, there are some for which "change" is hard.

Don't be hard on her. You know how easily she breaks.

Unfortunately, there are some for which "change" is hard.

I notice 'statistics' (yes I know) being bandied about claiming 30% of sheeple STILL support the red-headed witch. Thats scarey, like what log have they been sleeping under the past few years ?? Then there is the mob who believe the RAbbott is infallible .. equally frightening considering a federal LNP is guaranteed to be a near carbon-copy of the Newman / Seeney / Nicholls dictatorship.

The most depressing part of this business is that (hopefully) around half the sheeple have sufficient nous to realize the root of the problem is simply human nature rather than one mob of bloodsucking parasites versus the other mob of bloodsucking parasites. Maybe the sheeple need to be confined somewhere & forced to repeat 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely' for a year or two. How else does one motivate the ten or fifteen million half-awake sheeple to stand up and DEMAND the couple of hundred or whatever it is parasites honor their responsibilities ?? Note particularly that the actions of the parasites, if committed as company directors, would guarantee them free accommodation & meals for the term of their natural lives.

Dear Jay,

You're a very perceptive gentleman.

Thank You.

praxi: sheeple.

I do like that. Good on yer Authur. I hope you've registered it & maybe we'll see it in the Dictionary one day.

Jayb: I know, most of us have our favourite Political Party & some of us are, "more into the defence of" than are others.

I remember a conversation with my Father-in-Law (the last one, for I have had a few)We were talking Politics over something, I forget just what.

He said, "My father was a Labor man, & I'm a Labor man, just like him.

I said, "Do you listen to what they say."

He said, "I don't have too. What ever Labor says is true. Whatever the Torys say is all lies." End of story.

It is the same on the other side of the great divide.

I think the change in attitude came after the Vietnam War. People gradually got to know the truth. Opposite side in the conflict, at home, realized that we all had been conned by our "Honest" Politicians.

The protesters went off to find another "Cause" & being Hippies turned to Nature & into Greenies. Others started other Political Partys, like the Democrates who were eventually destroyed by the Greens. Most of us have wandered in the wilderness, not supporting either side with any great fervour. Looking for the Truth, but never finding it. Maybe, just maybe, the promised land may be in sight. Maybe Not with this Election but maybe the next. The green hill are definitely in the distance & there is still a lot of walking to do but we'll get there I'm sure.

The green hill are definitely in the distance & there is still a lot of walking to do but we'll get there I'm sure.

Its probably 'possible' to have a proper accountable democratic political system, however until / unless we come to the realization that human nature is inherently corrupt, that 'green hill' will continue to be in the distance. Power inevitably reswults in corruption, and conversely, positions of power are irresistible to the corruptible. George Orwell among others warned us about some being more equal than others and that principle has been demonstrated ad infinitum with every permutation & combination of political systems ever devised.

Once we've come to the realization that humans are basically crooks just looking for some poor mug to rip off, we can then develop robust checks & balances to ensure those in power and / or authority can never abuse their positions. Most importantly, those control mechanisms must be put in place well BEFORE power is vested in anybody. Furthermore, control of the checks & balances can NEVER be handed over to those likely to abuse them. Its crazy to give potential dictators the reins of power and expect them to establish a truly accountable control mechanism to curb their natural (evil) human instincts.

As history has proven, the legal fraternity can never be trusted to act with honor. Sure there may be the odd decent one but I think everyone will agree the good ones are somewhat rarer than rocking horse droppings. For what its worth, the most recent honest lawyer of whom I'm aware was Thomas More, and he had his head amputated quite some time back when Henry the Eighth took exception to being told he was nothing but a dirty old man. One doesn't need to inspect the current crop of bloodsucking parasites too closely to find plenty of examples why politics & lawyers should never meet.