Just noticed a story in todays Fairfax Press about JooLIAR & RAbbott being the most despised politicians in many years. Australians didn’t like the choice they were offered at the last election and they don’t like it any better this time around. In fact, they like it even less.

According to Nielsen’s John Stirton, both were unpopular in the 2010 election & they have become even more on the nose since then.

I think it's a global trend, praxidice. Pollies of all walks are being seen for the parasites that they are. They long ago stop working for the people and began a policy of self enrichment at the expense of anything and anyone.

It all seemed to go down hill once the average Joe became comfortable using the internet to get his daily news. Having been fed bullshite from that other parasitic group Joe thought were the gate keepers of truth for too long, the lame stream media. Joe now has a new avenue to learn just how much vile walks the corridors of government and media and he (Joe) ain't too happy!

I smell a huge storm coming, one that will water the tree of liberty with the blood of parasites all over the world. The clouds are getting darker by the day!

personally I could not care less how popular a PM is. Hitler was very popular. We simply want a competent honest Government. It will be interesting to see if their is as much hate pointed towards Abbott as Howard had directed to him. A few regular posters have already started before he even takes the reigns. Howard was never really popular but how much more competent than the last 2. boats, drownings, deficits, debt, incompetent. Who cares how popular the replacement is.

RawMustard

I don't believe there is much doubt that a major financial event is headed our way although exactly when is another question. I've long thought its inevitable and have taken what I consider reasonable steps to minimize potential personal consequences. The only immediately significant issue I can't get my head around is what happens to the snouts .... some kind of new age highway robbers perhaps ?? If thats the truth of it then you may well be right about the blood of parasites watering the tree of liberty. When its all said and done, they didn't disarm us for no reason.

runner

Unpopularity I could possibly live with, despicable actions like the deliberate torpedoing of One Nation for no other reason than to stifle freedom of speech is another thing entirely.

praxidice

'Unpopularity I could possibly live with, despicable actions like the deliberate torpedoing of One Nation for no other reason than to stifle freedom of speech is another thing entirely. '

agreed with. It was a very low act by both Liberal and Labour in that instance. The only winner was the most corrupt of all (the Greens).

Raw Mustard, you have a delightful turn of phrase. I guess I agree with you as well... as John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902); otherwise known as Lord Acton, wrote in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."