Paul1405,
We need to hoodwink Australians by telling them we're doing a great job but we're really running the country into the ground. ALP Politicians

Some of the people criticising Suse's post were quite happy to defend the awful behavior of the far Right, even praising those awful signs like "ditch the witch", "Juliar" "Bob's Bitch" and similar.

Just goes to show, responses to the these sorts of things are totally influenced by one's allegiances. We might be all guilty of this at times but some things are just unacceptable.

Suse's post is far from being in this category. Despite the sign being a faux pas it was a bit funny.

However that said, I would much rather the press start focusing on more important things the Coalition plans to do, things that may affect freedom of speech, privacy, transparency and sovereignty, with long term ill-effects.

pelican, "I would much rather the press start focusing on more important things"

Agreed, but as can be seen from the 'MSM' as some label it and the 'independents' (LOL) online, there is a market for pap.

Where oh where would some be without their daily adrenaline fix from "Ain't it awful"?

In the UK, enterprising journalists (some still exist) tracked down the offending 'animal lovers' responsible for mate mail that was being directed at a couple whose twin infant girls were attacked by a fox. They even accused the couple of harming the twins themselves for publicity. The perpetrators when found were not really what many might think them to be.

Here is the report of the attack,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284505/Baby-twins-Isabella-Lola-Koupparis-seriously-injured-fox-attack.html

The originators of the hate mail found,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291353/The-animal-rights-fanatics-benefits-left-fox-attack-family-needing-police-protection.html

The hate mail directed at Tony Abbott's children for example was disgusting.

My "In the UK, enterprising journalists (some still exist) tracked down the offending 'animal lovers' responsible for mate mail"

should be,

"In the UK, enterprising journalists (some still exist) tracked down the offending 'animal lovers' responsible for the hate mail"

Paul1405,
Glad to see you have read (and studied) Mein Kampf otherwise you would not be able to allocate particular preferences to particular persons.
Now perhaps you might like to devote a few lines to what you consider good things that we, as a society. might consider doing.
Perhaps then these threads might have some meaning other than personality shooting galleries.
Actually my political and social philosophical bent is in the direction of Ayn Rand rather than National Social;ism although there must have been a few endearing features about the Hitler regime since countries like the US and GB and Israel adopted a lot of their ideas and tech heads after the war.
It is amazing how easy it is to get you people up onto your bikes with a few well place words. Look how many pages you filled when I suggested we veto UOG.
Where is he anyway surely? I didn't scare him off>

Chris,

Quote: "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"
I believe this quote to be a truism, but unfortunately many of us have learned little from history.
Just last week I was in a shopping center when a TV station was conducting a survey. They posed the following question:
"Should police in NSW be given the right to stop and search cars for drugs and weapons?" You answered by touching a TV screen on the answer choices, Yes, No, Undecided. So I could plainly see how people were answering. From my own little survey of the few people following me, I found how quick society would be willing to trade away their civil liberties for expedience without contemplating the consequences.
You said: "although there must have been a few endearing features about the Hitler regime" No, Hitler and the philosophy of National Socialism was an obscenity with no endearing features what so ever. Hitler's book, Mein Kampf nothing more that the ravings of a lunatic.
You ask; "you might like to devote a few lines to what you consider good things that we, as a society. might consider doing."
Put it in a nit shell, I believe in equality and justice for all, a fair and equitable society, where all are given equal opportunity regardless of their place of birth, race or the colour of their skin. I'm sure you will brand this as idealistic soap and poo hoo it with you hard line beliefs, that's me and that's you