o sung wu,

This is one of the gurus of the leftist 'Progressives' and forever on the ABC's payroll (ie swinging from the taxpayer's teat), so draw your own conclusions,

http://tinyurl.com/lsohu8m

That fellow seems to be doing very well for himself as a gentleman farmer,

http://www.patricenewell.com.au/elmswood-farm.html

The self-loathing leftists are easily led and have compartmentalised minds, not realising how ridiculous their international socialism and 'One World Order' are. Do they ever look quizzically at guru Adams, or at similiarly 'Progressive' Julia Gillard and her $2million 'bungalow'(tres trendy, very hip) and her lifelong golden handshake courtesy of the taxpayer? Reality check!

A Labor Speaker of the federal parliament once said, "In a one horse race you can always bet on self interest". That would apply to the Greens and the CFMEU wanting an extra holiday for ANZAC Day and wharfies strikes affecting loading of Australian Army supply ships.

We live in a very likely flash point of the world. Recent reluctance by Labor governments (Rudd and Gillard+Greens) to protect and defend Australia's borders, and present weakness (as Asian neighbours would see it) over Bali convicts convicted of trafficking hard drugs, have convinced neighbours and bigger powers that Australia is soft and has agricultural land and minerals for the taking if an excuse presents.

We would be well advised to encourage the civilian military style rifle competitions and clubs for women and men.

Beach, given your political beliefs, and half a chance, all that democratic, feel good patriotic fervor stuff of yours would soon go out the door. Only to be replaced by an oppressive jack boot regime, a totalitarian police state no less. Something, some believe our forebears fought to oppose.

<<We (who are we?) would be well advised to encourage the civilian military style rifle competitions and clubs for women and men.>>

Will they have uniforms like the Brownshirts? Always trying to win over the moderate conservatives. With comments like that you are so transparent.

I can just imagine the place if the Greens ever attained power.

The Greenshirts would be on the prowl for any deviation from the Green Holy Writ, hamburgers would be a thing of the past and the Lentil Fart would pervade the CBD and be particularly noticeable around Centrelink offices.

Hi there IS MISE...

Your last 'hypothesis' was particularly worthy I believe, though I don't expect either the Greens or Centrelink might necessarily agree ? Interestingly the Greens seem to be increasing their Vote, as evidenced by their polling in the recent State Election ? If this trend were to continue, I'd be quite concerned I tell you.

We all have our political propensities, but to witness a Party so stridently to the far left as they are, is a truly daunting prospect ? Moreover, from what I've heard a few of them say (as policy) on matters of Immigration and Defence, is amazing ? Well I just don't understand their attraction to any free thinking individual, with even a scintilla of ratiocination and common sense ? Particularly, a substantial number of our younger, better educated people who have a far greater appreciation of how our Nation is governed and the problems it now faces ?

Still, the same could be said of me, a much older more out of touch individual, than many of the smarter people, who now (seemingly) swell the ranks of enthusiastic Green adherents. Perhaps they (the Greens) have some indistinct attraction or some other meritorious strategy, that I can't yet see or even identify ? For this reason, perhaps it's a matter of 'catch up' for some slower, more obtuse person such as myself ?

Paul1405,

These are the Australians you and your Trotskyist Greens malign,

http://www.nswra.org.au/

There are thousands of good respectable citizens with exemplary civic spirit and pride that you and the Greens slur.

Many have war service and whole lifetimes blemish free of any crime however minor and are highly regarded by their communities.

Posters here and the public have the good commonsense to wonder if you yourself and those NSW 'Watermelon' Greens you associate with could ever pass the police and character tests as those highly respectable citizens have done to get and hold their licences.

The Greens are a protest party, nothing more. They are slack.

Beach, still trying to justify your extremest views by associating them with the general public. There is no place in Australia for your para-military style citizens militia. What is the criminal record of your leader in NSW Jim Saleam? Woeful I would say. Could you please explain how your so called civilian military organisation would be used to deal with those 'Watermelon' Greens you so detest? I can just imagine, I should add to that list progressives, socialists, trade unionists, Muslims, Fabians etc etc.a long list of undesirables.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mystery-over-australia-firsts-manifesto-man-20120905-25evg.html