Canem Malum,

Reading Plato should be easy, understanding Plato
can be difficult.

I like what John Kenneth Galbraith had to
say when discussing Capitalism.

"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under
communism, it's just the opposite."

No point voting in my electorate, it's National Party first second and last.
diver dan,
Stop complaining, ours is Labor, count your blessings.

We need politicians who will listen to the concerns
of the voters. They need to address those concerns.

This means communicating the values that motivate
a party's political approach to the issues of the day,
and convincing voters this will improve their lot and
fortunes of those they care about. Since most Australians
care about their country, it also means showing what this
will do for the nation.

Foxy- Both Plato and Aristotle are interesting. I always enjoy the banter of the first two chapters of The Republic.

This morning the SMH poll on our two leaders is Worth the read,it seems to show a Labor victory is coming but that voters are unsure about Shorten.
Let me glimpse our future, no not psychic, not psycho, just doing the form.
Turnbull, NOT DARING to run on his achievements, and his stable master the you know who press, are about to target the man not his policy's with mud,it works, but the anti dote is there for us to see Shorten heads a team, not as in Turnbulls case, trying to hold his wild horses together, that is what influences me when it is time to vote

Foxy,

You are delightfully naive.

The mechanisms of state are run by professional public servants, many of whom are paid much more than their ministerial masters. The point of democracy is to ensure that the government is accountable to the people and to this end, the elected government through parliament legislates policies along the lines of its election promises and the government departments implement them.

The appointment of ministers in charge of departments is to ensure that the department implements the government's promises.