AC some thoughts, on returning to what still is a good site, many be the only real one
I found once again, my ALP stance made me a rare fish here.
I am not convinced it has that effect in real life, oh yes I cop it when in the company of grumpy old men,but most of them do not know who is our deputy PM.
But why do we verbally flog each other here? is it a need? will we feel better if we do it?
Doing your block in old Australian talk,, makes no difference to your point of view or the others.
I do read your links chuckle about them some times but read them

I found once again, my ALP stance made me a rare fish here.
Belly,
What do believe would be the most urgent policy to be addressed at this time ?

Have a read of this sickening insidious rhetoric.

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/aussies-who-dont-sign-contract-should-leave-country-or-be-executed/news-story/9d42cf64d149e32b292560308e8f5682

Armchair Critic Like usual playing silly games, Quote "5million views in a few weeks and 30,000 likes, so clearly it can't be written off as the opinion of just one person; if others support it."

So 6% for, 94% with no input is your argument not very good odds.

Especially when it is easy to buy likes on social media.

As a minor point how stupid do you think people are even yourself for that matter, I will bet not one person watched the video then went through all the comments to see if everyone else agreed or disagreed.

The content of the video has nothing to do with the comments you made to Belly as there is no proof he even saw it and there is more evidence to support the fact he did not see it, you even admitted the probability he did not see it by your quote "Ok, fair enough".

Now a very critical point has come up regarding your sanity, with comments like these which you conveniently failed to address.
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"Why do you have to move to the completely 'Downe Syndrome Method of Analysis'

(You can't see this, but right now I'm waving my arms around and pretending to be retarded to mock you)"

These two following statements from you are contradicted by your language in the above two quotes.
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'If someone says or does something stupid, that I have a right (an obligation even) to point out that what that person said or did was stupid.' (( So you think your first statement above was what one would expect from a sane person?))

It's 'my obligation' to give 'basic humility' in such a manner that does not harm, but acts in a way that someone might think twice before they say or do said stupid thing again.

It looks like the pot calling the kettle black.

Individual, hard question about a thousand answers, but a national investigative,with a prosecuting arm, Commission against crime and corruption would be my first act.
Trump,, right now, is trying to be the best he can, he understands the midterms are sitting on his veranda teeth bared.
If he is not given a wake up call by voters in my view every word I posted in this thread is wrong.
And America is headed for isolation again.
America never was other than a very strange place in politics,in watching ABC s planet America, it is not the local content I want but to see Americans from both sides, tell us what they think

Belly,
from where i'm watching the situation it seems the Yanks are simply just a more numerous version of the Australians.
Way too much division through selfishness. We really need to re-introduce some National pride & cohesion.
Like the town of whyalla when the steel works employees & staff accepted a 10% cut in pay so as to save their jobs AND it worked !
We need the same with the public Service.