The Murdoch Derangement Syndrome is on a par with the Trump Derangement Syndrome, and is just as juvenile.

Not if you're on the receiving end!

Speaking of juvenile behaviour, economist and commentator, Peter Smith, describes the "permanent state" of the Left as being "children in a tantrum". He wonders how decent people would ever contemplate supporting the Left side of politics (perhaps decent people do not). The Left is 'tribal', and it is "my tribe right or wrong" - which probably explains why you-know-who can come up with the lunatic accusation that it is people like me that cause 90% of problems.

Smith is talking about the modern Left - not the long-gone Left that his father, and mine, supported, and I supported until the Marxists took over.

We saw from the last federal election how Australian
politics has certainly changed. Election defeats, as unwelcome
as they may be are not all bad. Failure presents an
opportunity to turn the ship around and lay the foundation
for better days.

Rather like a business at the precipice, political parties have
no alternatives but to take a long hard look at themselves, warts
and all.

Australian politics has changed forever. Voters are demanding
more solutions, transparency, and honesty. The out-moded
methods of mud-slinging no longer work for most people.
Therefore for the Liberal Party in Victoria it is now time
to change if they want to remain relevant. Australian politics
has changed - it's time for the Liberal Party to do the same.

On this forum we've heard the words - "This is my opinion."
Over and over again. And fair enough. It baffles me however
that this statement doesn't come with a connected statement
about perhaps being dead wrong.

Some people seem to think that somehow their opinion gives
them a "carte blanche" to spout total nonsense. And I find
it disturbing that some people think that any thing that
challenges their ideas is equivalent to an attack on their
beliefs.

Opinion or worse - belief, had become a shield of every
poorly conceived notion that worms its way onto social
media.

Perhaps we need to ask ourselves 2 questions:

"Is this actually an opinion ?"

If it is an opinion, how informed is it and why do I
hold it?

Can Daniel Andrews win a third term?

From the negative approach that Matthew Guy is
taking in his campaigns here in Victoria - he's
not looking good. However, I doubt if ti will make
any difference in my electorate - which is a safe
Liberal seat.