By Jim McIntosh
These days, I hardly bother posting much in the way of discussion on social media. I have little time and less inclination to do so.
The state of opposition politics at the federal level though is something I’ll make an exception for. Because we’re now confronted with the astonishing spectacle of a major political party disintegrating as we watch, spiraling downward into the realms of the absurd. The term ‘astonishing’, in fact, might be an understatement.
We now have an ideological rabble of disconnected numpties instead of a credible opposing force whose job it is to both propose alternate policy while holding the government to account. But they lack discipline, vision, ideas and credibility. They have allowed themselves to be hijacked by an increasingly far-right mob of populists who snipe, undermine, tear down and destroy anything they may have once stood for. They have allowed their agrarian socialist junior partner to dominate; a party with just nine seats in the parliament and no coherent overall national plan for the greater good of the country – or our collective future – has been able to frighten them so much that, bereft as they are of direction, the Libs have been steamrolled into submission. By the likes of Barnaby Joyce and his moronic cohort, no less.
This might be great news for Labor. But it makes the democratic process fraught. Labor’s win at the 2025 election was broad, but also shallow, leaving the potential, at least, for the coalition to make inroads in subsequent polls. That small advantage is being rapidly destroyed by the utter lack of talent that now resides in the other side of the House.
I don’t think that we’re headed for a one-party state just yet, but until we actually HAVE a party that can function as an opposition as well as a government, it might seem like that’s what’s happened.
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The broad political world today has never been so poor, not since Adolf and Josef made life unbearable. We have had Pol Pot, Saddam, Idi, so many, that it makes one realise the poverty of outlook for so many. Locally, the selfishness, shortsightedness, festering egofixations, donor driven filth, media maggotty misfits, conservative selfish grubs, vain vultures, the insecurities, untrustworthiness, evils, still abound. Ley, with her inadequacies, fits the picture of a leader who cannot even follow basics. Conservatives here today may well die resenting a world they fail to comprehend. Some are very unfit to serve us, the Hanson, Joyce, Canavan types, proudly ignorant and mightily empty.
Yes, Phil.
She couldn’t be any worse than other candidates, but she’s hog-tied.
To criticise global warming would upset the big corporations. She knows global warming/enviro is “real”, but the trogs won’t come to terms with it, either out of greed and/or ideological daftness especially when their psychoses is driven by hundreds of Millions of dollars.
Given the chance, maybe she would have compromisee a bit- I think she was trying a little, but no hope with the sort of people bankrolling right wing nats/toryism.
The Liberal Party is a shambles because political liberalism itself is a shambles.
Liberalism is no more than a collection of promises, illusions and motherhood statements.
The sole purpose of liberalism is to transfer the national wealth into the hands of the already-wealthy.
And sooner or later, voters will fall for the con again.
Michael,
The email address used to post this comment is the new one I’ll be using after google suddenly started wanting information that I am NOT prepared to give them just to be able to log into my (soon to be defunct) gmail account.
Thanks, GL.
I won’t change it.
If you want an avatar just go into gravatar.com and create a profile with your new email address and new picture (or your old one).
That picture will be displayed wherever on the internet you publish a comment.
Whilst I agree generally about the Liberal Party and I don’t see Susss as ever being a prime minister, I will make an exception for what I’m seeing and hearing in Victoria with their new leader.
Jess Wilson comes across as an articulate and well-informed candidate and she could well lead the Libs to a win in the 2026 state election.
I don’t live in Victoria but from what I’m hearing from family there, the $600 million payments to get out of the Commonwealth Games paid by Labor is still an issue among many and has not easily been forgiven.
“alternate policy”
Well that explains the flip-flopping. They need alternative policies!
Alleged, or maybe just gossip, that she maybe a relative of Tim Wilson and like Morrison is a Pentecostal; all searches lead to right wing outlets &/or same on Facebook who don’t seem interested in her religion?
Good dog! Not satisfied with tearing themselves apart and throwing faecal matter in all directions they’ve decided that going full on Trumpy is the way to go. All this guarantees is that, urk, gag, that Hanson could become the dominant opposition party and the LNP turn into a bunch of raving fringe dwellers in the political spectrum.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australian-values-screening-on-liberals-immigration-agenda-20251119-p5ngkf.html
heard sussoneverything this morning. She was awful and my darling said wow she makes pauline sound interesting.
TM, I’m a Victorian.
I wouldn’t underestimate Vic Labor. Nor would I over-estimate Vic Liberals – they too are an utter shambles like their Fed counterparts. Even with the ABC & NewsCorpse doing their darnedest to pull the rug on Vic Labor, it’s not so easy.
IMO the thing that will most affect a swing is that Labor has been in for too long – whatever that means.
In the meantime, Atlas/Advance will be keeping their powder dry.