The Age is getting all self righteous about the election and starting to get really, really heavy with moral language Australia has lost its moral compass under Howard's rule and Australians have a chance to prove they're not all that bad. It's simple mister reader; a vote for Mr Rudd shows you're a good person, a vote for LJH proves that you're bad and you've lost your moral compass.
At the last Federal election The Age took the line that Howard voters were stupid - they simply hadn't the intellectual capability to deconstruct the conservative ideas and spin (and elect Mark Latham as PM - ha!). I remember an opinion piece the day after the polling bemoaning the state of education in Australia, it argued that schools mustn't have taught (indoctrinated) well enough, John Howard's record election victory was surely evidence of that!
It's a pretty standard ploy of the worst leftist factions in Australia to portray conservatives as either stupid or evil, that way you don't have to engage their ideas.
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Quadrant puts some of its content online, this excellent article by Tom Switzer won't be for everyone, it's heavy and dry but it expresses as well as anything why I voted for LJH and why I think he's been a good PM.
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WE are doing our bit Matt----just come in from a meeting for Bass' Liberal incumbent---back there tomorrow afternoon, and then Peter and I are manning the booth at Norwood Primary for 4 hours on Saturday, before having to rush to Hobart for a dinner!!(brother in law's 70th birthday) Hoping to be back in time to join in the celebrations at Campaign headquarters!!!!
Forget the political satire, my vote is for more baby photos!
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