Aussie election: Democracy in action?

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Greetings Kim,

:goodpost:

Sounds a lot like my day.

The guy handing out Palmer fliers admitted he was really a Labor voter, but the local Palmer candidate was his sumo wrestling teacher. :lol:

The volunteers were all respectful of each other - appreciating each other's passion for their beliefs, in bright contrast to the apathy and/or despondence of a large portion of voters.

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And now for a wee bit of classic Michael Leunig...
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Tony Abbott's victory speech (unedited).

“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
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Good work, folks! Hopefully this will give time for the other guys to sort themselves out and recall what they are about.
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That's ace :thumbsup:
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I couldn't make up my mind about an image to post which represents how I feel about the election results, and about the possible future of Australia under Mr. abbott. So here is a selection:

http://www.google.com.au/search?site=im ... lQWMm4GYAQ

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Please recognizes that our new Prime Minister have a very good understand of "boat people". He arrived in Australia with his parents on a boat and they did not have any legitimate claim for refugee status. :stirthepot:

metta to all Australians - i think we will need to enhance our understand and practice of equanimity.

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retrofuturist wrote:That's ace :thumbsup:
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dagon wrote:metta to all Australians - i think we will need to enhance our understand and practice of equanimity.

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