Australian Politics -- from June 2023

[Bacchusfox]

If I knew the answer to that Bill, I would be PM.

Or living in Hua Hin with my friends, and 4th and 5th wife.

[ArthurD]

@bigallan

But why are you sheeting it home to the Yes campaigners as a tactical error when they’ve done no such thing?

Take a look at the posts right here that YES supporters have NOT been loudy denouncing as a noisy fringe nuisance but attempting to politely ignore despite quite crude efforts to make this thread a hostile place for people disagreeing with a handful of zealots not willing to put up with constant screaming about how racist and stupid anybody disagreeing with them is.

YOU could have helped squelch it here and YOU did not.

Others who side with YES could help squelch it elsewhere and ALSO did not.

[Lawry]

So you don’t like people from Northcote ?

[IceTemple]

@dmaplestone

possibly even giving rise to unwarranted risks

What risks?

[Bacchusfox]

@dmaplestone

giving rise to unwarranted risks

You mean like increasing the life expectancy of First Nations people.

[IceTemple]

@dmaplestone

Voters are understandably sceptical about what Politicians say, we don’t trust them even if in this instance it’s different.

They seem to be trusting what the no politicians are telling them.

[barnz]

a class lifting itself up.

how scary.

[Bacchusfox]

Never mentioned Northcote. Thought it was only a Brickworks and Tile factory.

[Chris_1993]

Completely ignoring the one shopping center with two Coles.

You’re a monster.

[Loflyer]

@Lawry

that’s a much better pitch to the soft NO voters than saying people are racist

FFS, could you for once just acknowledge something that’s been put in front of you repeatedly? Langton observed THE OBSERVABLE FACT that some of the No campaign arguments boil down to racism.

And this was taken by The Australian, which i believe you read, from the Bunbury farking Herald and made national news. You know this. But keep skating along those fine lines like nobody’s looking!

[theDJR]

@Lawry

So you don’t like people from Northcote ?

Finally, some sensible talk in this thread.

[dmaplestone]

Let’s leave it there. We won’t agree so I won’t drill into it, whether they’re realistic or false.

[dmaplestone]

That’s the hope.

[Loflyer]

@ArthurD

YOU could have helped squelch it here and YOU did not.

Others who side with YES could help squelch it elsewhere and ALSO did not.

Too right, things were a lot calmer in here when that Vote “Why?” chap was discoursing on constitutional law every other minute. Brought a sleepy, almost libertarian tang to the haze of war

[Bacchusfox]

So increasing the life expectancy is a risk ??

[dmaplestone]

It’s a great ambition, but the Voice doesn’t necessarily achieve it…

[Lawry]

@theDJR

Finally, some sensible talk in this thread.

It’s changed a lot ……back in the day was a good suburb before the hipsters moved in

[Lawry]

@Loflyer

FFS, could you for once just acknowledge something that’s been put in front of you repeatedly? Langton observed THE OBSERVABLE FACT that some of the No campaign arguments boil down to racism

I totally agree with you ……where did I say I didn’t ?

[Loflyer]

@dmaplestone

It’s a great ambition, but the Voice doesn’t necessarily achieve it…

No, not if it isn’t given even a chance to exist. Phew, lucky escape!

[Loflyer]

“…much better pitch than saying No people are racist”. Am I misunderstanding you or are you not suggesting, re-stating that this actually happened on the part of the Yes proponents?