Definitely the opposite to myself and most I know. We are always going to vote for self interest and it might be horrible but I couldn’t care less how my neighbor lives let alone the broader community
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Sorry, but I find that unfathomably selfish. And short-sighted, given communities are ultimately inter-dependent.
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I have a bit of a theory.
Opinion polls ask people what they think about various issues, and knowing it doesn’t mean anything, people just say the socially acceptable answer, the polls predict a labor victory as a result. But when push comes to shove, and people are in the ballot box, they are able to vote the way they actually feel, without being judged for their vote
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You’re just taking the ■■■■ surely?
Of course it’s selfish, I’m not denying it. I think a lot of people are selfish though and will protect their own interests first and foremost.
No I’m not. My family is my primary concern and everything I do in life is to afford them a better lifestyle. I will always vote to protect what we have and so will many others
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Can have the house but will end up with a bunch of idiots for grandkids.
I was at a birthday party on Sat night with a bunch of very wealthy folk in their 50’s. All would have financially benefitted from the Lib’s victory. All were distressed and angry about it. Plenty of people can see beyond feathering their own nests at the expense of others. But too few it seems.
To vote entirely on self-interest without regard for wider impact is just ugly, greedy and ultimately (self) destructive.
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Of course you do what you must for your family… we all do… but if say an elderly neighbour was struggling to make ends meet are you saying you wouldn’t offer help?
A few years ago when we lived rurally our elderly neighbour passed away. His wife was really struggling with the upkeep of the property. I sent my boys over for a few hours each weekend to mow the lawns and cut wood. It was a great help to her but I reckon it helped them more.
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I have in the past mowed lawns and looked out for an elderly lady when we lived in a small town many years ago. We have moved a few times in the last 5 years and I honestly couldn’t name more than a couple of our neighbors. We moved at Christmas time and I couldn’t even tell you what anyone in our street looks like let alone their name. I go to work between 3-4am and get home after dark and on weekends if Im not at work I’m at sporting events
There’s another thing that doesn’t get mentioned. Many of them don’t just want jobs, they want 120k+ jobs. Aspirational wannabe cashed-up bogans. But even the ordinary jobs seem to be lacking there, so even if Adani actually happens (has any bank commited to finance it yet?), it’s only a handful that will benefit in the medium and longer term.
The economy is changing, whoever’s in power. Plenty of opportunities to harness sustainable industries, but NQ doesn’t give a fark about environment as long as they can still catch fish, hold tourism in selected areas, and shoot the odd pig.
Interesting but palpably untrue.
If the same people gave “stupid answers” the polls would not have been so consistent.
It looks like the polling companies are trying to cover their arses for the collective worst job over the last three years.
Sounds alien to me, but it may very well be the norm. I always make an effort to introduce myself to the neighbourhood when we move… I feel safe knowing the people around me and I hope they feel they can knock on the door if they ever need to.
When push comes to shove, Tories forget about any principles they may have held or maybe even aspire to, and return to the Party of Greed and Fear.
I could add “like dogs returning to their vomit”, but that may be overegging the pudding.
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Sounds pretty grim.
My ‘hood is very active. There is a group email that is like a cross between Gumtree & neighbourhood watch. We watch one another’s houses when away and exchange cards at Christmas. There is a share shed down the road full of lemons & books. It’s a utopia and you really should move here (though you would have to change your vote).
He didn’t say people giving stupid answers skewed the result, he said calling landlines exclusively skewed the result. And calling the same number several times isn’t a true representation of voter sentiment.
I’m just not home enough to get to know anyone. Leave home when it’s dark and get home when it’s dark then on weekends I’m working, at sport or away. Just not enough hours in the week unfortunately. I much prefer working 60-70 hours a week and then getting to spend 8-10 weeks a year overseas
Try dealing with the working poor doing essential services, including single mothers who have been subject to domestic violence. Centrelink supplements barely scratch the surface of rent and childcare costs; with young children they can’t work higher paid night or weekend shifts (out of hour childcare is costly);
Access to government funded higher education means going on unpaid leave from work.
Their kids will grow up in poverty and willl be the kids who make excuses why they are not going to school excursions. So, where is the fair go for them having a go?
These are the permanent renters, from those on negative gearing and franking credits government welfare.
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It’s the same thing, diggs.
100% we are going to pay for it
And by we, I mean something important like the NDIS, Medicare, public schools will get cut.