Another new political party
July 16th 2010 01:24
Anther political party has been formed to claim the middle ground in Oz politics. Going by the really stupid name of the Republican Democrats it is formed by an ex-Liberal and an ex-Laborite. That should set the alarm bells ringing to start with...
The idea that somehow the ALP and Coalition represent genuine left and right positions in the national politcal arena, and therefore someone in the middle, like Goldilock's porridge, is 'just right', is ridiculous. The reality is that politics has shifted so far to the right in recent decades the Australian Democrats were left out on the left, and so of course are the Greens. Howard's envelopment of One Nation showed how little room there is on the right, except for out and out fascists, and the rise to power of Abott over the actual liberal Turnbull show how far right the Liberals have gone.
Recall that the Democrats set out to be a centrist party ('to keep the bastards honest', as Don Chipp put it) but always understood the limitations of that strategy. That is until that supreme idiot Meg Lees made her grab for political power and found obscurity instead.
So we don't need another mediocre 'centrist' party, we need one with well thought through policies and pollies to take on the big challenges.
The idea that somehow the ALP and Coalition represent genuine left and right positions in the national politcal arena, and therefore someone in the middle, like Goldilock's porridge, is 'just right', is ridiculous. The reality is that politics has shifted so far to the right in recent decades the Australian Democrats were left out on the left, and so of course are the Greens. Howard's envelopment of One Nation showed how little room there is on the right, except for out and out fascists, and the rise to power of Abott over the actual liberal Turnbull show how far right the Liberals have gone.
So we don't need another mediocre 'centrist' party, we need one with well thought through policies and pollies to take on the big challenges.
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