Adios, Bob Brown Options

[disolusiond]

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

This post has been edited by disolusiond: Apr 13 2012, 04:51 PM

[greycat]

Sad but inevitable news.

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

That's the most offensive thing I've heard all day, what the fuck!

[Director]

Sad but inevitable news.

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

That's the most offensive thing I've heard all day, what the fuck!

What don't you understand?

It's a pretty fair comment. With the other crowd, you think you're safe cos they wine and dine you, then rape you when you don't see it coming. :)

[greycat]

Sad but inevitable news.

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

That's the most offensive thing I've heard all day, what the fuck!

What don't you understand?

It's a pretty fair comment. With the other crowd, you think you're safe cos they wine and dine you, then rape you when you don't see it coming. :)

I understood it fine and I wasn't defending the other crowd.

[ReapermanRS]

While I get the analogy it needs a little work.

As to the OP, not a Greens fan at all but im even less enamored of Christine than I was of Bob. Having said that this is a Liberal Democracy (mostly) and everyone has a right to be stupid.

[orinjuse]

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

Not the most tactful analogy there.

[disolusiond]

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

Not the most tactful analogy there.

Yeah fair call. Sorry greycat ( and anyone else I offended ). It does get my position on the Greens across quite well though, despite the crassness.

[Cybes]

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

Not the most tactful analogy there.

Nice way of putting it.

That was probably the most eye-wateringly cringe-worthy analogy I've seen on this forum.

[orinjuse]

Yeah, like their policies or not, you can trust the Greens to try to do what they say they'll try to do, which you haven't been able to say about any other significant party in Australia for a long time. The Greens actually seem to give a shit about making Australia better, not just playing the politics game.

I can understand where you're coming from. Kind of like saying a serial rapist is a monster but at least he's committed to rape.

Not the most tactful analogy there.

Nice way of putting it.

That was probably the most eye-wateringly cringe-worthy analogy I've seen on this forum.

We've had some rippers in the past.

[Cybes]

We've had some rippers in the past.

True, but I didn't see them. ;)

Or don't remember them.

[ReapermanRS]

We've had some rippers in the past.

True, but I didn't see them. ;)

Or don't remember them.

[sm1ddy]

Bob has done some good things....

but then he comes out with creepy stuff like the one world government idea (as Director mentioned).

[greycat]

Yeah fair call. Sorry greycat ( and anyone else I offended ). It does get my position on the Greens across quite well though, despite the crassness.

Thanks for being big enough to apologise. :-)

[bowiee]

Yeah fair call. Sorry greycat ( and anyone else I offended ). It does get my position on the Greens across quite well though, despite the crassness.

Thanks for being big enough to apologise. :-)

Is he this sorry ;)

[ReapermanRS]

[Cybes]

[Morgoth]

I had my serious reading face on until those last 3 posts, haha

[Hlass]

Bob has done some good things....

but then he comes out with creepy stuff like the one world government idea (as Director mentioned).

There was a load of stupid fuss over the idea Brown and the Greens in Dakar spoke of. It is not a "one world government" or "a new world order" or even "World Eco Fascist Government" no matter how paranoid Director is. There was no suggestion that national parliaments be dissolved. Or that a central body would rule us all.

Here is Brown speaking about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_MpLocFQus

Here is the original resolution.

http://www.unpacampaign.org/documents/en/2...lobalGreens.pdf

Sometimes it pays to track things down and examine them yourself rather than believing the craziest loon you can find with a blog. It will probably never happen but an international democratic body could be a force for considerable good. To piss yourself with fear over a idea so benign is ludicrous.

[Cybes]

http://www.unpacampaign.org/documents/en/2...lobalGreens.pdf

Sometimes it pays to track things down and examine them yourself rather than believing the craziest loon you can find with a blog. It will probably never happen but an international democratic body could be a force for considerable good. To piss yourself with fear over a idea so benign is ludicrous.

Yes. And it's something that for almost a decade I've thought was near-inevitable.

[Ploddy]

A good blog by Laurie Oakes over Here