Speaking as a private citizen, my problem with voting at tomorrow’s Federal election is that I don’t want to vote for ANY of the candidates. We seem to be offered the choice between reprobates and the reprehensible, the insincere and the unconvincing, the dishonest and the dissolute. I suspect that the only real wish of mine that might be granted tomorrow is that the Australian Democrats could lose their status as a political party. That, at least, would be a consolation.
Democracy is a crazy demon that eats its children and vomits despair.
What a tragedy that we must hate the Democrats for the Executive Officer for the Week who decided to play politics with the Government for the Day, no doubt with all good intent. (Pave a road with her then, I hear you say quite rightly.)
I personally bid a fond farewell to Andrew, the purple-shirted Joy Division fanboy and Nat, possibly the last inspiring politician in the country. Who will take their place? More vomit lovers, I guess.
Hurry along now, robot overlords. We’re waiting.
Did democracy eat its children in this case, or did they give in to their own unique form of despair? Certainly, the actions of the Democrats leader are such that, in my own opinion, the party deserves nothing more than a brief starring role in the dustbin of history. Who stood up to prevent it? Who walked away rather than be part of it? I miss the party they were, and mourn the party they should have been, but feel little for the party they are.
And robot overlords? Dramatic exaggeration, perhaps, though they do all look and sound alike now.
Did democracy eat its children in this case
That was a general observation.
the actions of the Democrats leader are such that, in my own opinion, the party deserves nothing more than a brief starring role in the dustbin of history
Leaders aren’t parties. Still, according to wikipedia the party actually supported Lees’s decision in all regions except SA & QLD and—although Nat & Andy did cross the floor—Lees retained the leadership for two years following the introduction of the GST despite the leadership-selection power of the grassroots, so I guess they do deserve considerable contempt.
And robot overlords?
Again, generalisation.
Representative democracy is always about voting for the lesser evil. Its the nature of the beast.
If you want more from politics than simply choosing the lesser evil once every 4 years, the simple answer is to get involved in the democratic process for more than 10 minutes every 4 years.
I understand. I also understand about getting involved, if you want to improve the options. Of course, your comment assumes that I only do get involved for ten minutes every four years.
Oh, and even if you do only get involved for ten minutes every four years, isn’t still valid to be unimpressed with the options the system produces? And to say so?