Comments on: Ending or reviving the blame game? http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:10:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: professor rat http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215239 professor rat Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:58:19 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215239 The looming disaster for Labor is not to be measured solely in election results. It derives from the Xtian nonsense embodied in Arse-clowns like Obama, Tony Blair and Kruddy. It derives from the obvious love affair Chairman Krudd and Gillard have with authoritarian-socialism-with-Asian-characteristics. And it derives from continued slavishness to disgusting institutions like the Monarchy, Industrial cops, the ASIS, ASIO and large parts of the AFP, Catholic and wealthy private schools, a terminally corrupt military and the sickening US alliance - in short the virtual ' Anschluss' of what was once a slightly more progressive and independent democratic-socialist project worthy of support with the dregs of colonialism. It's an identity crisis as much as an existential one Mark. The prognosis must be negative even if ways and means are found to 'do-a-Howard' ( maddingly once again!) with the federal scene. Please someone make it stop! The center of politics has become a planet eating BLOB! The looming disaster for Labor is not to be measured solely in election results.
It derives from the Xtian nonsense embodied in Arse-clowns like Obama, Tony Blair and Kruddy. It derives from the obvious love affair Chairman Krudd and Gillard have with authoritarian-socialism-with-Asian-characteristics. And it derives from continued slavishness to disgusting institutions like the Monarchy, Industrial cops, the ASIS, ASIO and large parts of the AFP, Catholic and wealthy private schools, a terminally corrupt military and the sickening US alliance – in short the virtual
‘ Anschluss’ of what was once a slightly more progressive and independent democratic-socialist project worthy of support with the dregs of colonialism.
It’s an identity crisis as much as an existential one Mark. The prognosis must be negative even if ways and means are found to ‘do-a-Howard’ ( maddingly once again!)
with the federal scene. Please someone make it stop! The center of politics has become a planet eating BLOB!

]]> By: derrida derider http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215238 derrida derider Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:20:00 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215238 <i>It would be very far from the disaster some ... think it would be</i> At a political level it would indeed be a blessing in disguise for Rudd. I'm not so sure that's true if you look at policy outcomes, though. Historically State governments of a different political hue from other States and the Feds have been prone to play the wrecker (mainly to posture for local consumption as "standing up to the socialists/tories in Canberra"). Just ask anyone involved in Comm-State relations back in Joh's day. It would be very far from the disaster some … think it would be

At a political level it would indeed be a blessing in disguise for Rudd. I’m not so sure that’s true if you look at policy outcomes, though. Historically State governments of a different political hue from other States and the Feds have been prone to play the wrecker (mainly to posture for local consumption as “standing up to the socialists/tories in Canberra”). Just ask anyone involved in Comm-State relations back in Joh’s day.

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215237 Ambigulous Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:43:41 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215237 Jeepers, haven't the different tiers of govt always had to talk to each other? Brumby has held out on the Murray-Darling agreement, despite being a bruvver. In this area, it's too hard to generalise. Specific circumstances and special interests will occasionally come into play. cheerio Jeepers,

haven’t the different tiers of govt always had to talk to each other? Brumby has held out on the Murray-Darling agreement, despite being a bruvver. In this area, it’s too hard to generalise. Specific circumstances and special interests will occasionally come into play.

cheerio

]]> By: Guy http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215236 Guy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:13:07 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215236 Indeed - the Libs get something of a free swing when it comes to the many tiers of government" blame game while Labor holds both Canberra and all the states and territories. If the Libs and/or Nats also have a stake in the debate, they arguably have greater incentive to co-operate in Rudd's reform agenda. Indeed – the Libs get something of a free swing when it comes to the many tiers of government” blame game while Labor holds both Canberra and all the states and territories. If the Libs and/or Nats also have a stake in the debate, they arguably have greater incentive to co-operate in Rudd’s reform agenda.

]]> By: danny http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215235 danny Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:10:37 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/09/09/ending-or-reviving-the-blame-game/#comment-215235 <blockquote>Rudd’s “ending the blame game” theme was always somewhat tentative ..(his) “ending the blame game” promise was explicitly defined as a response to the “coast to coast Labor” scare.</blockquote>... So you're saying he never really meant it, 'twas just a bit of canny campaign rhetoric, or dare we say it, spin?

Rudd’s “ending the blame game” theme was always somewhat tentative ..(his) “ending the blame game” promise was explicitly defined as a response to the “coast to coast Labor” scare.

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So you’re saying he never really meant it, ’twas just a bit of canny campaign rhetoric, or dare we say it, spin?

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