Has the real batfink finally stood up?

-PB

I think it's called hypocrisy. Something the left have mastered for a long time.

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-PB

I applaud batty's rant as it's true people need to do their share but it's not hypocrisy. Who's claiming all the responsibility for carbon emissions lies with the government? I've never seen one. There are however things that are completely beyond the individuals ability to control that need to be changed as well, this is where the government steps in.

I think it's hypocritical to be against a carbon price when the thing that effects people's behaviour the most is a hit to their hip pocket.

Of course but I feel that previously I ignored policy because I hated the leader.

I respect Di Natale and feel that he projects policies well and thus I have begun to listen to what he says instead of dismissing him as a socialist tree hugger.

I don't see myself voting greens anytime soon, I've mentioned my reasons several times and they haven't changed, but from what I see the greens are taking steps to make themselves a more realistic option.

I think the big scare with emissions trading when it first came about (when mining was stronger) was that it was absolutely smashing logistics companies. The government did get Linfox on board though, I remember their radio ads supporting the scheme.

I also recall there being issues with how the money was used with groups accusing the government of putting the money into the 'general pool' rather than using it specifically for climate change measures.

The P.O.S stalked me on FB to personally attack me. That's pretty serious champ. Seriously bloody pathetic. I might have to change my username.....

another things that pisses me off is how people blame the government, one particular area is carbon emissions and the environment, everyone jumps up and down about an emissions trading scheme and looking after the environment, but they all have a car each, they all waste and fill landfills with heaps of rubbish, they all shit in the ocean, they all want the latest consumables that last 2 months throw them away and buy another, but whinge about why the government won't act, and if the government did act they would complain about them interfering in our lives or taking our rights away.....the serious problem on this planet is homo sapiens.......bigger pest than rats, mice,cane toads combined.......over breeding and wasting the earths resources and so far disconnected from mother nature its amazing, blow my farken mind[/quote]

=d> We are a wasteful species. My biggest hate is going to woollies and get 2 items per bag resulting in walking out with 30 or so bags. It's all because some dickhead doesn't want eggs in with bread or bloody frozen chicken tenders in with frozen peas or something. It's disgraceful. I not annoy them with those carry bags they sell :)

I would. I told you it was a small world way back.

yeah that's really poor form, i am sure he would be pissed if someone did it to him[-x [-x [-x [-x

I do recall however I don't really care about being looked up on FB but I do care that someone has done it with the intention to simply have a crack.

I wonder what the Mods think of this?

PM sent.

always been here.....:)

i reckon i do ok with the environment.......i grow my own veggies, grow my own meat,make my own fertiliser,have my own bio-septic sewerage plant, have 32 solar panels,collect my own rain water, 240,000 litres, grow trees,nuts,olives,bannanas,orange,mandarin,lemon,lime, herbs,quince,lemonade,cumquat,macadamia,hazelnut,pecan,corn potato,garlic,chilli,cabbage,lettuce,rhubarb and the list goes on and on...............i only have 3 connections to the outside world telephone, foxtel and power......everyone says my 25 acres is the eastern command centre as it looks right over the whole sydney basin......lol...ready for the invasion.....

Understand. A Greens vote tends to be done less for self-interest than the major parties.

can't understand why they are called the greens, very misleading

Well, the environment is the major policy focus, so the word 'Greens' implies the greenery of a typically healthy natural land environment?

No Joke..... to me they are just a protest party that offer little to nothing in real terms, except opposing just about everyting and standing for nothing

well said
unfortunately for the uneducated right it always ends that way and harms the community

I think you'll find both sides are slinging personal insults on here.

nice troll attempt

Plenty vote for the Greens in the senate. They provide a check and balance which is exactly what the senate is supposed to do. (It is a house of review after all.)

They don't get everything right but the alternative (having a rubber stamping senate) is not ideal either.

I am disturbed by the increase in the "right = uneducated" sentiment.

Probably should have thought of that before talking smack on a forum with your actually name.

What are peoples thoughts on one day doing away with preferences system?

I personally would like to see more of the minor parties get a chance imo.

-PB

Fuck off. You should be able to disagree with someone on an internet forum without being harassed on another forum by keyboard warriors.

Show some common decency and class FFS.

Which is what sucks about QLD's political system (aka not having the second tier of parliament).

-PB

Not having preferences would harm the minors as the false argument "you're throwing your vote away" would become true. What I would like to see is:
1. Optional preferential voting: I don't want to have to vote for the One Nation or the Libs so I should be able to leave their boxes empty and have my vote still counted
2. Above the line preferential voting for the senate: I like voting below the line but a lot don't so allowing this would kill off a lot of the powerful preference trading that parties engage in.

Yeah, that Senate paper last election was effing retarded.

-PB

I didn't think people on an internet forum would actually be that bloody pathetic.

I will have to change my username to avoid this BS.

Because I am a vindictive bastard I derive a perverse pleasure in putting Pauline Hanson's 1 Nation party dead last on the senate sheet every election.

Of course that means you have to fill out the numbers 1 to 168 (or whatever) and it takes you a good 5 minutes to do so but an unintended happy coincidence of that pettiness is that I am one of the few people that can stand up and say that all those minorities that got in via mad preference deals had nothing to do with me.

I bring it up every time the father-in-law goes off about the senate not passing anything. ("Yeah but you voted above the line only right?" )






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