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[dreamer_easy]

Poor old Dems. A commentator on the ABC described our severely dented vote as "the train wreck of the election". Disappointed as I am with our poor showing and Mr Howard's victory, I feel pride and satisfaction in what the Bennelong branch accomplished - I learned a ton. And I feel this odd determination to keep up the fight. There are refugee children losing their minds behind barbed wire, there's a pointless and vicious law against gay marriage, there are forests to save. Despite all our mistakes, the Democrats have been standing up for what's right. What we need to do is recreate ourselves so we can do that as effectively and convincingly as possible - so we can regain the electorate's confidence not just in our intention, but our ability to "keep the bastards honest".

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Doom and gloom, etc, etc

[jack-ryder.livejournal.com]

Llyn ( murasaki_1966 ) is still raging, and is currently killing pirates to get it out of her system.

This was a massive swing (a worse swing than 2001) against progressives (though the greens seemed to have picked up) and a confirmation of the power of the religious right in Australia. I'm still hoping Ross Cameron goes down (we moved the weekend before the election, but made sure we could try and vote him out) but I think we're looking at a lot more regressive laws (such as Internet censorship) in place by the 2007 election.

Latham, as far as I was concerned, did not differentiate himself enough from the Libs for people to think he was a viable alternative. But we have to accept the overall fact that the Australian public are extremely happy with the Libs, despite their constant lying, corruption and violation of human rights.

Gee - I wish I had something more positive to say, but I don't.

Re: Doom and gloom, etc, etc

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

But we have to accept the overall fact that the Australian public are extremely happy with the Libs, despite their constant lying, corruption and violation of human rights.

You fools! You are all doomed! Doooomed! *insane laffter* *dies* - Soldeed