Victorian election

[pmccarthy]

The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa. What we have in politics is a dedicated communist as prime minister. No need for further analysis.

[octave]

1 minute ago, pmccarthy said:

What we have in politics is a dedicated communist as prime minister.

Really, how so? You must have a weird definition of communism.  

 

AI Overview

 

Communism is a political and economic ideology that aims to establish a classless society where the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole, rather than by private individuals or corporations. It envisions a society without private property, social classes, and ultimately, the state itself. 

 

 

 

[nomadpete]

I think you are missing GON's point. 

I think he is pointing out that, just as the brain needs both the left and right to function properly,  politics would benefit if the extreme left was balanced by the extreme right.

 

By the way, I disagree. The extremes do not balance. They just fight

Edited 4 hours ago by nomadpete
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[facthunter]

The ADVERSARIAL bit can mean not much Happens. Just division. Dutton just said NO. He's GONE . Extremes of everything are Useless/manic even.  Planes have two wings for Balance  laterally. Cof G for balance length wise.. Thrust equals drag.  All in equilibrium. Harmony. No  fractures. Lovely View.  Good design .    Nev

[pmccarthy]

2 hours ago, octave said:

Really, how so? You must have a weird definition of communism.  

 

AI Overview

 

Communism is a political and economic ideology that aims to establish a classless society where the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole, rather than by private individuals or corporations. It envisions a society without private property, social classes, and ultimately, the state itself. 

 

 

 

Exactly where we are headed. With no manufacturing, no mining and smelting, and collective bargaining setting wages through centralised unions. A majority of the population dependent on government support. 

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

2 hours ago, nomadpete said:

I think you are missing GON's point. 

I think he is pointing out that, just as the brain needs both the left and right to function properly,  politics would benefit if the extreme left was balanced by the extreme right.

 

By the way, I disagree. The extremes do not balance. They just fight

Why does the human brain have two hemispheres?

 

And why are some humans dominated by only one hemisphere, and other humans dominated by the other hemisphere?

 

Actually, it's a subconscious "choice", you can switch over if you train yourself to do it.

 

Labor "chooses" to be dominated by their right side hemisphere.

 

The conservative Coalition "chooses" to be dominated by their left side hemisphere.

 

Both are conditioned "half-brains", opposing each other in Parliament. 

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

The voters decided to elect the half-brain that appealed to them the most at the Fed election just gone. This is the base line of our politics, the best half-brain wins.

 

Do ya'll get it now?

[octave]

36 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

Exactly where we are headed. With no manufacturing, no mining and smelting, and collective bargaining setting wages through centralised unions. A majority of the population dependent on government support. 

Is the accepted meaning of communism not having manufacturing, or manufacturing being state-run and controlled?  As I remember it, the Soviet Union was quite industrialised.  

I am not sure if wage bargaining is a new phenomenon or not but it seems to me that collective bargaining has been around for quite some time and through many different governments. Is collective bargaining the hallmark of a communist system?

 

 

47 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

A majority of the population dependent on government support. 

 

You may consider me to be pedantic, but the best figures I can find are that 23.4% of the population (over 15) rely on government benefits as their primary source of income.  Of this figure, a significant portion is those on the age pension (33%). Whether that figure is too high is probably open for debate.   

 

Other than pensioners, what other communist policies are causing you anxiety?  Is Medicare communism?.

 

 

 

 

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

7 hours ago, nomadpete said:

I have only one problem with your analogy....

At this point in time we really don't have a left leaning side in politics.

The Labor party is the left leaning side, they are currently governing Australia, and with the Coalition in turmoil (due to my curse), Labor has free reign to carry on with it's "half-brain" leftwing politics.