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2004-10-11 Down Under

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Posted by tipper 2004-10-11 9:52:18 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Lets get one thing straight, Howard:

I voted for you so you could kick out the illegal immigrants (often mis-labelled refugees) and to keep our alliance with the USA strong.

I voted for you because I recognise the war on terrorism is in fact a war on Global Islamism driven by fundamentalist wahhabist sunnis.

I on the other hand, like to work in a unionised workplace, I like medicare and I like the environment.

But how can I vote Labour when to do so puts at risk our allies?

If I have to sacrifice my working conditions to keep the alliance with the USA strong and defeat fundamentalist islamists then I will willingly do so and bear the burden.

Now go and do what we voted you in to do!!

Posted by Anon1 2004-10-11 10:04:55 AM|| 2004-10-11 10:04:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Anon1, most illegal immigrants staying in Australia are in fact citizens from Britain, the US and other western countries, they simply over-stay their visa, if you don't know this, then get informed. As far as illegal refugees, we only get a trickle here, you should know.
If labor had won, they alliance would have remained strong, there's much more to it than just a change of political parties.

Now however, as you have rightly pointed out, say goodbye to medicare (including the pbs), industrial relations and the environment. Next time, don't be so short sighted.

Posted by Igster 2004-10-11 10:18:59 AM|| 2004-10-11 10:18:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Igster, I don't mind those who overstay their visas.

They applied at the consulate and got their visas in the first place. The country knows who they are.

It is the ones who refuse to apply at a consulate that I mind coming in: those that come with no ID at all and could be anyone.

They are the most likely to be criminals and jihadis and those are the ones that pretend to be refugees (after safely transiting several intermediate countries).

Unfortunately for YOU Igster, most Aussies agree with ME so we have Howard/Costello for 3 more years.

And there's no denying they are excellent economic managers. We finally have a budget SURPLUS.

My fear is for the unions. It was good having strong unions who fought for worker entitlements.

Posted by Anon1 2004-10-11 10:39:08 AM|| 2004-10-11 10:39:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Also, the Americans are NOT stupid, Igster, despite the smug fantasies of the left.

They remember Latham saying that Bush was the 'most dangerous man in the world today' 'the worst president in history' and that Howard etc were a conga line of suckholes for supporting them in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Latham also made the mistake of painting the war on Islamism as a regional war for us: focus on the region, on JI, on the Phillipines. That is useless when the enemy organises globally.

A regional response to a global threat? hahaha.

Break away from the Brits and the US and make alliances with... Indonesia... Malaysia?

Yeah right. They'll be worth the paper their written on. yassss .

the anglosphere are their own best allies as time and test have proven.

Posted by Anon1 2004-10-11 10:43:28 AM|| 2004-10-11 10:43:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 HEY, SPAIN - SEE A NATION WITH A SPINE?

ENJOY WEARING THE BURKAS, SPAIN...

Posted by BigEd 2004-10-11 12:57:03 PM|| 2004-10-11 12:57:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 What Spain? Al Andalus

Posted by SR-71 2004-10-11 2:49:39 PM|| 2004-10-11 2:49:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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