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Politics Down Under

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 7:29 pm
by Philip
Hey, didn't you guys just have an election down there? What do you think about the outcome? Are there good guys and bad guys? Only bad choices? What???!!!

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:37 am
by jenna
i dont know know about good guys or bad guys. there is good and bad in all of us. i personally choose not to vote. it is my personal opinion that God is in charge, He is actually the one who puts someone into office. So i am satisfied with whoever is president, it all works out according to His plan

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:23 am
by RickD
Jenna,

I didn't know you live in Australia. Australia has a state named Alabama, too? Is it next to NSW?
:shock:

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:55 am
by Nessa
Maybe he meant New Zealand? ;)

Thats down under too..

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:58 am
by jenna
RickD wrote:Jenna,

I didn't know you live in Australia. Australia has a state named Alabama, too? Is it next to NSW?
:shock:
any where i live the result is the same, lol. :P

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:28 am
by RickD
Nessa wrote:Maybe he meant New Zealand? ;)

Thats down under too..
I think we all just assume that NZ is part of Australia. You know, a sort of red headed step child of Australia.

In other words, NZ is an island belonging to Australia, like Japan is an island belonging to China. :D

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:29 am
by RickD
jenna wrote:
RickD wrote:Jenna,

I didn't know you live in Australia. Australia has a state named Alabama, too? Is it next to NSW?
:shock:
any where i live the result is the same, lol. :P
I guess I learned something new today. Alabama is considered "down under". :mrgreen:

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:18 am
by Kurieuo
You do the best with what you have. The two main Australian parties aren't drawn along Christian/secular lines like they appear to be in the US (while one party does try to play that angle to get the Christian vote).

One main difference are in the philosophies of social economics. One believes in distributing wealth to the poor, the other believes living standards can be lifted by making profitable businesses more successful and such filters down. The former believes in socialism and people need a helping hand, the latter believes in making individuals more responsible for themselves. The values of the former are more left-wing Democrat, the latter is generally more conservative in values (though by conservative we're talking perhaps a right-wing Democrat NOT Republican).

Re: Politics Down Under

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:06 am
by Philip
So, do you have, like, a Supreme Kangaroo Court, or such? y:-?