JBP posted:

They also fly jets over sport.

Lid posted:

Somehow Anzac Day has turned some posters here into 16 year olds on twitter.

JBP posted:

I understand we live in a country with a government and defence force and that war is bad. What is your actual point regarding the efficacy of yelling at a memorial?

hooman posted:

I have some bad news for you about posting on literally every other day as well.

Lid posted:

Doesn't usually last this long and with an equal divide of others trying to take the high ground via mealy mouthed defences and others via mealy mouthed offences. Its too much like babbys first uni politics meeting.

Starshark posted:

I've already outlined it. My position is, if you're going to protest, you're going to offend some people. Your position is that people should only protest if they have a ten-point plan for the new regime, and only in pre-approved Safe Protest Zones. Not much point going around in circles from there.

DancingShade posted:

Double triple quadruple down on the stupid!
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/apr/25/peter-dutton-demands-apology-media-manus-controversy

"Peter Dutton has demanded an apology from the media for their reporting on the origins of a violent disturbance on Manus Island two weeks ago and reiterated his claim that the violence was connected with an incident when a five-year-old boy was led into the island’s detention centre."

Mah feelings says King Potato, shedding crocodile tears.

Starshark posted:

I eagerly await your blazing insight. Any idiot can sit on the sideline and say both sides are bad.

JBP posted:

You keep conflating everything into some immense concept instead of dealing with the fact that what this man did is stupid and probably counter productive when it comes to protesting a single issue. I don't know where this weird regime change poo poo comes from.

Starshark posted:

I eagerly await your blazing insight. Any idiot can sit on the sideline and say both sides are bad.

Gorilla Salad posted:

You've got some evidence, mate? Put up or shut up.

Lid posted:

Who said i said both sides are bad? Most of all you are being a tremendous rear end in a top hat.

Lid posted:

Doesn't usually last this long and with an equal divide of others trying to take the high ground via mealy mouthed defences and others via mealy mouthed offences. Its too much like babbys first uni politics meeting.

Starshark posted:

Starshark posted:

"Counter productive" is the other thing almost everyone says about a protest. They said it about Parks - a useful example to keep coming back to - and they said it about MLK which prompted him to write the letter from Birmingham jail. What 'counter productive' tends to mean is 'I wish you'd shut up because you're making me uncomfortable'. Too bad. Paradigm shifts hurt.

Starshark posted:

I eagerly await your blazing insight. Any idiot can sit on the sideline and say both sides are bad.

JBP posted:

He was referring to quality of our posting. Not everything is as literal as a spreadsheet laid out on the screen of a computer.

Zenithe posted:

Both sides are bad.

Lid posted:

Lets unequivocate - you are an rear end in a top hat and it comes through no matter what political position you hold. No one is on your side not because you might be right bit because you are such a toxic individual that shows nothing approaching empathy people are afraid of full hearted defending of the man yelling at dawn service even if they agree with you because no one wants to be seen as your friend. Conversely the other side dont want to be tarred as jingoistic war sympathisers if they show the slightest romanticism to what ANZAC was pre Howard so they are tempering their criticism as they're afraid of being labelled pearl clutchers while JPB has the guts to know he is secure in his politics enough to understand that his actions mean having to deal with a shitstain like you whose political purity is reliant entirely on whatever is the most x-treme.

gently caress off, shut up, go away, kill yourself in no particular order.

Starshark posted:

You have such a laughable misunderstanding of what I'm saying that I'm beginning to wonder if English is your first language or if you're struggling with a TBI. Put the rage away and try to look at things in a slightly broader context before you stroke out.

Milky Moor posted:

You'll be waiting a while.

Bogan King posted:

Good News: Family First is no longer a political party.
Bad News: They've merged with Bernghazis Conservative Party.

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/856828214596976640

Bogan King posted:

Good News: Family First is no longer a political party.
Bad News: They've merged with Bernghazis Conservative Party.

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/856828214596976640

Bogan King posted:

Good News: Family First is no longer a political party.
Bad News: They've merged with Bernghazis Conservative Party.

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/856828214596976640

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Obese man on Sky News says that Lucy Gichuhi will be sitting as an independent.

Anidav posted:

Family First just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Christian culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in the ALP where you can become successful by being an rear end in a top hat. If you screw someone over in Family First, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance. 

What this means is the conservative public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to vote for the Australian Conservatives in either house, nor will they purchase any of their membership . This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Cory has alienated an entire voting bloc with this move.

Cory, publicly apologize and cancel the merger with Family First or you can kiss your voters goodbye.

Ora Tzo posted:

Hopefully in six odd years the last SA senate seat goes to someone decent if FF is collapsing.

Guardian AU posted:

Neither Peter Dutton or his staff have called the top police officer on Manus Island to confirm claims asylum seekers sought to lead a five-year-old local boy to the centre, and that the incident sparked the Good Friday shooting.

The Manus provincial police commander, David Yapu, has stood by his earlier reports, again telling Guardian Australia that Dutton’s comments are incorrect and adding that they are escalating tension on the island.

He also said police are not investigating the incident, in further direct contradiction to Dutton’s claims.

Asked if anyone from the minister’s office had called him to ask about the incident, Yapu replied: “Nobody has rung me to get confirmation or clarification on that issue.”