Greens will poll 9-10% like always, a lot of polls have them at silly numbers like 14.5%! Shows the limitiations of polling as you approach 0.
dont confuse essential with morgans dumb face to face polling or whatever the fuck ipsos is doing
Greens will poll 9-10% like always, a lot of polls have them at silly numbers like 14.5%! Shows the limitiations of polling as you approach 0.
So which party is going to make dope legal? I wonder how big of a vote shift that would get...
Plus how many users do we have really? When I visited Vancouver around 7 years ago, every second person I met smoked pot on the weekends. It was fairly open and very widespread even among older generations. Here, it's much more limited to younger people and even then only a small sliver of them.Probably not too significant. Its only a huge significant issue in places like the United States because of the sociopolitical aspect of "soft" drug consumption.
I don't know a great deal about Australian politics as I'm not yet a citizen, but I would guess if the greens get a boost I could see them gaining leverage over Labour to pass future bills. If Labour just threw it out to a referendum then their hands would be clean with the religious right, not that they'd vote for Labour and a fairer society, or a safe harbour for refugees anyway... Anyway I believe there are issues with Commonwealth restrictions on Weed use and sale that would have to be dealt with first? Though Canada legalised it and being a member of the Commonwealth you'd think they'd have the same problem. In other words I haven't a fucking clue.So which party is going to make dope legal? I wonder how big of a vote shift that would get...
I don't know a great deal about Australian politics as I'm not yet a citizen, but I would guess if the greens get a boost I could see them gaining leverage over Labour to pass future bills. If Labour just threw it out to a referendum then their hands would be clean with the religious right, not that they'd vote for Labour and a fairer society, or a safe harbour for refugees anyway... Anyway I believe there are issues with Commonwealth restrictions on Weed use and sale that would have to be dealt with first? Though Canada legalised it and being a member of the Commonwealth you'd think they'd have the same problem. In other words I haven't a fucking clue.
https://greens.org.au/campaigns/legalise-itSo which party is going to make dope legal? I wonder how big of a vote shift that would get...
I feel as though it could be another avenue for profits for the likes of the liquor store lobby, but as smoking is banned from pubs and clubs, widespread cannabis use would cut into the hotel industry's bottom line.The thing keeping weed legalisation down in Australia isn't really religious conservatism, it's the hotel and alcohol lobby (ie; the people who run clubs and RSLs and liquor stores).
Probably not too significant. Its only a huge significant issue in places like the United States because of the sociopolitical aspect of "soft" drug consumption.
Plus how many users do we have really? When I visited Vancouver around 7 years ago, every second person I met smoked pot on the weekends. It was fairly open and very widespread even among older generations. Here, it's much more limited to younger people and even then only a small sliver of them.
I don't know a great deal about Australian politics as I'm not yet a citizen, but I would guess if the greens get a boost I could see them gaining leverage over Labour to pass future bills. If Labour just threw it out to a referendum then their hands would be clean with the religious right, not that they'd vote for Labour and a fairer society, or a safe harbour for refugees anyway... Anyway I believe there are issues with Commonwealth restrictions on Weed use and sale that would have to be dealt with first? Though Canada legalised it and being a member of the Commonwealth you'd think they'd have the same problem. In other words I haven't a fucking clue.
Given their privatisation of prison systems I'd be surprised if it's a bigger legalisation issue over there.
fuck thats a cursed ballot
People over there absolutely do give a shit about legalizing cannabis considering the racial element of the criminalisation of cannabis. That aspect just doesn't exist in Australia.
I bet $20 on Sportsbet that Bill Shorten would win the debate. But as there is no objective measure I have no idea what will happen to it.
Maybe you can provide the verdict of expert witness?
Don't ask him about the nazi party though!
"We brought the government back to surplus next year".B-b-but they're SOCIALISTS.
I watched the entire debate (much to my gf's annoyance) and Morrison has nothing to offer. Sabre rightly picked him up on claiming we were back in surplus and his only counterpoint to Labor's policy initiatives were that the Government was already doing a great job.
I tweeted that, and about 5 other people I follow on Twitter did exactly the same thing. Guy's a legit moron.Funniest moment of the debate
https://twitter.com/abcnews/status/1126063196643610624?s=20
"We brought the budget back to surplus next year"
I tweeted that, and about 5 other people I follow on Twitter did exactly the same thing. Guy's a legit moron.
I tweeted that, and about 5 other people I follow on Twitter did exactly the same thing. Guy's a legit moron.
* Guaretee doesn't extend to the unemployed, underemployed, disabled, those concerned about the environment, any young person, refugees, those in nursing homes, homeless...
My wife looked up what the "Promise of Australia" is, and apparently it's a fucking Hillsong reference. Motherfuck.
Edit: Yarp:
ugh
Still undecided on the senate ballot paper. So far, my preference flows look like this:
Some I'm not sure where to place. Sustainable Australia say all the right things when it comes to climate change, but they're also about hard caps on immigration, which just sounds like a backdoor entrance for racism. Same with the Climate Action! Immigration Action! Accountable Politicians! , which is vague enough to be reassuring, but could also hide some nasty stuff. As of right now, I'm putting them just behind UAP.
- Greens
- ALP
- Independents for Action on Climate Change
- Animal Justice
- HEMP Party
- Pirate Party
- LNP
- Shooters and Fishers
- UAP
- Religious parties
- Anti-vaxxers
- Nazis
Nope. No idea, then again I hardly follow any party. Not voting libs anyway. Greens are looking good this year, hate the effectively two party system TBH.
Good article in the guardian today suggesting we are heading that way:
Australia should learn from Brexit Britain, not copy its mean-spirited welfare policies