Good Grief ... were you expecting them to win? ... or did you just decide to waste all the time you spent in studying policies, not to mention wasting your vote.
PS ... just for the record ... when studying the Green's manifesto ... did you come across any policies you thought were a little off?
Now Woodsie, I know I can be a a pain the a at times. Its in my nature. Perhaps its because having been in the work I had, researching is a fundamental. But hey, doesn't mean I'm right, though I operate on what seems the most probable, not what is absolute. Always leave the door open for the possibility that I'm wrong.
However in politics, I recognise I'm just one person and what I vote on wont make any difference. But I support the mandatory voting system because not matter that one vote has no impact, we all need to take some responsibility for what is decided. I therefore look carefully at the policies and more importantly, the action. Unfortunately, most people seem tied to one party, no matter what, and will vote accordingly. I'm not prepared to do that. I look at the US and I ask the question, how could a voting population choose, a criminal, a misogynist, a failed businessman, someone who contributed to the increased death toll during the pandemic, who seriously increased their deficit, who introduced tariffs not to protect existing industries, but end up costing the consumer even more. And these are ordinary people, Woodsie, just like you and me making that decision. Why? Socio-political naivety and listening to the media rhetoric rather than look at the action?
In answer to your question though, no I didn't expect the Greens to win. But if I do nothing its even worse. Besides if the Greens are so bad (both major parties and the media crucify them) how is it 20 years ago when they started they could barely get 1% of voters. Now its 13%. Are these people stupid? Are they less intelligent than you or me? Yes some of their policies are a little weird. But gosh the behaviour of the Morrison government with robo-debt, confrontation with China that cost us billions, slowness in getting vaccines for Covid(thank goodness for the state premiers, both parries, who took responsibility). Then there's the Labor secretly pushing through fossil fuel mining, especially fracking which alone is affecting underground water systems. Both parties support privatization of utilities which end up costing us more. Glass houses Woodsie.
My news comes from Reuters, not News Ltd or CBS. Yes I listen to ABC given International media assessors give it a thumbs up. But researching deeper is always preferable. So what say you Woodsie. Should I mindlessly vote for the same party over and over, thinking I'm right and others are wrong, or do I look at the policies and the actions carefully.
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