Don’t rely on major parties – vote Greens
Voters who still cling to the tribal belief that there remains significant ideological difference between the two old major parties of Australian politics should have their faith shaken by the fact that Bill Kelty, former ACTU secretary and classical ALP power-broker, has joined former prime minister and classical blue-ribbon small-l Liberal, Malcolm Fraser in endorsing Greens South Australian senator, Sarah Hanson-Young in her fight for her senate seat and maintenance of a Greens federal balance of power.
As the Liberal Party lurches from its original foundations of liberal individual opportunity towards collective reactionary conservatism, and the Labor Party lurches from its progressive, social justice and workers’ rights roots towards desperate political right-wing populism and expediency, Kelty and Fraser have formed a unity ticket in their support of Greens policy on asylum seekers and refugees. Both are obviously adamant that neither old party has the integrity necessary to be granted a rubber-stamp majority in both houses of parliament.
The old parties are unedifyingly conspiring to shut out the Greens and genuine independents in a direct act of betrayal to many of their grass-roots faithful.
Murky and hypocritical preference deals are being done with obscure and extremist, single-issue micro-parties in what amount to a corruption of to the democratic process, and at potential great cost to Australia’s commitment to basic human rights protections, our most vulnerable and disadvantaged families and a liveable future on a sustainable planet, in a country with a clean energy economy.
The Greens are standing up for these values, goals and principles which are truly the things that matter, for far longer than a three-year election cycle.
Make no mistake – your vote and your values are powerful, for better or for worse.
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1754736/dont-rely-on-major-parties-vot...When some here use history as part of their reasoning for voting Liberal, how can you when it's not the same party it was.
Reactionary Conservatism is dangerous.