[LINK] Surveillance in extremis

Deus Ex Machina vicc at cia.com.au
Tue Aug 22 13:51:37 AEST 2006


Howard Lowndes [lannet at lannet.com.au] wrote:
> 
> 
> Deus Ex Machina wrote:
> >Adam Todd [link at todd.inoz.com] wrote:
> >>>Well, no one would call Ryde council left wing, but neither would anyone
> >>>other than Vic put the same tag on the NSW government. Both are dominated
> >>>by the ALP Right machine.
> >>There is a fine line between ALP and LIB these days, so fine most of us 
> >>can't see it.
> >
> >aside from the federal gov going in to bat for the unions. there can be
> >little difference, the ALP now know that most left wing policies dont work.
> >it makes it very difficult for them to differentiate themselves to voters.
> 
> It's not that at all.  What they do know is that they get more 
> contributions to the coffers from business than they do from the unions, 
> hence they lean the ear in that direction.  All political parties, 
> especially those in a two party system, prostitute themselves to the money.

you say that but tell me one underlying principle of the labor party
which they can push which differentiates them from the libs which either
hasnt been discredited or that the libs havent already sawn up?

Vic





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