Thursday, September 6, 2007

A Conversation with the People

The main problem that I have with Australia's current Prime Minister is that he has not once chosen to have a deep and meaningful conversation with the Australian people.

Not once over the past 11+ years has he thought a matter to be of enough significance that he ought raise it and discuss it with us. Of course he has dealt with many significant issues over that time and the people have collectively had opinions on most of them. But unfortunately, he has not bothered to engage with us on any of them.

There are dozens – perhaps hundred of matters of significance where he has pursued his own self-interested agenda or that of his friend George Bush. Never once has he developed his argument, made and presented his case or listened to an opposing view. His approach has always been to push his own extreme view. No discussion, no dialog, no alternative, no argument. Take it or leave it, like it or lump it.

Well I don’t like it and I won’t lump it and it appears that a majority of my fellow countrymen agree – and that is why he and his colleagues are destined to learn a little history lesson.

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