Tuesday, April 17, 2012

We don't *do* politics here #auspol

Australian's don’t *do* politics - which is the main reason why we have allowed a bunch of highwaymen and their hangers-on to take control of our Parliament.

In 2001 Junior Bush started a war in Afghanistan and Little Johnny sent our troops off to fight the good fight there. The decision was Little Johnny's alone - he didn't consult or seek the approval of our Parliament or the people - he just did it.

Nevertheless most Australian's were happy to support his decision - we were determined to go after Bin Laden.

But fast forward a decade and things look decidedly different. Two wars and countless thousands of dead later and the US is just another right wing warmonger trying to keep its Military/Industrial Complex alive.

And we look like the fools that we are - having followed the US into these conflicts - we have no easy way out. It's Vietnam all over again and again - complete with blood on our hands and billions in lost treasure.

Has any politician paid any *real* price for these disasters? Lost a child or a spouse in the war is my definition of a *real* price Virginia.

Of course not - politicians start wars - they don't participate in them. Or end them. Silly me.

Just another day in the life of our politics. Essentially there is no difference between the conservatives and the progressives - both sides suck like a well used Hoover.

And today the PM held a press conference announcing something or other about the war in Afghanistan - and continued to mumble about a withdrawal in 2014 or whenever. Whatever.

I am surprised that she didn't hold up a shiny trinket to distract us. Because we would have fallen for that as well.

The reason they do it is because we let them. The reason we let them is because we simply don't care aren't smart enough to stop them.

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