Comments on: It’s about values http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/ Trance Music, Philosophy and Politics. The official homepage of philosopher artist: Illusive Mind. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: bisot http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2692 bisot Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:16:47 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2692 The poster tells enought. peace!!! The poster tells enought.

peace!!!

]]> By: Stevo http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2334 Stevo Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:16:29 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2334 :mrgreen: Cool article. I think this election is going to be the Greens day in the sun. They have had much more publicity than ever before. And I think a lot of people are taking climate change seriously for the first time, and who do you turn to when faced with an environmental catastrophy?? People are thinking ... " so thats what those extreme lefty tree huggers have been on about for the last 20 years ... maybe they have a point!!". The Greens are also a family first party -- giving rights to gay families, and workers. They're a party of compassion, not only in regard to refugees but also on their drugs policy ... dont punish users, only punish dealers! I'm a member of the Greens, I joined when Australia invaded Iraq ... I wanted to do something about our country being at war for no good reason (to us that is, maybe some benefit to Israel). The Greens were making a stand, and they still do. The Greens have influenced me to become an environmentalist. I like what u said about so-called Christian values. Christians say that without the Bible you have nothing to base your values on. But I can't see how you can base you values on the Bible unless you are very picky and choosy when reading it - which means you are making value judgements on your own after all!! So there you go ... vote Greens. PS Bob Brown is not the leader of the Greens although often referred to as such. It is a grass roots party, with committees etc but no leader. The 4 federal senators (of which Bobby is one) usually speak on behalf of the Greens on federal issues. :mrgreen: Cool article.
I think this election is going to be the Greens day in the sun. They have had much more publicity than ever before. And I think a lot of people are taking climate change seriously for the first time, and who do you turn to when faced with an environmental catastrophy?? People are thinking … ” so thats what those extreme lefty tree huggers have been on about for the last 20 years … maybe they have a point!!”.

The Greens are also a family first party — giving rights to gay families, and workers.
They’re a party of compassion, not only in regard to refugees but also on their drugs policy … dont punish users, only punish dealers!

I’m a member of the Greens, I joined when Australia invaded Iraq … I wanted to do something about our country being at war for no good reason (to us that is, maybe some benefit to Israel). The Greens were making a stand, and they still do. The Greens have influenced me to become an environmentalist.

I like what u said about so-called Christian values. Christians say that without the Bible you have nothing to base your values on. But I can’t see how you can base you values on the Bible unless you are very picky and choosy when reading it - which means you are making value judgements on your own after all!!

So there you go … vote Greens.

PS Bob Brown is not the leader of the Greens although often referred to as such. It is a grass roots party, with committees etc but no leader. The 4 federal senators (of which Bobby is one) usually speak on behalf of the Greens on federal issues.

]]> By: Illusive Mind http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2283 Illusive Mind Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:10:58 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2283 You're right, I got that wrong. However, I think it's naive if you don't think "commonsense, mainstream values" is a completely loaded phrase replete with coded language. You’re right, I got that wrong.

However, I think it’s naive if you don’t think “commonsense, mainstream values” is a completely loaded phrase replete with coded language.

]]> By: accuracy http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2282 accuracy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:18:18 +0000 http://www.illusive-mind.com/politics/its-about-values/#comment-2282 You don't seem to know the Government has a majority in the Senate, without needing support from anyone else. Family First voted against WorkChoices. It also opposed government asylum seeker laws, the sale of Telstra etc. I didn't realise 'dog whistle politics' meant making up stuff about the meaning of some everyday words, just because you disagree with the party that wrote them. You don’t seem to know the Government has a majority in the Senate, without needing support from anyone else. Family First voted against WorkChoices. It also opposed government asylum seeker laws, the sale of Telstra etc. I didn’t realise ‘dog whistle politics’ meant making up stuff about the meaning of some everyday words, just because you disagree with the party that wrote them.

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