The Voice of Reason

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22 Responses to The Voice of Reason

  1. WolfmanOz says:

    It’s a pity she’s in the wrong house, party and state/territory as I could see her as a future PM.

    She might not be as polished as the turds we currently have, but she is a genuine person who is a real leader and I’d reckon the country as a whole would back her.

  2. Christine says:

    She will appeal because she’s an obvious contrast –
    to the self-righteous and the unctuous, the cowardly and the crude, who have slithered into positions of power.

    They’ll tie themselves in knots, seeking ways to denigrate her (without being ‘racist’).

  3. NFA says:

    WolfmanOz says:
    20 April, 2023 at 11:58 am

    It’s a pity she’s in the wrong house, party and state/territory as I could see her as a future PM.

    As far as I know she can still be leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition though.

  4. Boambee John says:

    NFA

    Only if she moves to the House of Reps.

  5. Ed Case says:

    What are her quals?
    Singin’ and Dancin’ ABC presenter?

  6. Christine says:

    If ‘Married At First Sight’ is the most-watched television show in the country, then there’s a lot of people (who could turn up to vote) who won’t be remotely interested in “quals”.

    Instead of feeling they should “open their hearts”, they could decide NO
    on the strength of advice from an appealing Aboriginal woman.

  7. NFA says:

    Boambee John says:
    20 April, 2023 at 1:38 pm

    NFA

    Only if she moves to the House of Reps.

    Boambee J

    I appreciate that to be PM she would need to be in the House of Reps but whilst in opposition I was under the impression she could be leader of the LNP.

    And merely going on interpretation at

    Parties and party leaders

    The standing orders and procedures of the Senate recognise the membership of senators of political parties and their holding office as leaders of political parties.

    A senator’s statement in the Senate that the senator is a member, a leader or office-holder of a political party is accepted for the purposes of recognition under the procedures. A senator who changes party membership or who becomes a leader of a party usually makes a statement to that effect to the Senate at the earliest opportunity. Statements concerning office-holders of parties are usually made by party leaders.

    The leader in the Senate of the party or coalition of parties which has formed the ministry is recognised as Leader of the Government in the Senate, and the leader of the largest party not participating in the formation of the ministry is recognised as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. These leaders are given a number of powers, such as the power to make nominations to committees, and certain precedence in receiving the call from the chair.46

  8. Adelagado says:

    The argument that we should vote No because its not going the make any practical difference to aboriginal disadvantage is as weak as piss and probably wrong anyway. The No case has to start focusing on how The Voice will give Aboriginal activists political and bureaucratic superiority and thus make non-aboriginal people second class citizens in their own country.

  9. Ed Case says:

    Instead of feeling they should “open their hearts”, they could decide NO
    on the strength of advice from an appealing Aboriginal woman.

    So, if you’re a stupid dummy who watches MAFS, vote NO?

  10. Ed Case says:

    The No case has to start focusing on how The Voice will give Aboriginal activists political and bureaucratic superiority and thus make non-aboriginal people second class citizens in their own country.

    Here’s the problem with that scenario:

    Aborigines couldn’t even run ATSIC, yet 15 years later a Constitutional Amendment is going to give them Superman – like powers to rule Parliament and the Public Service?
    No onbe’s buying that.

  11. Ed Case says:

    Here’s the reality:
    Australia is a technologically advanced Country, an IQ of 90 is required just to operate a supermarket checkout.
    Aborigines have an average IQ of about 60.
    A Standard Deviation of IQ is 15 points.
    2 people whose IQ differs by more than 2 SD can’t understand one another, even if they both speak the same language.
    So, The Gap can never be closed, though all the goodwill can be extinguished trying to do that.

  12. vlad redux says:

    Have you got a citation for all that, Ed?

  13. Ed Case says:

    For 2SDs of Intelligence?
    Do you doubt that it’s true?

  14. Entropy says:

    Campbell Newman wasn’t even in parliament and he was the leader of the opposition in Queensland, and defeated the ALP, reducing it a number so small it could fit in a garage. Once people got ridding Bligh out of their system, and Clive Palmer set up a party to get Newman for refusing to give his mines special legislation, he was gone, but the point remains.

    As for the senate, they should be senators only, and should not be ministers at all. I would even remove the ability of senators to write bills. They are a states’ house of review and senate committees can only be in relation to that. That’s it.

  15. Ed Case says:

    Doing a search for any un-PC topic is a lot harder than it used to be.
    This link argues that the 2 Standard Deviation Rule is not legit, it’s the best I can do to help you.
    As far as Aborigines having an average IQ of around 60, that’s not in dispute, though it is controversial to say so.
    Keep in mind that Aborigines have fewer genes for Intelligence, more for things required to survive in hostile conditions. See Arthur Jensen for verification of that.
    For example, a White person with a 60IQ will need lifetime assistance, an Aborigine will be able to play footy like a pro and make machinery talk.

  16. RacerX says:

    As far as Aborigines having an average IQ of around 60, that’s not in dispute, though it is controversial to say so.

    Which brings us to the question of who is an aborigine.

  17. Ed Case says:

    Obviously someone with 87.5% European Ancestry and 12.5% Aboriginal Ancestry is going to have to have quite a bit more than 60IQ to function normally.
    What’s unstated is that the more Aboriginal ancestry an Australian has, the more issues he’s going to have regarding functioning in this society compared to 100 years ago.

    Common sense says that the Albanese Regime has no intention of paying Reparations to the 800,000 people who identify as Indigenous, and it wouldn’t be PC to sift out those maybe <50,000 with 100% Indigenous ancestry, so the reality is they get the 24 Uncle Token Voice members, a few dozen reps in each of the 24 Regions, and that's it.

  18. Rockdoctor says:

    Newman for refusing to give his mines special legislation, he was gone, but the point remains.

    More than that. The QNI refinery he just sold he wanted to start dumping tailings from said dams into Halifax Bay, greenies up here were preparing to go absolutely nuclear. Newman said no and that was that. Lots of heavy metals all dumped in to the GBRMPA.

    Palmer’s party up this way has extended ALP rule in LGA’s and I’d say at a state level well beyond it should have.

    LOL but the fat loud mouth if he had of dumped said tailings full of Cobalt that he has been mining out of tailings dams he wouldn’t have made a huge profit recently. Go figure, I think the guy might be a rash individual may have the luck of the Irish rather than being astute. Sad to say some in life are like that…

  19. MatrixTransform says:

    nice work mole … nice work

    that’s a voice we haven’t heard enough of

  20. Boambee John says:

    NFA

    Having the opposition leader in the Senate gives rise to practical difficulties in things like Question Time. It might be legal, but it is not practical.

  21. NFA says:

    Boambee John says:
    20 April, 2023 at 10:01 pm

    NFA

    Having the opposition leader in the Senate gives rise to practical difficulties in things like Question Time. It might be legal, but it is not practical.

    Totally agree Boambee J

    But what a ‘hoot’ if it was even suggested!

    I doubt that Senator Price would want the job, who would!

  22. C.L. says:

    The argument that we should vote No because its not going the make any practical difference to aboriginal disadvantage is as weak as piss and probably wrong anyway.

    Disagree.
    It won’t make any difference.
    The Voice will always have only one recommendation: more money.

    nice work mole … nice work

    Que?

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