Australian Political "Leaders" aka we are all doomed
I've read some interesting articles in The Age today, that have prompted yet another leadership-related alarm bell (so many, so many)
First this article: "A LIBERAL Party candidate for the state election has declared that Aborigines are congenitally drunk and violent, terror suspect David Hicks should be executed, and he has described an Indian-born doctor as a smelly dud."
This Gary Anderton guy, who is not only a total idiot but also the worst "politician" I have ever seen in my life. Sure the kid is 24 but seriously how stupid do you have to be to realise that if you aspire to politics you should be at least a little bit more careful with your words? Dear Lord!
His weblog not only included a veritable shitload of spelling errors (Michael Bachelard from The Age had to insert "sic" around 50 times) but countless instances of utter ignorance and prejudice. Amazing.
Apparently it has since been "sanitised" by the Liberal Party and Mr. Anderton is now billed as the "voice for the local community". How tremendously lucky the residents of the south-eastern State seat of Lyndhurst must be, as Mr. Anderton is running as the Liberal candidate for that seat. That's right people, this man could be a State MP.
This stunning cocktail of ignorance, prejudice and complete and utter incompetence make me scared. Very scared. Is this the quality of "leaders" we are producing? What a well-oiled machine our political and educational system must be. God help us all.
For further information on how poor Australia's "leadership" is, check out this opinion piece in the same paper. I must say, Martin Flanagan is absolutely on the ball when he writes about "a think tank that foresaw people becoming more selfish and less interested in politics; the idea was that politics is being submerged by consumer culture and the illusion of infinite choice." In the words of Gough Whitlam, "We don't debate the big issues any more".
I think Mr. Anderton might disagree. When asked by The Age about his views on multiculturalism, his response was: "I don't think the Liberal Party has released their policy yet" and when asked why he became politically active, he responded with "It's a really weird question because I don't know the answer to it". Awe-inspiring.
Of course he had previously given an insight into his thoughts on his now "sanitised" blog: "Let's be honest, Aboriginals and success do not necessarily go hand-in-hand … Aboriginals are 'ignorant, discriminatory and prejudicial individuals'."
According to The Age, 'Mr Anderton tells in an entry called "Anglo-Saxon Doctor Please" of going to the GP and being seen by "an Indian doctor, of all things, that absolutely stunk and obviously received a full fee degree. In other words, (he had) no idea."' Tremendous.
posted by LX @ 3:19 PM
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