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Most of it is just vague attempts to air his talking points -

https://www.reddit.com/r/hobart/comments/1u4o4rx/what_hobart_agrees_on_streets/

But as the race progresses, many of his posts seem preoccupied with smearing his rivals. A lot of it is just awful -

"My gripe from last council election was the fact that he's so bought into real estate in Hobart that he was able to plaster his condescending mug from every aspect.

He also spent a great deal of time and words in his campaign big upping the fact that he had his disabled son working as his campaign manager. No issue there, and sadly I believe his son passed since, my gripe isn't with him rather the fact that it seemed to be what John considered one of his best selling points. It came of really tacky on John's part. I understand big upping your son, just not like that."

https://www.reddit.com/r/hobart/comments/1ufjueg/john_kelly_so_far/

https://www.reddit.com/r/hobart/comments/1uc6t86/what_do_we_think_of_marti_zucco_for_hcc_mayor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/hobart/comments/1ubchzs/what_sort_of_mayor_has_anna_reynolds_been/

Petty local political races aside, shouldn't we all draw the line at bringing up some poor blokes dead son?

Nobody is asking Albo to ban gambling. Have a punt if you want. Back your team, do your multi, that's your business and no one's coming for it.

What people are asking for is a ban on the ads. The wall-to-wall betting odds every time you sit down to watch the footy with your kids. "Three ads an hour" isn't a ban; it's a negotiated settlement with an industry that spends a fortune making sure ten year olds know the odds before they know the players.

The Murphy inquiry recommended a full advertising ban, phased in over three years. That was a bipartisan committee, three years ago. What we got instead is a cap.

And the "letting adults have a punt" line is answering a question nobody asked. Cigarettes are legal. Cigarette ads aren't. Nobody calls that a nanny state; we call it common sense.

Ban the ads, not the punt. It really is that simple.

I’m talking at very least all the murderers of innocent women and children from the colonial era, both statues and place names must surely now be changed. How can it be considered anything other than racism for murderers who are white to keep their statues and abusers who are black have theirs removed ?

So I'm not a football fan but I am on the Socceroo's bandwagon and I am thoroughly impressed by SBS. The coverage and analysis has been excellent and its been better than some of the sports coverage on the other networks.

As I am watching this I can't help but wonder why this moron Pauline would want to get rid of the SBS. The world news show is also excellent and they have a lot of diverse programs. We need channels like SBS and ABC. Yeah I get that they aren't right wing propaganda channels but why is she so against SBS?

Does she not like it as its a channel which promotes diversity and multiculturalism?

One of my favourite shows, Wellington Paranormal is on SBS so Pauline better leave this channel the fuck alone.

I’m a little uneducated in politics so please take that into consideration

Personally I don’t really know much about a lot of the parties but I’m going to have to vote soon and I’m thinking going greens bc I do not agree with Pauline Hanson at all. What has the greens done that is bad? And in the end which party has done the least bad things

Hey all, put together some thoughts and ideas lately, possibly proof of god - here's the theory (combination of inferential and deductive reasoning):

1. Certain conditions have enabled life to evolve within known existence
2. Over time, these natural processes have led to the evolution of people and living beings
3. Most people are inherently good, for example through their capacity to feel and experience love
4. This inherent goodness can enable people to make positive changes in themselves and their environments
5. Goodness does not have a fixed or intrinsic nature, except being good, and so amounts to pure goodness
6. Pure goodness doesn't have a biological basis, and can be found in almost everything, from books and music to ideas and fields of study
7. So it follows that goodness is metaphysical in nature, including the goodness within all people
8. Similarly to goodness, love can be metaphysical in nature - although there may be biological explanations for interpersonal love, there are no explanations for love of things like music, art or ideas
9. Metaphysical love and goodness may enable us to make positive changes over time, and these qualities are universal phenomena
10. These universal qualities may constitute the necessary conditions for utopia, and even paradise on earth someday
11. By connecting with our inherent goodness to make positive changes in ourselves and our environments, we can each contribute to make the world a better place indefinitely
12. And so the necessary conditions are in place for utopia on earth, universally - and this could potentially lead to a utopian paradise someday
13. Without any plausible alternative explanations for the origins of metaphysical goodness and our potential for positive change:

we can conclude, there is a god.

(feel free to re-read this a couple of times, understandable if it takes time to sink in)

Pretty exciting finding - should mention that I'm not referring to any specific faith or belief system here. I've recently been informed that the Abrahamic religions share a common lineage, with some important distinctions, and there's no need for conflict.

Hopefully everyone can respect each other's beliefs and strive for peace and harmony across the world, including harmony with nature and our fellow living beings.

Maybe we can learn to transcend our differences and focus on what unites us - our shared humanity - rather than what divides us. This would be the best way to move forward from here.

Thanks to Joanna Newsom's record Divers for inspiring me to think about love, time and goodness this way.

Hoping to start a conversation at the political level too - why not strive for utopia, and even paradise on earth? Might sound idealistic but hope is important.

Thanks for reading, please share! Peace and love. 

If you'd like to say a quick thank you my details are bsb: 032-119, acct 258822 

Keeping a low profile for the time being - but keep an eye out for V by 2030 !

And of course the usual Zio bots and paid mods from r/Australia r/Aussie and r/AustralianPolitics removing them. They just can't take or accept any criticism of these fk cunts can they,? FK em!

Small business going from paying 22.5% taxes to 30% on $200k income.

Sounds more than fair to me

Thought exercise. If you woke up at the beginning of the Whitlam Era as deputy PM with your knowledge of Australia in 2026 - what would you push for? Policy, Australian culture or Labor party internal policies/practices

Rules for this thought exercise:

It has to be progressive policy in line with Whitlam's vision for a fairer Australia

That's all.

It doesn't have to be realistic - we are talking time travel

Pauline Hanson’s popularity has fallen following her controversial remarks about paid parental leave and multiculturalism, while Labor has edged back ahead of One Nation, according to The Australian Financial Review’s latest monthly poll.

Reflecting the current volatility in federal politics, the AFR/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll shows Hanson’s net favorability rating plunged 10 percentage points in a month.