Pants on Fire
Aug. 17th, 2004 01:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darren_strangerYes, i know i'm preaching to the converted here, but it has to be said:
So, Howard's been caught out in yet another lie, though he's still denying it and saying he was just going on the advice given. Again.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/16/1092508374990.html
There's no two ways to put this - it's no longer a question of whether people believe Honest John has lied, but whether they care. This next election will tell us whether the Australian people can claim to have acted in good faith on the advice given or whether, like Howard, we just don't care as long as the lies support what we want to believe.
No benefit of the doubt this time - the Emperor has no clothes and we all know it. This one's about values and integrity and what the 'Australian character' really stands for.
If Australia decides that what it stands for is cynicism, self-interest and "screw you mate, i'm all right", then i'm not sure i'll want to consider myself an Australian any more.
Message ends.
So, Howard's been caught out in yet another lie, though he's still denying it and saying he was just going on the advice given. Again.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/16/1092508374990.html
There's no two ways to put this - it's no longer a question of whether people believe Honest John has lied, but whether they care. This next election will tell us whether the Australian people can claim to have acted in good faith on the advice given or whether, like Howard, we just don't care as long as the lies support what we want to believe.
No benefit of the doubt this time - the Emperor has no clothes and we all know it. This one's about values and integrity and what the 'Australian character' really stands for.
If Australia decides that what it stands for is cynicism, self-interest and "screw you mate, i'm all right", then i'm not sure i'll want to consider myself an Australian any more.
Message ends.
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Date: 2004-08-17 03:20 am (UTC)Interesting today. Local ABC had this as its lead, and RN ran with GOLD! GOLD FOF AUSTRALIA!
Maybe the kids thrown overboard were gripped with Olympic fever?
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Date: 2004-08-17 03:26 am (UTC)Just came back from the tea room after getting a cup of coffee.
Thorpeeeeee has just won some gold medal.
Better start work on the Molotovs.