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Scott Morrison's claim to be 'on God's side' is fraught with danger | Geoff Thompson
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Oh great, we now have a PM God botherer with God on his side, and his religion is off limits, apparently, though he yaps on about it all the time.

Keep buying lottery tickets Dave, and hope to expatriate back in Thailand away from this foolish country.

David1955 8 Sep 10
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it is interesting that Australia only produced one atheist GG since federation.

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well ... he is on the losing side ...

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Sco Mo on 7.30 is scary on his religious views
A right wing puppet

Babyseal Level 6 Sep 11, 2018

I've stopped watching the ABC these days, as it has been financially horsewhipped by the Reactionaries. That said, I'll check it out.

@David1955 The even screened a program on religious scientists.

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How sweet the highlighting of Morrison's words used in his inauguration speech - "After quoting Lincoln, he invoked the South African archbishop Desmond Tutu to sketch his vision of what it means to be on God’s side. Tutu’s words were presented as his benchmark: “We expect Christians ... to be those who stand up for the truth, to stand up for justice, to stand on the side of the poor and the hungry, the homeless and the naked.” Of course, it is exactly these words that have been thrown back at Morrison.

It is just as important that Morrison stay alert to the way his chosen language of being “on God’s side”, benign though it seems, is fraught with danger, not least when employed in the partisan, adversarial world of Australian politics."
How htpocrital it has now been proven they are.

@David1955 I remember seeing a few years back that a disability pensioner satisfactorily proved to the review tribunal in Darwin that living on the pension 5 months in Cambodia, 1 month in Australia, 5 months in Thailand, 1 month in Australia not only saved him money and improved his standard of living but also saved Australia money.

FrayedBear Level 9 Sep 10, 2018

A full psychiatric assessment should be mandantory for those wanting to enter politics.

@MsDemeanour That's like asking the foxes to stop guarding the chickens. ?

@MsDemeanour they are all Type A personalities, the worst to have.

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I was thinking about the comparison of our nearest neighbour. NZ have always been far more progressive in many ways. If you need to go to Thailand, perhaps I could go to NZ.

Good luck to you. I myself like the tropics. I don't drink, do drugs, or engage in sexual perversions, so I am not prone to destructive lifestyles that some expats fall into in Thailand. I just love living there. But only if I am financially fully sustained to do so.

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It is frightening. And for women who make up 51% of Aust's population, the liberals mysoginist record is frightening. But give us a chance Dave. It's not like the people voted for this creep. I've never liked Bill Shorten, but it's a given he will be in power in 9 months. Did you see ScoMo asking us to 'pray for the farmers'? I sincerely hope he doesn't base all his policies on prayer.

He seems like a classic God botherer to me, while being indifferent to refugees and welfare receivers and other "unworthy" types.

I agree with you, but I have no optimism about a Shorten Labor Govt. None. Another right wing labor govt beholden to right wing unions and still in the mould of the "great"Hawke- Keating reforms. In 1983 I stood and cheered Bob Hawke at a rally during that election. Within months a govt that looked nothing like that promised emerged. I've had little optimism since. Destroyed by economic rationalism and right wing unions and the power politics of the NSW right. Shorten is from that mould.

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