The Blowfly
shifted garbage tins recently and found that , for a little while, politics was
not as important.
However changing
‘homes’ has provided a new perspective on many aspects of that part of our
daily lives that politicians fill.
The Blowfly has
mentioned before the likelihood that these daily happenings are simply an
illusion because in behind ,in space and time, is another reality.
We may discover
this reality in due course and we may not.
But it is always
there! Taunting us! Deceiving us! And leading us to believe that what we see is
what we get.
One person who is
aware of this is Tony Abbott.
He has a parallel
reality and he is very aware of it.
From the
perspective of most mortals Tony seems to have done all the right things to
move this Government firmly to a position where it as perceived as being on the
ropes.
And, more
importantly, Tony is seen to be a shoe-in to be our next Prime Minister.
But Tony trained
for the priesthood. He was made aware of the illusions that surround us. The
Catholic Church has been responsible for many of those illusions. Remember the
one about the Earth being the centre of the Universe? The one that was
sustained for centuries due to the efforts of the church?
Tony knows that a
parallel reality is that at any moment
the cards could crumble against him.
For instance, a
well-meaning and unusually vigilant reporter may string together a more
substantial series of actions and events tying our former Minister for
Industrial Relations into a web of intrigue with the Craig Thomson affair.
There are several stories already circulating about the unusually close
relationships between some of the key individuals and Tony.
Another
possibility is that a vigilant journalist (could there be two vigilant
journalists in Australia I hear you asking?) manages to put together a robust
chain of events tying the Opposition into the undermining of Peter Slipper.
And what about his
closest allies, the troops in the National Party?
What would happen
if they suddenly found courage and decided to rejuvenate their party so that
the interests of the people in regional Australia were genuinely looked after?
The Coalition
agreement has always been taken for granted.
But it was not
always so!
Many people in the
bush don’t really appreciate a political leader who is simply a weather vane.
That’s because
they know that the wind could turn against them at any stage.
It used to be
called “economic rationalism” and it tore the heart out of many regional
communities. Schools closed. Subject choices diminished. Telstra offices
closed. Road grant allocations declined.
That’s why Windsor
has championed the NBN.
He knows it is one
way that the playing field can be leveled between city and country communities.
And Abbott wants
to tear it down!
Tony’s parallel
reality (and one that he is creating) is quite extensive.
He is out there
expending a huge amount of energy talking the economy down (when we have one that
is the envy of most other countries).
He is also telling
us that the ‘carbon tax’ will totally stuff our economy (just like the ALP did
with the GST when John Howard sought to introduce it).
Abbott also told
us he wanted a ‘gentler polity’ (but just in case you haven’t watched Question
time for a while, he is setting about destroying the integrity of the
Parliament).
He makes much of
Gillard’s broken promise not to implement a carbon tax (but has been exposed as
doing anything but sell his backside to form government himself). Presumably if
he had formed government there would’ve been a few substantial broken promises
as well.
Abbott by any
measure should be well ahead in terms of popularity.
But he is not.
And many of his
party are concerned by this!
They see the
illusion.
But they are
prepared for him to sacrifice his energy, treat the Australian populace with
disdain by uttering his three-word slogans, tell lie after lie and to suffer
the greatest indignity of all-----to be replaced when the election is called----
by the true Messiah!
After all, in the
words of Bill Hayden, ‘a drover’s dog’ could lead the Coalition to an election
victory now.
Surely!
Or is that another illusion?
I wonder if Abbott will end up tarnishing the Liberal brand in the end.
ReplyDeleteThe libs don't like him either, but he is convenient for them. They'll ditch him sooner rather than later because he couldn't be trusted to be pm. He is doing his "job" for them, but it's a different matter to let him make actual decision as pm
ReplyDeleteAshby and Jackson along with their many fellow cast members, have already set the wheels in motion to see the end of this Coalition as a viable Govt...as has been said so well so often over recent days and in particular after todays High Court revelations...their goose is well and truly cooked. Who will be left standing is the question?
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