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Issue No. 250 | 21 December 2004 |
Beyond The Law
Interview: The King of Comedy Unions: Ten Simple Rules Politics: Rampant Indivdualism International: Global Struggle Economics: Cashing in the Year History: Grass Roots Review: Cultural Realities Poetry: Y-U-C-K
Security Crisis at Sydney Airport
Predictions The Soapbox The Locker Room Parliament
Temporary Arrangements The Price Of Tea In China Goodthink Cry For Me, Argentina Ho Bloody Ho Amen Right Is Wrong Business As Usual All In The Family Swing Left Wishful Thinking
Labor Council of NSW |
Letters to the Editor Right Is Wrong
To become conservative is one of the most fatal sins that the Labor Party can commit. Almost anything else it can be, and still preserve its ideological foundations. It may on occasions go to great lengths in any direction and suffer the consequences of its failure, disaster awaits us along the conservative path. Conservatism is what we in the party should guard against. Political power is the rationale of our existence. This prime objective has tended to cloud our ability to critically analysis our political opportunities and ourselves and more importantly our support base within the Australian Community. We hear expressed the view that the Party should denounce critical analysis as to extreme as it takes the party away form the sympathies of middle Australia or to use the more modern term our "aspirational" voters. During the formative years of both the labour movement and the Parliamentary Party conservatives looked upon us with dread. For we were a virile, glowing movement, alive with ideas and throbbing with passionate dreams and high resolve. We spoke from the heart without calculation, acted on impulse and insightful theories. Our success, our original spirit grows faint as the Party and the movement become regarded as respectable. We no longer do things because they are right, we campion no noble causes. Every word and action is designed to win votes. The Spin Doctors, Market Researchers, Social Psychologists. Pollsters and our Parliamentary Plodders cry �hush� we will lose seats if we don�t take care. So our leaders become silent, calculated, moderate when they should be saying what shall the Party gain if we win government but lose our soul. Terence Mahony Mouth of the Hunter
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