Good news from Australia!

OldWiseGuy said:

‘Complete shock’: Australia’s prime minister holds onto power, defying election predictions

This might bode well for Trump in 2020.

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Why would this benefit Trump?

OldWiseGuy said:

It revealed a surprising 'silent majority' that was more conservative than thought.

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In Australia. Where they can't vote for him. We don't even know that voting for Morrison would translate into voting for Trump if they could vote for him, or that it's conservative by American standards.

Some of us here don't think it's good news. I would have liked to see a much better suite of policies focussed on the most vulnerable in our society.

But it would be a mistake to see this as an Australian litmus test on attitudes to Trump. The main issue which probably swung the election was some very specific policy differences on particularly arcane tax reforms. (If you understand all the ins and outs of taxing franking credits on dividends under Australian law, you're doing better than I am, frankly).

And it doesn't hurt to remember that Australians in general have an extremely low opinion of American politics.

Sketcher said:

Why would this benefit Trump?

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OldWiseGuy said:

It revealed a surprising 'silent majority' that was more conservative than thought.

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One of the rare times I will agree with OWG

The world is more interconnected than ever, and trends/tendencies in one place can reflect trends/tendencies in another. Thus Australia voting conservative does indirectly help Trump in a Kevin-Bacon-six-degrees-of-separation kinda way.

Paidiske said:

Some of us here don't think it's good news. I would have liked to see a much better suite of policies focussed on the most vulnerable in our society.

But it would be a mistake to see this as an Australian litmus test on attitudes to Trump. The main issue which probably swung the election was some very specific policy differences on particularly arcane tax reforms. (If you understand all the ins and outs of taxing franking credits on dividends under Australian law, you're doing better than I am, frankly).

And it doesn't hurt to remember that Australians in general have an extremely low opinion of American politics.

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There were a number of issues. If you lived in regional Queensland, you could have well have been cheesed off with Bob Brown and his rent-a-crowd of Greenies telling you how to live, and what you can and can't do in regard to coal mining.

I think quite a number of Christians would have been appalled by the ALP's plans to allow abortion right up to the age of birth.

I also think Shorten's profile in the community was such that many didn't quite trust him. And the reality is that the swings weren't huge seat by seat. But they were enough to give the coalition victory.

I don't see how Morrison's victory necessarily translates into good news for the Trump campaign. Mr. Trump's staff and retainers might get a psychological boost by thinking an allied conservative has triumphed, but what happens in Australian politics and US politics are two entirely different things. They're worlds apart.

I suppose to use a Joh Bjelke-Petersen quote - 'There are no votes south of Coolangatta'. For Mr. Trump, there are no votes outside the USA. Which means he'll treat the outside world with studied calculation, but they don't vote - end of story.

Comparing one countries elections to another, is a complete waste of time.

This is an interesting piece of historical analysis: Surprise win held a warning for PM. And the first sign of trouble is already here

OldWiseGuy said:

‘Complete shock’: Australia’s prime minister holds onto power, defying election predictions

This might bode well for Trump in 2020.

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The Labour Party seemed to have presented a dark side agenda and Australia voted for a Christian who believes in miracles. Great news. Trump is also appealing to Christian voters in the USA and despite rampant debt the American economy is not doing that badly.

Paidiske said:

Some of us here don't think it's good news. I would have liked to see a much better suite of policies focussed on the most vulnerable in our society.

But it would be a mistake to see this as an Australian litmus test on attitudes to Trump. The main issue which probably swung the election was some very specific policy differences on particularly arcane tax reforms. (If you understand all the ins and outs of taxing franking credits on dividends under Australian law, you're doing better than I am, frankly).

And it doesn't hurt to remember that Australians in general have an extremely low opinion of American politics.

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Of course the Labour party threaten the vulnerable unborn.

Paidiske said:

This is an interesting piece of historical analysis: Surprise win held a warning for PM. And the first sign of trouble is already here

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The Labour party believed their own rumour mill but lost anyway. The Coalition has a fragile lead but leadership can make the difference is the real lesson here. May God bless Scott Morrison and give him the strength and wisdom to lead Australia.

mindlight said:

Of course the Labour party threaten the vulnerable unborn.

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Yes and no. Their policies would have provided more support to desperate mothers weighing the decision as to whether they could support and raise a child (the lack in the Coalition's policy suite which I noted in my first post in this thread).

I hope that now they are in government, there is some attention given to our most vulnerable.