15 RUNNING SCARED OF LOSING SEATS

One of the things that impressed me back over time was the fact that political parties seemed – and I don’t think that was my imagination – to be far more focused on principles, values, and direction than is the case in 2024. It seems to me that major political parties in Australia are running scared,

They are frightened of offending people from different ethnic backgrounds and persuasions. Because of this they rather mute their policies, watwering down values and principles that we should be upholding.

Running scared manifested itself in the way governments acquiesce to interest groups and listen to the loudest voices, even when those people are in a distinct minority. Governments waiver about all over the place and become ineffectual and ineffective.

The most recent example of this in Australia is how the government is trying to deal with the issue of the Israel and Palestine conflict. The government is frightened to take a position, with members of the party in government Bending over backwards to avoid offending voters who may turn against them in their own Electrics.

Increasingly, it seems that the government within Australia is operating quickly with a confused focus. That’s not what we need in the times in which we are now living.