tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37377396.post4624703285156979083..comments2023-04-16T22:40:53.760+09:30Comments on Craftastrophies: Joyful SorrowKaviarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37377396.post-34796826820240168062008-02-15T13:41:00.000+10:302008-02-15T13:41:00.000+10:30I'm really hopeful too & looking forward to coming...I'm really hopeful too & looking forward to coming home proud.<BR/>It's been a while...XxxWorld Wide Alternativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08136925137010566003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37377396.post-7643974568288297542008-02-14T11:24:00.000+10:302008-02-14T11:24:00.000+10:30Amen.I haven't found copies of the speeches yet (n...Amen.<BR/><BR/>I haven't found copies of the speeches yet (note to self: check YouTube) but the performance of the Liberal party sounds very disappointing.<BR/><BR/>I'm no political analyst, but my guess is that the Liberal party failed because they have bigger problems. They've gone from being government to being a joke with astonishing speed. BFN *isn't* in control, as far as I can tell. What they needed was someone to say "Look. I don't care how you feel. Politics is about image. And if we aren't seen to be supporting this enthusiastically, our image will be shit. So make like a politician and start acting."<BR/><BR/>I think they were too busy with their internal leadership issues (and questions like whether they stay a Liberal/National coalition or whether they form a new party) to get their shit together and look good (or at least not embarrass the country).<BR/><BR/>I think it's an apology that was long overdue. And I'm glad that - even if it lacked a little lustre - it has finally been delivered.<BR/><BR/>My friend's children are 1/4 aboriginal, and I've seen her in tears about the way her eldest's classmates reacted when they found out, and his subsequent shame and rejection of his heritage. It's disgraceful, and unfair.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you in hoping that this is the start of a larger change.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the long comment, and for language.)Vellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123329496653680262noreply@blogger.com