tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post8949848387058376625..comments2024-02-06T18:46:04.220+10:00Comments on Real World Libertarian: The LDP into the future.Jim Fryarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-25043301279235340602010-09-13T12:13:05.538+10:002010-09-13T12:13:05.538+10:00The press seemed to be obsessed with the three maj...The press seemed to be obsessed with the three majors, Liberal, Labor and Greens. None of the rest of us got much of a look in other than occasional interest items on local candidates in the odd provincial. One TV program website did a feature on minor parties, but that was it really.<br /><br />I did notice we got a fair shake in small web based local independents, but they are not big here yet, but I am grateful to them.<br /><br />People were open to our views where we could get to them and the small government message went across well. The big problem was getting to them with a limited budget and no press. I am thinking that we need to put in a do or die effort in a state by election if one comes up, - smaller electorates, concentration of force and firepower, where we can get a heap of supporters from nearby and smother it, whereas in a regular election everybody is working in their own seats.<br /><br />The system is rigged in that it is almost impossible to gain state registration but we have federal registration. You need to be registered in the states to stand under the party banner.<br /><br />From what I have encountered people are looking for something like us, and some were brought in by people who really didn't strike me as articulate in our ideas but the message of small government, getting rid of nanny state, and keeping more of what you earn gets them in. We have a future.Jim Fryarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-56931099897316651272010-09-13T00:42:09.045+10:002010-09-13T00:42:09.045+10:00Jim, is your system stuck like ours where the pres...Jim, is your system stuck like ours where the press, the parties and the people are all stuck in the "Must Back a Winner" mode and stay away from outside parties because, "They can't win. and I wanna vote for a winner."<br /><br />Here, too, we have a rigged system run by the two big parties to keep anyone else from even being able to get in the game.Bawbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194337224433517477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-8899396419616310282010-09-12T22:52:35.631+10:002010-09-12T22:52:35.631+10:00Hi, good to hear from you. I was sorry to see that...Hi, good to hear from you. I was sorry to see that you are giving up on your site, but I feel the same way occasionally. I am going through a bit of a down time at the moment, I think as a reaction to three weeks of doing at least one press release nearly day knowing that they are not going to be printed plus all the other emailing needed in these things.<br /><br />Try to keep in touch.<br /><br />I haven't watched those movies, I am not a great movie watcher, although the second one sounds interesting as I am rather partial to Nichole.<br /><br />We have significantly improved on our results from last time and I am confident that we will crack the jackpot in the future. Had we succeeded in getting together the preference deal we were aiming for we could have had two Senators, the preference system here is <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/sqld-results.htm" rel="nofollow">really tricky to understand.</a><br /><br />The problem seemed to be that the religion based parties such as the Christian Democrats, Family First etc just didn't like us, and for some odd reason the gun people tend to support the Coalition even though they are gun grabbers, while we have a more liberal gun policy than the shooters themselves. They are too bloody scared of being seen as extreme to support concealed carry which we advocate, and a lot of actual shooters love the idea of it.Jim Fryarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780237902858889143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060534295892170518.post-81018132173571369092010-09-12T14:59:02.396+10:002010-09-12T14:59:02.396+10:00I was wondering what you would say about the elect...I was wondering what you would say about the elections. I thought about you the last few nights because we watched two Australian movies: The Road From Coorain and Flirting (1965 Nicole Kidman).Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970872086435575755noreply@blogger.com