The Dismissal
Larvatus Prodeo commemorates the Whitlam Dismissal with a series of posts about the event. My contribution considers Lindsay Tanner’s call to get over it.
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Larvatus Prodeo commemorates the Whitlam Dismissal with a series of posts about the event. My contribution considers Lindsay Tanner’s call to get over it.
Without going into too much detail, I broadly disagree. I think that the Dismissal was one of the defining moments of the Labor Party, along with events such as the 1996 election defeat, smashing the coal miner’s strike, and deregulating the economy — it is integral to the myths and legends of the ALP.
Of course the Labor Party shouldn’t be fixated on the Dismissal to the point of never winning elections or bringing about positive social change. But we should continue to be outraged that the Tories sacked a democratically elected government, even thirty years later.
So Howard was in the background at the Dismissal! That should sound a warning bell, vis a vis the Cheney and Rumsfeld presence in the Nixon admin…
still there and still in control. To all those interested enough in the real TRUTH, the Australian government is “In Subjudice” and has been since 25th June 2004, when Master Bencher Bowman (the Chancery division of the British High Court) ruled the Australian government illegal, and all its departments null and void. An appeal by Howard was heard in the British High Court end of February 2005 by Justice Lightfoot, who reached a neutral citation, and has sent it for listing in the European Court of Human Rights . This has been accepted by the European Court, and the case is due to be heard, we think, in December 2005. This means that any election Howard has held since June 2005 has been illegal and covert. No wonder he wants full control of the country…by force..with anti-seditious laws his main criteria.
One newspaper in the whole country actually informed Australians that the Federal government was illegal, the why’s and wherefore’s; with no rebuttal by any M.P’s or their lackeys.
Howard is committing treason against the real power, the people and his lies must be brought before scrutiny public.
How does Howard manage to cover up his lies so well? He has to be driven by a higher force. His government has taken control now. I can’t see that views of the left will be allowed to continue for much longer. Already truthful public comments by opponents of this government are disappearing. If only one newspaper informed the public about Howard’s illegality, what hope is there now for this to become a major and public concern. Where are Howard’s political opponents?
Speaking of sedition laws, here’s an ironic, humourous and scary picture of our new lives under the sedition laws- http://www.thewaya.org/2005/11/11/another-take-on-the-anti-terror-legislation/#comments
Slightly off topic but talking lies…
When Howard told Australia there was an “imminent threat” the week before last, he – in retrospect inevitably – tipped off the relevant terrorist suspects (reported by The Age). This means either:
1. Howard exposed the country to great danger; or
2. Howard lied and there was no imminent threat.
Given the terror warning level never changed, the later seems the most likely option. This comes across as an unusually brazen lie, even for Howard…
What’s your involvement with Don Carlos, Rob?
My former next door neighbour, Sue Hart, supported him on council. I know some people who helped out on his campaign, and if he runs again I’ll probably do some letterboxing for him. I don’t really know him personally, though.
What a depressing lot of Labor myths you have there, Alex. Can’t we have a myth or two in which Labor actually does something worthwhile? How about introducing multiculturalism into the Australian vocabulary, or Native Title, or sewering the suburbs, or equal pay law, or the entire twentieth century history of the Welfare State?