Post by ShivaTD on Oct 19, 2013 11:54:31 GMT
I freely admit a lack of knowledge about Australian politics so I'd like to ask a question.
Apparently in Australia the two major parties are the Labor Party and the Liberal Party both of which would be under the banner of the Democratic Party in the United State.
Does Australia have a "Tea Party" type political movement that is both anti-tax and anti-government that wants to bring down the established government that is currently under the control of the Labor and Liberal Parties regardless of the "cost" to the Australian People or is that unique to the United States?
The United States has a long history of people that are "anti-establishment" and I have been one of those historically but I never put forward the proposition that our government should be destroyed at any cost which is what the Tea Party Movement represents here. I'd always supported the de-evolution of the role of government based upon compromise and consensus where the American people won't suffer, but instead benefit, from the transition to a smaller government.
So I'm curious about whether Australia has something similar to the Tea Party Movement that doesn't care what happens to the People so long as the "political establishment" as we know it can be destroyed.
Apparently in Australia the two major parties are the Labor Party and the Liberal Party both of which would be under the banner of the Democratic Party in the United State.
Does Australia have a "Tea Party" type political movement that is both anti-tax and anti-government that wants to bring down the established government that is currently under the control of the Labor and Liberal Parties regardless of the "cost" to the Australian People or is that unique to the United States?
The United States has a long history of people that are "anti-establishment" and I have been one of those historically but I never put forward the proposition that our government should be destroyed at any cost which is what the Tea Party Movement represents here. I'd always supported the de-evolution of the role of government based upon compromise and consensus where the American people won't suffer, but instead benefit, from the transition to a smaller government.
So I'm curious about whether Australia has something similar to the Tea Party Movement that doesn't care what happens to the People so long as the "political establishment" as we know it can be destroyed.
