Virtualism

RANT (father)

Today we have the longest prolonged period in politics where on all sides cannot find any leadership candidates worthy of meeting the needs of the community. Parties are ruled by faceless factional interests who are only motivated by personal self interest.

The people have little if any influence on leadership. Parties are so divided that their policies are reactionary and have no clear plan for the future.

This lack of leadership has confused the voters in who they support. Support for parties is unstable and unreliable with the net effect of parties opposing each other on any issues in the hope of eroding opposition support.

The nations interests are being ignored to the extent that we as a whole are wandering aimlessly into the future with no confidence in present and potential leaders.

Any decision are delayed when released and are so poorly planned that often they fall over before implementation.

Politicians seize on so called reliable economic statists that imply everything is ok. In fact the everyday citizen consistently sees that they need a reality check.

The Reserve Bank and government or opposition members  translate the current “Resources Boom” into prosperity for all. Why then are businesses discounting and having Xmas sales that have lasted for the past 9 months.

The industries that prosper in good times like the tourism and hospitality are on their knees with many venues closing and job losses are high. The building industry in popular locations in Queensland, NSW and Victoria has almost come to a complete standstill.

Credit card spending is falling, bank savings are rising. This is a sign of lack of confidence in what the future holds for us.

Poor leadership is what is driving this uncertainty and lack of trust. Self interest, division and lack of good candidates at all levels of politics has left us in an unfamiliar period which we have not experienced in recent decades. No matter what side of politics or level you supported in the past there have been strong leaders like them or not.

Today no party can claim a stable and consistent support base. Elegancies are complex with people now not being taken for granted.

That’s me from my soap box.