In case you don't know, he's the Prime Minister of Australia, and we all think he is. In Australia he's seen as a bit of a Bush Wannabe, even flaunting that he goes to church! We like to separate church and state here. He's also copying Bushs ultra-Right immigration policies. So, politics aside, is this a case of Single White Female, but perhaps more Old White Bigot?
2007-05-20 07:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by saltpocket 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Just because people voted for him doesn't mean they don't think he doesn't pander to Bush. They may have voted for him in support of other domestic matters.
Of course laicity is supposed to stop religion interfering with politics, not stop religious people entering politics or making religious observances. In fact it promotes the freedom of religious thought. However when politicians make decisions that openly support the church and don't keep their religious thoughts a private matter, doesn't this violate laicity?
And no, news doesn't travel slowly to Australia, some of us just happen to have an alternative view on what is ultra-Right. To tell the truth, American moderate Rightists often put Australian ultra-Rightists to shame in the extremity of their opinions, for example, Jesse Helms wins hands down over Pauline Hanson any day, and she was pretty much the most radical popular Right poltician our country has faced.
Does anybody have a real answer to this question?
2007-05-21 16:16:56 · update #1
Well, news must be slow to travel to Australia, but Bush's immigration policies would not be considered "ultra-right," since he favors a guest worker program and eventual citizenship for illegals. Besides, I doubt it that Australia has the same problem with illegal immigration that the US does, unless by some miracle somebody moved Indonesia and shoved it so that it's now on Australia's southern border.
The US has an unstated policy of separation of church and state, but it's not supposed to keep people of faith out of politics. It's supposed to keep the state out of the religion business.
2007-05-20 07:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Apparently some of you don't think as you state. He's Prime Minster. How do you think he got there.
2007-05-20 15:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Starting to sound desperate...
and no.
2007-05-20 14:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He hates gun ownership.
2007-05-20 14:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋