From: "Lev Lafayette" <lev@levlafayette.com>
On Wed, November 5, 2014 4:40 pm, Aryan Ameri wrote:
So I went to three Victorian Labor Senators' offices and my local MP's office today to talk about data retention. ...
Even if Labor ends up supporting the bill, at least my conscience is clear that I did something. In years to come, at least I can say, I tried.
Good on you Aryan. That's the sort of involved citizenship we need to see more of. Because that is what makes a difference.
For a few years the name Melissa Parke "pops up" if it comes to matters like treatment of refugees and recently privacy, e.g. http://www.melissaparke.com.au/speeches/614-restricting-freedom-privacy-coul... She seems to be one of the few Labor members in parliament which are not completely overwhelmed by fear to say "unpopular" words and let her conscience speak. Politicians like her good do with a bit of public support, I think. In my eyes Labor is a disaster if it comes to explain what matters. That makes them less electable than a party which would know and explain why it supports certain matters. Hoping that privacy issues or refugee issues "go away" does not help. It is a strategy worth of an ostrich. The current government would be called right extremists in Germany. It is plainly shocking how far Brandis, Morrison, Pyke etc. pushed the Liberals to the right. The word Liberal is completely misleading. This word would disappear from the political landscape of Australia if parties had to declare the ingredients on the label. Regards Peter