The thing is and this is why the ALP is sinking like a rock (thank goodness) - that despite being a socialist party and Fabian in its philosophy, its utterly lost touch with its traditional base.
AB in his blog this AM shows how Singer, a "dyed-in-the-wool" Lefie, now describes those who, but a few years ago, would have been the vanguard of the movement.
"Jill Singer is a modern Leftist. So when she sees a protest by working Australians against a government threatening their jobs, she instinctively sides with ...
Well, let?s extract her descriptions of the protesters outside Parliament on Monday:
... miserable little bunch ... fizzer? middle-aged .... pot-bellied ... angry ... refusal to accept that the Coalition got voted out ... scant regard for our democratic processes ... nonsensical ... loony territory ... loony ... whingers? bad losers ... more than a touch of paranoia ... kidding themselves."
