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21/02/15

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Originally posted by etherazer ↑

Dolcevita I have never used "the ALP cheer squad", I don't know why exactly perhaps because it is not my style but I know if I was labelled part of "the coalition cheer squad" I would be okay with that; in fact I'm happy to be a Conservative.

Apparently you're not so happy to be so pigeon-holed, whatever, I've heard worse labels; get over it you're sure to cop worse.

As for this political comment:
"There is an important principle involved here: that the coalition repeated certain phrases over and over again while in opposition, it was like a mind-numbing mantra.
That is borderline behaviour, as it obscured actual discussion of policy detail. But the role of the opposition isn't necessarily constructive."

Might I suggest these "mind-numbing mantras" are election slogans and I am so sad you found them to be so annoyingly effective.
Perhaps if Rudd's vain and vague slogan "A New Way" had caught on [been effective] when he did a grandstanding television PR for mid election in response to Tony's "Stop The Boats" then we would not have kept hearing your Left side's cries about "the simple 3 word slogans coming from simple conservatives"!

I too think their is an important principle here Dolce', yes the repetitive phrases have to relate to something the public is concerned about and that meaning mustn't be "obscured" for they to be successful.
You are correct "Stop The Boats" was indeed "borderline behaviour"; it was all about the illegal-country-shoppers' illegal border-line behaviour on our borderline in boats.
We needed to stop it.
Tony and his ministers did.
Get over it, that slogan did not make Tony akin to Joseph Goebbels any more than "Its Time" Nazi-ised Gough.

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election slogans are different. They are used in elections, for one thing.

This is different from a government leader who fails to respond to questions other than by reference to the opposition (you're in government, so why not act like it?) and making repetitious slogans.

It's wearing thin with everyone, including members of his own party.

Slogans are not a substitute for reasoned, considered discussion and informed debate. Sorry.
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