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REGISTER TO VOTE 13-Jul-2007 At 2:13:27 PM oweng

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Im getting confused.

I have voted liberal at the last two federal elections. I know I have my faults, but if put under a lie detector I would say that I think im reasonably intelligent, able to feel empathy for others, and would like to see what is best for Australia.

But from reading some of the above posts, im getting very nervous. It seems I must have been tricked into voting liberal by deliberate lies about Iraq, about interest rates etc. I also seem to be really selfish because I think a strong economy is important, not just for me (#1) but for the country. Here was me thinking I had weighed up the issues before making my judgement about who to vote for.

I was going to weigh them up again before this upcoming election, but after reading this thread, I think I will just give up and vote for whoever has the pre-election tv ads with the most Australian flags waving in them (take note Neil!). I also need to be told what I think, so ads with quotes like "the majority of Australians beleive that..........." should also help. Perhaps I shouldnt vote at all, I mean I could accidentally by tricked into voting liberal again (three times in a row would be embarrassing)! But they might fine me if I dont vote, so that's not an option. Damn.... Best to let the tv tell me what to do.

So I think an ad with Howard or Rudd standing in front of a sea of school children waving oversized Australian flags, with the national anthem playing quietly in the background, and Howard / Rudd saying "I believe the majority of Australians value a fair go, a fair go for their kids, who are our future" "I like most Australians are proud of my country, and want to see it prosper, I'll deliver to the true Australian battler economic responsibility, a steady hand at the tiller. This is the Labour/Liberal vision for Australia. A place of opportunity, prosperity, and a fair go".