Dear reader, we are indebted to Tim Wilson, another protege of the IPA, in ensuring for us that modern liberalism is indeed not very liberal and not very modern. See how the party of the five percent, (the right wing loony ideologues) serve the one percent in their absolute interpretation of freedom and liberty. Apologies to George Orwell for the ‘mind-speak’, and the rest of humanity for allowing gravity waves via Malcolm Abbott’s “Ideas Boom’ phenomena, (PCbyCP March 15) to impregnate the ‘thought bubble’ that is the subconscious of our gracious leader Malcolm Abbott.
james Paterson, our newest M.P. Well dressed, and very worldy indeed.
Ably supported by other liberal minded senators, Corey and Eric.
Rather than try to satirise the recent speech made by James Paterson the newly installed fresh young conservative senator, we’d just let James in his own words illuminate his perspective on the way things work. James is a clean-skin to politics and like all his ilk, though he’s never ever had a real job, knows that by a long apprenticeship with VECCI , an internship with the Tea Party and the IPA, that freedom is based on firm liberal principles. Lower wages, freedom of enterprises unfettered by red and green tape, freedom and liberty for the rest of us to be crushed, squashed and humiliated by the market. Tremble. The market is king. And for those children from all other states other than Victoria who have just tuned into this link via the upgraded, “gutted” safer schools programme learn that you must know which way your bread is buttered.
Let the great man speak for himself. And with some minor notes from the editor. Now from James.
‘I am a Liberal because I believe that we are most likely to achieve human flourishing if we give people freedom. I am proud to call myself a classical liberal, because I recognise that we are the custodians of a set of ideas that goes back centuries. We have inherited an incredibly proud intellectual tradition. Throughout history, liberals have fought for human progress. It was people who called themselves liberals who helped emancipate slaves, enacted religious freedom, and established the principle that all should be equal before the law’, (Ed. they were not “Liberals”, but LIBERALS. If you think so strongly about slavery, why do you incarcerate refugees as criminals, and reference Wilberforce, who was possessed of imagination and empathy, a human emotion you are alienated from.)
He actually really believes in what he’s saying
Jame’s proud parents. What parent wouldn’t be proud.
‘The remarkable gains in living standards that we have witnessed in recent years have occurred thanks to liberal institutions, such as property rights, the rule of law and free trade. As my friend Daniel Hannan compellingly argues in his book Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking Peoples Made the Modern World, it is these institutions which separate the West from the rest. Australia is a free and prosperous nation because we have long respected these institutions. But there is nothing inevitable about this. If we want to maintain our unique way of life, we must pass these values on to the next generation. As much as possible, the education system should facilitate this. Sadly, it is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to choose a school which reflects their worldview and which will teach it to their children’, (Ed. To perpetuate the lie of manifest destiny and supremacy of your Rhodes-ian worldview and eternal damnation of the first australians as a pseudo untermensch)
‘But I also believe that our current national curriculum is unbalanced and skewed towards a left-of-centre world view, although I do acknowledge the government’s efforts to improve it. I am particularly concerned that the cross-curriculum priorities, which are to be taught in all subjects, are more aligned with progressive values than liberal or conservative ones. Those cross-curriculum priorities are: sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia. These are all worthy areas of study. But here are some alternative cross-curriculum priorities which I believe are equally worthy and which may have been included if the original authors of the curriculum came from the other side of the political fence: for example, the importance of the free enterprise system to a prosperous country, how to secure paid employment and why the dignity of work leads to a happy life, and the British heritage of our political institutions and our unique democratic freedoms’. (Ed. working to be poor is not dignified, your cheerleaders in the Vecci, and Chamber of commerce and industry would prefer a serfdom for the vast majority to enshrine your smug sense of superiority and your actions in stripping workers rights proves this. )
‘The other is John Roskam, for more than a decade now, the visionary Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Since 1943, the IPA has played a major role in Australian public life. But, under John’s leadership, it has become a powerhouse of ideas and the first line of defence for the liberties sadly taken for granted by many in this place. From him I have learnt the indispensable role of values in political life and the importance of bold policy ambition’. ( Ed. …..and cruelty)
Dear reader, we do apologise for leaving vast swathes of this fine speech, but you get an inkling the flavour tended to the jingoistic, triumphant, reactionary and self serving.
Hooray the IPA. (a poem)
My wages cut, and subsistence pay
Hooray for the IPA
My school is broke, I think I’m gay
Hooray for the IPA
I work all day, yet cannot save
Hooray for the IPA
Can’t pay my rent, I’m evicted today
Hooray for the IPA
Were humans meant to be treated this way?
Hooray for the IPA
No one listens to a word I say
Hooray for the IPA