Didge – The View From Down Under

This is what I wrote three years ago:

Three more years. Three more f–king years.

I don’t know what to say. I feel kind of sick. I’m pissed because the lying rodent didn’t get kicked out like he oh so deserved to, but I’m also feeling sick because I feel disappointed with the Australians who voted for him. Why would they do such a thing? Are they intent on the destruction of Australia? The Liberals scare campaign over interest rates had better not be responsible for this. Howard and his cronies went on and on if Labour were elected interest rates would go up, even though the freaking government does not control interest rates and the majority of economists said interest rates would not be affected by who was in power. But it seems as if the terror campaign worked, which is so f–ked up. Winning an election by lying to your people, that’s just great.

Predictably George W. Bush was pleased that his deputy sheriff got re-elected, calling Howard from Air Force One to congratulate his “great victory.”

Just as the sun is rising over the dawn of another three years of Liberal rule I have the feeling things are not going to get better. And I suspect the children waking up this morning in detention centres around the country would be feeling the same way.

I have mixed feelings. I am certainly glad Howard is gone, but why not three years ago? (Or for that matter, six years ago?). It pisses me off when people mention the invasion of Iraq as one of the key reasons they would not be voting Liberal. Iraq was invaded in early 2003, while the last election here was late 2004. The idea of invasion was immoral back in 2002, and the actual invasion in 2003 only proved that. Why didn’t those people vote against Howard back then?

I hope Kevin Rudd can bring a renewed sense of morals to the Australia identity. The old government wore me down with its non-stop corruption, lies and hatred towards fairness. I’m not expecting a revolution. I don’t expect to be able to get married next week, but there is optimism in the air, for a brighter future for this country. The next three years will hopefully make me proud of this country again, something Mr Howard stole from me.