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The demonizing of Tony Abbott

lakeedge — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:21:24 GMT

Since the election win by Mr Abbott the hate threads on here have multiplied expendentially as the penny drops that Labor has lost.

Saying that the right leaning people started it is not the same, C&P articles that exposed just how bad Labor was in govt is not name calling. The name calling the left has indulged in since Tony Abbott became leader of the opposition has been prolific and histrionic.

The myopic posts saying the loss is not as bad as they thought is ludicrous, please people read something anything about the history of elections before you drift off into la la land.

No matter what the coalition do from here on in it will be vilified by the left & it will be on here so the left can assuage it's deep feelings of loss.

a piece by Rita Panashi:

THE full blown unhinging, when it came, was as predictable as it was pathetic. Last week, as the election drew closer and certain defeat loomed large, the lunatic left gave up any pretence of intelligent discourse and resorted to scaremongering and deranged slandering.

The tone was set by Julia Gillard and then Kevin Rudd with personal attacks on Abbott's character. Both Labor and the Greens sought to demonise Abbott as a one-dimensional bogeyman to be feared and despised.

Paradoxically the fervour with which Abbott was attacked ended up endearing him to the masses. Reasonable folk were left wondering why he was so harshly criticised for benign comments such as telling a reporter to "calm down" or remarking light-heartedly that a candidate had a certain "sex appeal". The words didn't match the indignation.

Trying to paint a Rhodes Scholar as an unthinking buffoon was a stupid line of attack. The so-called gaffes were dismissed by the electorate and in the end Abbott went into Saturday's election as preferred PM, something that even his most optimistic supporters had not anticipated.

But the election result will do nothing to dampen the zealous enthusiasm of the Abbott-loathing fringe dwellers. If anything their deranged disdain will only be energised by Abbott's prime ministership.

One wonders whether the multitude of socialist luvvies who pledged to flee Australia if Abbott ever became PM are currently packing their bags - although their departure won't be much of a loss to the nation. We have no shortage of moral posturers and out-of-touch agenda pushers.

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

crystal-gems — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:29:58 GMT

the multitude of socialist luvvies........sound familiar?

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

azureline** — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:37:25 GMT

I was kind of relieved to log in today and see threads of normal/usual topics out numbering the hate ones...........

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

polksaladallie — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:44:03 GMT

@crystal-gems wrote:
the multitude of socialist luvvies........sound familiar?

"a rose by any other name"

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

cherry*135 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:45:55 GMT

The demonizing of Kevin Rudd

The demonizing of Julia Gillard

The demonizing of Kevin Rudd

The demonizing of Tony Abbott

Isn't that something you/we will have to accept now that media standards (mainstream & social) have hit rock bottom re politics?

Why is it OK to demonize one party but not another? Those that dish it out, have to be prepared to have it dished back to them?

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

catsnknots — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:45:58 GMT

There has been at least 6 "kill/assassinate/shoot Tony Abbot" facebook pages

So far all have been removed...

There are a few that are focused on his daughters and what the left would like to do to them. Really sad and I can't believe that people think it is ok to suggest the rape of any woman or man.

There are a few with Tony Abbott in cross hairs that can't be removed... when that happened in America there was an assassination attempt.

I am yet to find any that were "kill Gillard" type pages... yes lots of negative ones... maybe even derogatory but never ones to murder a sitting PM.

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

cherry*135 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:58:42 GMT

From the opening post:

the lunatic left

deranged slandering.

Abbott-loathing fringe dwellers (a fringe dweller is someone who lives life outside their head - Urban Dictionary)

their deranged disdain

socialist luvvies

Tony Abbott won't be demonised for long as he will be ditched as Leader soon ( as soon as others realise he is not up to the job).

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

crystal-gems — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:58:07 GMT

Although I am not a TA supporter, I find those posts on FB absolutely disgraceful.

Surely it is illegal, and the posters deserve to be tracked down, and police action and charged..

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

silverfaun — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:02:12 GMT

A woman has produced a Tee shirt range with Kill Tony Abbott on it.

We are well aware of just how hate filled the left is. The appalling stuff that was de regueur for Howard has again reared it's ugly head.

and all this has eventuated BEFORE he even takes office.

The ridicule the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd got on here was for their everyday stuff ups, the chronic incompetency & lying, the policy failures & the inward looking concentration on themselves they subjected all of us to every day. And gobsmackingly enough they are still burying their head in the sand and infighting.

So to try to draw comparisons is uneducated & ignorant of the facts which we all know you aren't

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

cherry*135 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:08:02 GMT

I see no difference in demonsing a Prime Minister, MP no matter what party they belong to, what country they live in.

Do you expect every citizen of Australia to be in awe of Tony Abbott and only say nice things about him?. how unrealistic.

Which party supporters on CS posts are peppered the most with words such as... deranged, lunatic, pyschopath etc?

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

lakeland27 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:06:50 GMT

i dont want to kill him, i just want a competent person in the job. the threats to kill gillard flew thick and fast too.

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

debra9275 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:35:45 GMT

well OP after the demonization of Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, over the past 12 months or so, I guess you just have to accept it

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

azureline** — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:40:21 GMT

@crystal-gems wrote:
Although I am not a TA supporter, I find those posts on FB absolutely disgraceful.
Surely it is illegal, and the posters deserve to be tracked down, and police action and charged..

I didn't realise this op was directed at outside of CS.............................I would think it should be dealt with legally as well.

I am a bit sick of it all.

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

crystal-gems — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:47:32 GMT

Surely inciting to kill is illegal in Australia..

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:53:08 GMT

I must be evil, but I can't get this little catch phrase out of my mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhWlAKdlQp4

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

izabsmiling — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:19:32 GMT

From the opening post : Since the election win by Mr Abbott the hate threads on here have multiplied expendentially as the penny drops that Labor has lost.

The myopic posts saying the loss is not as bad as they thought is ludicrous, please people read something anything about the history of elections before you drift off into la la land.

No matter what the coalition do from here on in it will be vilified by the left & it will be on here so the left can assuage it's deep feelings of loss.

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was the thread title demonizing Tony Abbott

or Demonizing other Ebay members ?

....hate thread/s ?

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

topsidesoul — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:25:40 GMT

Pot....please meet kettle...

Which Liberal Mp suggested Gillard be 'kicked to death' while he was on on live television?

Former chief of staff David Speers

http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/politics/prominent-liberal-says-gillard-should-be-kicked-to-death/

Don't throw dirt and not expect it to be thrown back.

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

topsidesoul — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:28:30 GMT

Or the famouse placards from Liberal supporters who absented to Canberra ?

Pot meet kettle........

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

azureline** — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:29:47 GMT

well, 2 wrongs don't make a right............ and retaliating in kind is not right.....

as tempting as it is?

Re: The demonizing of Tony Abbott

topsidesoul — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:34:02 GMT

Nobody said it was right.

But playing the victim is hypocritical and so is forgetting what has beend one.

Both sides of politics have horrible people,everyone can see that, pretending that your side is cleaner is weaker than shutting down a reply by hitting the alert button.