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NUS counting is finished. The delegate positions were: Action: 3 Keep Left: 1 Choice: 1 Spark: 1 "Greens" (Enviro Collective? I'm not sure what the person who told me meant by Greens): 1

Ditto the Labor Club, though I've been less active this semester. Drinks nights sometimes include trivia and usually have a guest speaker, often a parliamentarian. I think we've had Anthony Albanese, Julia Gillard (the VSU forum) and Meredith Burgmann, among others.

If the Chinese 'understood the necessity of such great change'. they would not have officially disavowed the Cultural Revolution (as they did in 1981), or arrested the Gang of Four in 1976 when Mao died. I also fail to see how the failed economic / agricultural experiment that was the Great Leap...

I think it would only be racist if they said the Chinese government was evil because it was Chinese.

A lack of interest in elections does not necessarily follow to a lack of interest in the services provided. Most people have little interest in Federal and State politics, but make frequent use of the services that these governments provide. However, I agree that increasing awareness of the...

We can stop this debate if you wish. Indeed it has not really been a debate for a fair while. I sympathise with you for the losses you have experienced, I really do. I simply wish to point out that there have been equally many victims who have been died as a result of persecution by the Chinese...

Again you presuppose that everyone who didn't vote MUST be right-wing (because they are not part of the Left), which is clearly not true. You are reading in false credit for the actions of these people where none exists - the vast majority of non-voters have not thought about wanting to take a...

That presupposes your policies are actually solutions to whatever problems currently exist with student organisations, a position that many would not share. The fact that only Choice gave you a kind reception may indicate that both of you have equally skewed priorities as to what the student...

It is not a flawed point. That there are two sides to every story is not even a point, it is a blatantly self-evident truth which you have an astounding inability to accept. Additionally, if you think the statistics I cited are false, I'd like to see some sort of counter-evidence. I could say...

You are becoming less coherent by the post :rolleyes: Most people would find the line between "legitimate" religion (by the quote marks, I don't mean that religion is illegitimate, but that defining legitimacy is hard) and cults to be a very fine one. If your criterion for a cult is that it...

I don't think you even know what you believe any more. This quote actually made me laugh out loud. Maybe you should start a religion, Quah, so that the ordinary man may revere your profound knowledge and benevolence. Distribute your divine enlightenment in a tome that we may all benefit...

Oprah's net worth is apparently more than 1.3 billion USD, so she's hardly making a huge sacrifice there. But it is good to see some celebrities actually donating sizeable amounts. Americans seem to go crazy whenever some movie star donates $1 million to relief efforts for a massive natural...

Shades of SUPRA ...

No, Wikipedia is not always correct. But since when it is a propaganda rag? It has strict neutral point of view policies, which are vehemently argued in controversial articles like those on Israel-Palestine. In any case, who gave you a divine right of truth? I hope you realise that you have...

I agree. The trick is to appear centrist and, dare I say it, "sensible", then pull out all your far-right deviousness once you're elected. To address some other points raised (I'll paraphrase here): As compared to Simon Fontana, whose debating skills are limited to "Fuck off, nobody likes...

Like coming up with catchy faction names! As for VSU, and it being a fait accompli, the Government is remarkably preoccupied with various homeland security and IR legislation right now. VSU has been repeatedly pushed to the back of the agenda. Parliament only has 24 sitting days left this...

In my last post, I outlined what I thought were the main points of the campaign. I have also heard several lecture-bashes by Nick or other Action people and none of them have mentioned homophobia. I can't give you a blanket guarantee that it wasn't brought up, but I haven't seen it in any...

Here, I will quote it in its entirety: Perhaps not a literary masterpiece, but I seek in vain to find the OMG I AM QUEER VOTE FOR ME. The main pillars of Nick's campaign have been fighting VSU, providing better representation, better learning conditions (smaller tutes and less ancillary...

Not until the Federal Right stops attacking higher education. Also, Quah, I don't think I've seen a single mention of anything to do with Queer issues in Nick Wood's campaign. To make out like it was some sort of lynchpin to his campaign is a blatant misrepresentation. Commiserations, it is...

The figure may not be that high for university students, considering the Government's approach to tertiary education. My point is that Choice was not even standing enough candidates to win a majority under any circumstances (even if they got as many votes as they wanted to), so there was...