The Harsh Couch - 2015.02.10 The 39 Percenters

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The war is waged by each ruling group against it's own subjects, intended to keep the structure of society intact. - George Orwell
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at http://theharshcouch.com/thc/2015-02-10/
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Tony’s strategy to address his unpopularity: lurch more to the right.

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/15/tony-abbott-australians-have-been-played-for-mugs-by-violent-extremists

Whether or not the policies themselves have merit, the rhetoric he surrounds his announcements with are needlessly pandering to the right and alienating to the already marginalised.