Pauline Hanson
Beginning close to three years ago as a tiny, inconsiderable speck on
the
political horizon, Pauline Hanson has since seen her influence and
attention in
Australian politics skyrocket. So much so, in fact, that she
is now arguably the
most talked about politician in Australia, ahead of even
the Prime Minister. She
now has her own political party, One Nation, who will
contest the upcoming
federal election with a feeling of confidence after the
party's success in the
recent Queensland state election. However dismayed the
rest of the political
world are about this new threat, no successful plan or
strategy has yet been
found to curb her ever increasing popularity. Besides
the other political
party's feeling of dismay at One Nation's success, they
have also experienced a
feeling of disbelief as to how One Nation could win
support with the current
collection unattainable ideals and promises which
they call their policies. This
is not to say that all of their ideals are
bad, but the unfortunate (or
fortunate, depending on your point of view) fact
is that One Nation do not have
a single viable or intelligent policy. However
they continue to gain support,
and this is what befuddles the vast majority
of sensible, rational Australians.
It has been said that One Nation has
gained support because of people's
dissatisfaction towards the other
political parties, and this theory could have
some merit, sad as that may be.
You would think that in a country like ours,
voters should have an
alternative than to vote for a party whose policies and
selfish idealisms
could only be detrimental to the country. However, after
receiving promise
after promise from the major parties only to hear them be
broken with
unnerving regularity, this line of reasoning can be understood,
although
certainly not endorsed, and it goes someways towards explaining how
One
Nation have become an important consideration in Australia's
political field.