The Headline Reads: 100's resigning from the Liberal Party. Fine, let them go.
When you join a political party, it means you agree with and aspire to the principles of the party, not the character of the leader. Well, at least smart people do that. Leaders can and do change for all sorts of reasons.
From the Liberal Party Homepage
OUR BELIEFS
We Believe:
In the inalienable rights and freedoms of all peoples; and we work towards a lean government that minimises interference in our daily lives; and maximises individual and private sector initiative.
In government that nurtures and encourages its citizens through incentive, rather than putting limits on people through the punishing disincentives of burdensome taxes and the stifling structures of Labor's corporate state and bureaucratic red tape.
In those most basic freedoms of parliamentary democracy - the freedom of thought, worship, speech and association.
In a just and humane society in which the importance of the family and the role of law and justice is maintained.
In equal opportunity for all Australians; and the encouragement and facilitation of wealth so that all may enjoy the highest possible standards of living, health, education and social justice.
That, wherever possible, government should not compete with an efficient private sector; and that businesses and individuals - not government - are the true creators of wealth and employment.
In preserving Australia's natural beauty and the environment for future generations.That our nation has a constructive role to play in maintaining world peace and democracy through alliance with other free nations.
I subscribe to those principles. I’ve yet to see ANY evidence that under our new party leadership that we’ve walked away from those principles. If and when that were to happen which is highly unlikely, I will review my position based on what the revised principles are.
I've read a number of comments from exLibs stating they only joined the party because of Tony Abbott. Similarly many joined the Labor Party during Kevin Rudd's ascension. That is one of the problems political parties face today. Personality politics versus substance politics. We’ve seen how well that’s working for our American friends haven’t we. Give me party over personality every time thanks.
Those still stomping their feet and sulking in my humble opinion are extremely selfish. Their cries of 'I want my Tony back' and 'I'm not voting for the Liberals until they bring Tony back' are fanciful. It won't happen. They are simply acting like spoilt children and they are certainly NOT thinking about the party or the hundreds of thousands of others who like me still support the party. They're entitled, of course, to their dummy spit. But they are not entitled to attack others and then cry wolf when people strike back and they’re certainly not entitled to go on a wrecking ball mission and ruin it for everyone else.
So continue with your little protests and your threats to form other parties and all you'll succeed in doing is further divide the party and bolster the micro parties (particularly in the senate). Further more then our worse nightmares will be achieved; you’ll hand the government back to a CFMEU backed Labor government under Bill Shorten along with their friends the Greens. Is that what you really want?
So desert by all means, but please stop blowing up the base camp on the way out.
