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Re: Geelong Player Movements 2010 He's been out of the game for a while but we think he's still got what it takes Leon Braslin | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Re: Australian Politics Well they're part of the coalition that's currently governing your country. I'm not sure how that would fall outside of any interpretation of 'viable alternative', regardless of the unusual circumstances.

Re: Australian Politics Both major parties are severely underwhelming, but I think Labor will win comfortably. Abbott's social regressiveness and religiosity will alienate large pockets of Australia's relatively secular population, and his poor eloquence and public speaking skills don't hold...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny How does the FTP actually work? I was under the impression that it was up to the countries to the organise their own series', and the only requirement was that they play each other nation home and away in a 5-year period. If this is the case, what's stopping...

Re: Australian Politics Which polls are they? I'm interested to see because I, somewhat surprisingly, haven't seen much gender-based talk after the first few days.

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny As I said, I do not think that the countries who blocked Howard did so in good faith, and they should have been more transparent in voicing the basis for their rejection. However, I am pleased that despite the apparent shadiness surrounding the rejection...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I'm not going to bother continuing the back-and-forth because I can't see this discussion going anywhere other than around in circles, rehashing our own arguments and forgetting the conflicting viewpoints. I'm sure you will agree that racism is rarely an...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I didn't mention his ability to administrate at any stage, I merely said his history and apparent character should hold him ineligible for such a position. Do you seriously not understand the difference between an apology from the current head of state of...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Strawman, I didn't say any of those things. No, I have never been the representative of the nation-state of Australia. No, I am condemning his steadfast refusal to apologize on behalf of the nation he was leading. Say what you want about Rudd, at least...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I'm not sure that accusing me of playing the 'race card' in any way detracts from the examples I just gave. I'm finished in this thread.

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Haha yeah it must be me who is the real racist. After all, it was I who refused to apologize for the state-sanctioned attempted genocide of an entire race of people, who took away the human rights of indigenous Australians because I didn't think they were...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Just because the use of racism and xenophobia as a wedge issue in is widespread, that doesn't mean it is acceptable, or that a person as adept at the art of dog-whistling as John Howard would be a suitable candidate to run an organisation which counts India...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny The joke was: "We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come" -John Howard, stoking the flames of xenophobia and forgetting that he too is, in fact, of migrant heritage. The right decision (No to Howard) was made for...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny 'we decide who assumes the presidency and the manner in which they assume it' -ICC member nations

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