There are far bigger things to worry about in the world than whether someone wants to have a few bucks on the outcome of an election (which they likely know SFA about)
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I agree with you, but i think its stupid rather than harmful, and if we try to ban "stupid", well, its a huge huge task for starters.
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- Kidding, right?
Probably as good a place as any to post this very interesting piece by Waleed Aly
AFP investigating whether foreign actors paid local criminals cryptocurrency to carry out antisemitic attacks
State and territory leaders also agree to set up new database tracking antisemitic crime after national cabinet meetingwww.theguardian.com
So which foreign power? A quasi state actor that begins with a H, and resides in say Lebanon, or a state that begins with an I, that has a bone to pick over the government's voting in the UN and feels like throwing a wrench in an upcoming election?
When violence becomes a commodity, there’s no telling where it will end
With so little known about the spate of antisemitic attacks being carried out in Australia, terrorism and espionage are beginning to look increasingly the same.
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Probably as good a place as any to post this very interesting piece by Waleed Aly
When violence becomes a commodity, there’s no telling where it will end
With so little known about the spate of antisemitic attacks being carried out in Australia, terrorism and espionage are beginning to look increasingly the same.www.smh.com.au
Or so called ‘strong’ alternative PM completely taken in if this is some false flag bulldust.
It’s pretty boring when a PM says he will comment more when the facts become known, but exactly how the office holder should act.
Let’s hope we never get a leader who flicks into Twitter babbling every time something minor annoys them
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i dont think it would be that hard to say gambling on elections is illegal
its just another erosion of the importance of democracy for the benefit of capitalism
there's no need to whatabout anything else on this either this is pretty simple
people should not be able to gamble on the outcomes of democratic elections
odds have no place in democracy
How does it undermine democracy?
That's just your opinion.
Odds are "likelyhood" there is a whole industry based on predicting the likely outcomes of elections . Does it make a difference if the odds come from Roy Morgan or from a gambling company ( who probably use the Roy Morgan data )?
What exactly is the harm? What is the detrimental impact on democracy? How does gambling influence the operation of democracy or outcomes of elections?
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Are you against all gambling, or just on elections?
I'd ban all gambling advertising but there is absolutely no real reason it shouldn't be allowed on politics.
Unseemly?
Are you suggesting that politics should be dignified?
Can we start when parliament is sitting then ? Maybe question time.
I've never had a bet on elections but I find the betting market an interesting guide in predicting the outcome. They are not infallible but sit alongside polling as a guide to how an election may pan out
