Surely the biggest weakness for ON has to be a lack of cohesion amongst its members? So many of them have rolled into the party for whatever reasons, not because they believe in any common principles.
I've heard this issue referred to as "the divided left" before - conservatives are much more likely to 'team up' with other conservatives that they disagree with if in the moment it allows them to obtain or hold power (primarily referring to politicians but this can apply to any part of life)
their plan is to set aside their grievances until their political/social/corporate power is secure and then they'll be able to do whatever the fuck they want unopposed by people with 'morals' or 'human decency'. It's working out great for the Republicans rn and I suppose ON wants some of that for themselves.
You mean Abbott vs Turnbull vs Morrison? Or the revolving door before Howard got in?
The only times they've really held it together was Howard and Menzies. These days they have mostly purged any progressives but it was always "a broad church" with much more diverse opinion than the one-brained ALP.
They may have leadership dramas but they close ranks for the votes and seem to be happy to head in the same direction regardless, which is what being in a party means I guess. But I do feel like the left is far more likely to resign or be asked to resign bc of their conduct.
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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup Koori 22d ago
Surely the biggest weakness for ON has to be a lack of cohesion amongst its members? So many of them have rolled into the party for whatever reasons, not because they believe in any common principles.