The Monday message board has produced a discussion which I think deserves its own post, starting with Jack Strocchi’s observation that

My own guess is that the degree of party loyalty to the Labs is at an all time low. The true believer tribalism has gone the way of football club loyalty and church devotions.

No-one rose up to protest continuing devotion to a church or party, but a number of football fans were outraged. I’ve previously blogged on my own
defection from Geelong to Brisbane as part of my move to the world’s most livable city, but that was after 40 years.

As regards political parties, my view is that Labor left me, not vice versa. I haven’t changed my fundamental views in the thirty years since Gough Whitlam was elected, though I have, of course, adapted them in the light of new information about what works and doesn’t work and to deal with changing social and economic conditions.

There’s still interesting stuff on Iraq on the message board, and there must be something more to be said on merkins, so if you’d like to join these discussions, go to the comments thread.