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Jon
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Waiting for Rudd
Rudd's a conservative politician ( rule No. 1 = stay in power ) . He has said that he needs a " public groundswell " before any new referendum . HE cannot initiate that . So if we are waiting for him and he's waiting for us the result is ZERO. PPPPPP -- Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance . A " groundswell " needs to be created and that takes time and organisation . I think this medium is the key . It can reach a lot of people very fast and coordinate their action . All it takes is a unity of purpose . We lost the last referendum because of a lack of purpose -- a lack of unity .
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