FREE ESSAY ON PAULINE HANSON - AN OPINIONATIVE ESSAY

PAULINE HANSON - AN OPINIONATIVE ESSAY

Beginning close to three years ago as a tiny, inconsiderable speck on the political
horizon, Pauline Hanson has since seen her influence and attention in Australian politics
skyrocket. So much so, in fact, that she is now arguably the most talked about politician
in Australia, ahead of even the Prime Minister. She now has her own political party, One
Nation, who will contest the upcoming federal election with a feeling of confidence after
the party's success in the recent Queensland state election. However dismayed the rest of
the political world are about this new threat, no successful plan or strategy has yet
been found to curb her ever increasing popularity. 
Besides the other political party's feeling of dismay at One Nation's success, they have
also experienced a feeling of disbelief as to how One Nation could win support with the
current collection unattainable ideals and promises which they call their policies. This
is not to say that all of their ideals are bad, but the unfortunate (or fortunate,
depending on your point of view) fact is that One Nation do not have a single viable or
intelligent policy. However they continue to gain support, and this is what befuddles the
vast majority of sensible, rational Australians. It has been said that One Nation has
gained support because of people's dissatisfaction towards the other political parties,
and this theory could have some merit, sad as that may be. You would think that in a
country like ours, voters should have an alternative than to vote for a party whose
policies and selfish idealisms could only be detrimental to the country. However, after
receiving promise after promise from the major parties only to hear them be broken with
unnerving regularity, this line of reasoning can be understood, although certainly not
endorsed, and it goes someways towards explaining how One Nation have become an important
consideration in Australia's political field.