Malcolm Turnbull may have appeared rather disjoint as Prime Minister. But under it all was the agenda.
As Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull was accused of lacking a clear message for the voters. He was accused of being Labor-lite: a bit left mixed in with a bit of right. Not too much of anything. But we should not be so naive as to believe that was what was really going on. Malcolm Turnbull had his ideological agenda and he persisted in implementing it. Unfortunately, his agenda might be described as a globalist agenda. And if they understood it, most people would think it was seriously bad.
We can see his persistence in his pushing of Climate Change. Years ago, he lost the leadership of the Liberal Party to Tony Abbott because he tried to push his Climate Change agenda and the Liberal Party did not want it. After a few years, he got himself appointed leader again. And what did he do? He pushed his Climate Change agenda again. And again, he lost the leadership of the Liberal Party which meant also losing the Prime Ministership.
Risking his position as Prime Minister was not as import to him as his agenda. It didn’t matter about the cost. He didn’t care that he was losing support from the party faithful. He didn’t care that he was losing support from the voters. He didn’t even seem to care that much that he was destroying his own leadership. The agenda was all that mattered.
And Climate Change was just one part of the globalist agenda he was keen on. We got the big immigration and the other parts of the globalist puzzle as well.
The idea that he was just pragmatic and seeking popular approval is false. He was good at making his ideological position appear more mainstream. He could bide his time. He could wait for opportunities. If things got too politically hot he would back away. Then he would wait for the political climate to cool down and then move forward with his plans.
His Climate Change agenda appeared to subside. But then it gradually came back. And he continued to push it along behind the scenes. It never really went away.
This takes a great deal of ideological commitment. He was not Labor-lite. He was the real deal. He is, perhaps, more ideologically pure than either Labor or the Greens. Unfortunately, it is the wrong ideology.
It is good he is no longer Prime Minister. But he might not be gone. We might not have heard the last of Malcolm Turnbull. The agenda continues.
Michael J. Thompson
