Australians - No Idea.

A recent AgePoll on whether Australian's really are politically masochistic or just plain stupid, has reached the conclusion that both are equally true, and those who vote according to their will are on the fringes.

The study was misrepresented as a round-up of opinions of the Howard legacy.

'Irving Saulwick and Dennis Muller, who conducted the study for The Age, say it reveals "an exquisite paradox", with Mr Howard receiving a strong endorsement despite being marked down "on many, perhaps most, issues".'

"This follows directly in line with the theory that Australian's are political retards, or pol-tards as we call them in the industry. The public knows damn well Howard is Australia's cancer, and yet pretend he's the better cancer."

There are only a few scenarios that exist the explain this so-called paradox, or mind-numbing stupidity:

a) a person voted Howard in, regretted it, and then voted for him again prentending to be a devout Liberal supporter, and convinces others, and then themselves they agree with policy decisions to save face.

b) a person saw the minor insignificant difference of the Labor party, and decided to go with the party that actually was honest about it's harshness, as opposed to being harsh to garner votes.

c) a person decides to punish the right-wingedness of the Labor party by voting for the Liberal party.

d) John Howard was mentioned more on the television.

e) Ignorance.

f) it's the more racist party, and stands up to "those sorts of people"

g) a tax cut is nice and shiny.

OR:

h) a person continues to follow what their parents told them to follow.