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Julie Bishop asks - Is Kevin Rudd our Modern Day Don Quixote?

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Deputy Leader of the Australian Federal opposition Julie Bishop [pictured} writes on her blog today:

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“As Prime Minister Rudd heads off on his latest overseas adventure, why does he remind me of Don Quixote? The fictional Man of La Mancha famous for his delusional missions to save the world?

Miguel Cervantes used political satire to lampoon the behaviour of members of the Spanish Royal Court in the late 1500s and early 1600s.

Don Quixote’s delusions of grandeur led him into serious difficulty because his perceptions of the importance of his role and influence were far removed from reality.

While Don Quixote thought he was a knight-errant on a mission to save damsels in distress, to quell rebellions and restore order to the world, he found himself in amusing but invariably disastrous situations, way beyond his control or ability to manage.

Over the past 10 months Kevin Rudd has claimed that his Government activities and his pronouncements are of international importance and global significance. Closer analysis reveals these claims are dubious at best.”

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