There’s been little protest about lifting Australians’ retirement age. But it hits some harder more others: Indigenous men and women, and the growing number of older people pushed onto JobSeeker.
No, they’re right. Speaking as an Australian protester - we have a very conformist culture here. We haven’t been taught to imagine outside the status quo, it’s why Yank policies gets pushed uncritically here. We’re sectioned off in the little castles of our homes - we have to seek out community in the first place, let alone critical voices, let alone direct and informed subversion.
We might have once, but the majority of Australians don’t know shit about anything that isn’t themselves. We might want to look out for ours - but that circle is very small for mainstream Australia and you bet your ass that’s manipulable by wealthy interests.
Not all of us, but the majority of us are spineless people terrified we’re not safe enough.
No, they’re right. Speaking as an Australian protester - we have a very conformist culture here. We haven’t been taught to imagine outside the status quo, it’s why Yank policies gets pushed uncritically here. We’re sectioned off in the little castles of our homes - we have to seek out community in the first place, let alone critical voices, let alone direct and informed subversion.
We might have once, but the majority of Australians don’t know shit about anything that isn’t themselves. We might want to look out for ours - but that circle is very small for mainstream Australia and you bet your ass that’s manipulable by wealthy interests.
Not all of us, but the majority of us are spineless people terrified we’re not safe enough.