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As Australia's "left wing" shift further right after their recent election loss, and the most popular newpapers reflect a right wing Murdoch perspective that se
by bairrd 7y ago
As Australia's "left wing" shift further right after their recent election loss, and the most popular newpapers reflect a right wing Murdoch perspective that seems to sell well, one which frequently decries any green party in Australia as unreasonable, and the majority of political violence being enacted by the right (e.g. the Australian shooter who flew to New Zealand and killed 49 that was quickly moved on from, vs the "left" being repeatedly berated for dumping milkshakes on politicians), is it reasonable to say that we live in a deeply suicidal age? The will of the majority appears to me to be deeply right-wing, and power, both through violence and politics, seems to be permitted only if it is appropriately right-wing. Are we headed towards the end of the human era due to a continued slide rightwards?
- dang 7y agoPlease don't take HN threads further into ideological or political battle.