5 ms·
What the Australian government does well is control information and controversy. The government is a quiet achiever in that regard. Australians have been comfo
by ehnto 6y ago
What the Australian government does well is control information and controversy. The government is a quiet achiever in that regard.
Australians have been comfortable for a while, and are generally disengaged from politics. Most Australians I know are more aware of American politics than their own.
- BLKNSLVR 6y agoAmerican politics that they're happy to mock, whilst the broth they're wallowing in is rapidly coming to the same temperature.
- squiggleblaz 6y agoYes but it's much harder to find out about Australian politics because we all spend our time as a minority on an American web and our media just aren't doing (can't do?) a great job.
- nickcox 6y agoAnd also because journalists could go to prison for reporting on it.
- thisrod 6y agoWhich Australian media do you follow? I'd say that Crikey covers politics as well as the best newspapers do overseas, and most countries dream of having a TV show like 4 Corners. The media is certainly getting smaller—everywhere, not just in Australia—and important things aren't getting reported. The answer to that is pretty boring, though: pay your subscription fees already.
- rbg246 6y agoIf I may add: theguardian.com/au michaelwest.com.au theconversation.com themonthly.com.au All do decent analysis of policy and economics and holding government to account.
- autisticcurio 6y agoThere are some things just never discussed. Do Australians sign a contract when they are born agreeing to the laws imposed on them, or do they sign a contract when they reach 18 years of age agreeing to the laws of the land or is Australia like every other patch of land on this planet bar the Polar regions, which dictates its laws and penalties just like every other dictatorship thats existed past and present? I'm surprised so called democracy's even claim the moral high ground considering many dont teach the laws of the land at school. Democracy is a criminal compromise voted for by idiots, run the security services! The financial system is the best control system no one can buy!
- rbg246 6y agoAs they say ignorance is not an excuse, politicians are just a reflection of the people who voted for them. But it sure beats authoritarianism, at least there is a chance of making it work!
- dash2 6y agoI’m not saying this post is by a Russian troll. I’m just saying it’s so incoherently angry, so full of irrelevant heat and devoid of useful information, that it might as well be.
- rbg246 6y agoToo true the thought crossed my mind but it provides an opportunity to make your own point in reply.
- jmkd 6y agoSorry but I just loved this turn of phrase and how well it sits with the issue. Thanks.
- fastball 6y agoOver here in the UK, brits are doing the same.
- pjc50 6y agoAmerican politics is a horrifyingly successful reality TV show. It provides the entertainment and conflict people crave, with the intellectual standards of professional wrestling. Unfortunately real administration is boring - and should be boring. We want to avoid crises.
- ehnto 6y agoI hadn't thought about it that way before but I think you're right. American politics is very dramatic. High tensions, big consequences, subterfuge, conspiracy. It's got it all.
- b0tch7 6y ago> Most Australians I know are more aware of American politics than their own Gosh this is so true. My sister and I are Americans living in Australia, she recently posted celebrating Kamala being named Biden's VP and got 20+ negative/derogatory DMs from aussie men in her network. I can't believe they care so much. Meanwhile, you rarely read much about Australian politics in social media besides satire (Batoota Advocate, etc).