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It should be noted that Australia is often a test-bed for these sorts of activities before being exported to the International sphere. As a nation, it has been
by fit2rule 12y ago
It should be noted that Australia is often a test-bed for these sorts of activities before being exported to the International sphere. As a nation, it has been a playground for corporate interests since its inception as a state. Australians are generally ignorant of the role their legal system plays in corrupting the wider International community.
The point is, it works both ways: if you want to know what the corporate elite will try to do in 5 years, watch what they're doing in Australia today ..
- chrisbolt 12y agoWhy does Australia play such a large role?
- praptak 12y agoWillingness to bend over for US? Possibly stemming from mandatory voting: if everybody has to vote then it dilutes the votes of people who really care about outrageous issues.
- fit2rule 12y agoBecause Australia, by necessity, has been run by corporations and companies and non-state actors since its inception, and its current government is extremely pro-business in its desire to build the national infrastructure, exploit the massive resource treasure of the land, and construct a 'next generation' society built on principles its learned from other failures through contemporary history. Australia influenced Marx, it influenced Stalin, and during the period of the modern era has provided corporate elite with an industrial playground in which policies can be tested, adjusted and improved. The Australian people are very eager, culturally, to play that role.
- walterbell 12y agoThat's really interesting. Is New Zealand used similarly? Canada and Australia are probably good testbeds/canaries due to smaller populations. Would you recommend any books/papers/sites on the history of Australia as international legal testbed?