Comment on Albanese's politics of patience: Democracy needs mature leadership

• Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yes, my entire point is obviously that we should just bend over and accept evil because someone else might be a bit worse. /s

  You can’t go around giving people a free pass for being spineless and corrupt just because someone else is worse. That’s literally the reason the system slides further and further right. It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

  Would I rather have Albo? Sure. Doesn’t mean he isn’t a turd who’s actively making it worse under the guise of electoral reform and it sure doesn’t mean we should accept it. Do you want a two party system? Because this is how we get one.

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  • prex@aussie.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So angry - I think he is doing the best he can.
    Can’t find the link but friendlyjordies was not a fan of that Australia institute report, or much else they do.

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    • Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sorry for the anger, I’m just very upset about this because I’m constantly watching people’s lives be ruined by a government that’s at best ignoring their needs, and at worst literally sending violent thugs to assault them at home. I apologise for directing it at you, but Albo isn’t someone you should support.

      The Australia institute has some problems but they’re pretty much on point with this one; they’re generally accurate on facts, it’s just that sometimes have weird takes on how to handle issues.

      I can’t agree he’s doing the best he can, unless you mean he’s doing well at ruining democracy and siding with corporate interests. He’s not making the changes that are needed here and now, he’s still part of a corrupt neoliberal system and hasn’t made any moves to meaningfully move beyond it. He could help people immediately: he could stop deporting marginalised communities, he could stop the states from criminalising protest, he could stop the AFB from assaulting immigrants or VicPol from putting trans journalists in the hospital and killing Aboriginal people in custody. He could do something about climate change instead of worsening it. He could end a number of human rights violations like offshore detention and the handling of youth in the criminal justice system. He could stop doing openly corrupt things like increasing surveillance of people while hiding behind “it’s to protect children” etc.

      In the end, he’s just another shitty politician with good rhetoric.

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      • prex@aussie.zone ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        There is always more that he could do do. (I’ve made the point before that any politician that agrees with you on everything is - weird before).
        The social media ban feels sinister but I’m not aware of the details yet & he has been wedged by the libs on immigration, etc, etc.
        On the other hand he flipped on the stupid stage 3 tax cuts for the rich promise which took balls & should be aplauded. They are trying for the tax on super over $3million. Has that got through yet? I’ll be furious if they can’t get that done. Albo is cooling his jets on tax reform after that, until after the next election. We will see what he proposes for then. Hopefully lots.

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