‘People have lost all sense of shame’: three threats against federal politicians reported to police every day

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• UncleArthur@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe it’s because the politicians have also lost all sense of shame.

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  • Carawou@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What I’m going to say may sound very shocking to some, but by global standards, Australian politicians are actually pretty decent.

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    • hanrahan@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There are no mass shootings.

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting

      There is clean water.

      …com.au/…/0e438bf03899ec43bd33c7180500d34c

      www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-15/…/103469214

      You don’t get beaten or arrested simply for criticizing politicians.

      you do if you disagree wit their polices

      www.9news.com.au/…/bf9f3b4d-b13c-49b5-a7ea-405166…

      theguardian.com/…/nsw-police-commissioner-urged-a…

      www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/…/104721294

      When you go to the hospital, you find doctors and nurses

      I haven’t had that experience, well … only after waiting hours in agony

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    • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The price of freedom I eternal vigilance.

      There are lots of Australian cases where politicians are downright criminal.

      We need to have protections in place to stop our Polies emulating the like of Indian Russia, Brazil and Lebanon. Those protections need to be enforced, so the don’t emulate the US.

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    • UncleArthur@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh, I completely agree: violence is never acceptable against politicians. Well, Putin aside. But my fundamental point remains: politicians have lost all sense of shame. When you think back to the Profumo affair, or even Nixon, politicians used to resign when caught out. They were held to a high standard as representatives of the people. These days they won’t resign unless forced after weeks.

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