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Oct 20, 2023Liked by Joel Jenkins

So OVER the thrashing about over the Ref'n outcome. Same like when Trump became POTUS - 'Why ? ... But why?' (Wish you were writing then). Now I just tell them 'Read Joel's take at Bogan Intelligentsia, read it over, THEN talk to me. Knockout piece.

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Cracking writing Joel. I wonder if the salts of the Aegean have infused into you like a superbly marinated greek leg of lamb buddy! I was only thinking the other day how we still have some of the most anti union and worker laws in the OECD, such as restrictions on withdrawing labour or significant fines issued to Unions and individuals who step any which way out of line. So what is the look at me and love me Albaneses and the rest of his party's hacks doing? Sweet F all. The level of treachery and abject failure on bread and butter issues for most Australians is stunningly breathtaking. My hope is that the rusted on Labor voters reject this pile of served up rotten cheese and look towards real progressive parties and individuals to truthfully fight for a better Australia for all and justice for our first nations. Thankls again Joel for a searingly honest observation of Lthe ALP!!

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Well said Joel. We are in the situation where the 80% of the parliamentary ALP doesn’t really believe in the ‘policies’ it is required to support and the remaining 20% are just hacks in it for themselves. There is palpable frustration at Branch level and the whole thing just feels like a giant seat-warming operation while the preferred party of Capital tries to get its shit together. Bottom line is it probably won’t, it will continue its Trumpian drift to cookery, bigotry and religious nutcases while the so-called ‘Party of the People’ fucks around at the fringes and alienates itself still further from its constituency.

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