CitizenSociety / is on Nostr

Country of residence: Australia

Last Notes

2023-09-10 10:32:56

- reply

@npub1ezn…3rul @npub18lk…kfdk Can we please avoid the "men always benefit from gendered society" generalisation. Some men do not benefit.

2023-09-02 03:55:26

- reply

@npub190d…lfvr The simple answer is that workers and especially women have been sold up the river. Workers median wage is so historically low that many families now need two wages. Where are the well paid jobs for women? Women now make up more than the workforce, but suffer from being unable to advance. Employers essentially now have two workers for the price of one and still whine like stuck pigs if they have to pay more to their workers.
#australia #wages #genderedlabor

2023-08-17 21:58:30

- reply

@npub1ztm…t758 How uncertain the ALP must feel to not risk much. While applauding the idea of keeping promises, there seems like vision is again last on the list.

2023-08-14 04:49:10

- reply

@npub1ulq…qjlj @npub15l8…v0gk Not just lower middle class white poor, but those of any colour suffering transgenerational poverty who have never felt like anyone has done anything for them.
They mistake IMO that The Voice is about disadvantage.

2023-08-13 22:45:26

- reply

@npub1ulq…qjlj @npub15l8…v0gk The basis of many in the No camp is "why should FNP get this access, when we don't ". For this to hold water, they must reject elites and corporates also having this access. If their belief is "no one should have this access", with all that entails, then this is a legitimate although not necessarily pragmatic argument.
With all the muddying of the water, I am trying to keep the debate simple.

2023-08-13 11:52:43

- reply

@npub15l8…v0gk Your point is what exactly? I think going through the list of those with existing priority access to parliament and executive government is not overly helpful. In my view, these groups should not have this access.
The question IMO that voters in the referendum need to ask themselves is this:
Do we grant priority access to FNP due to the history of this country?
It is not about disadvantage as other disadvantaged groups do not have this access. Nor self determination.

2023-07-08 00:31:17

- reply

@npub1ql8…2ef6 I wish we were past the need for this. But we are not.
I have watched this conflict and see day after day babies, children, teenagers, parents, grandparents being maimed and killed. These are the civilians targeted and they are overwhelmingly Ukrainian citizens.
Russia has been using cluster munitions, phosphorus bombs, missiles, etc and indiscriminately targeting civilians.
There have not been major strikes on Russian cities like Moscow, St. Peterborough, etc.
Russia is evil.