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Our Dumb Government Panders Rather Than Leads

May 17, 2021 Silas

The Australian federal government, led by the blokey Scott Morrison who wants to be the best friend of the nation, appears to promise a lot but actually does little. Complacency…

Episode 12: The Politics of Grievance - Robert Sudha Hamilton's Podcast

America is the great democratic experiment. Although, this is getting on for some 250 years now. This nation is in the grip of the politics of grievance. Partisan politics in America is more about hating the other side than particularly loving the side you are voting for. Americans have been encouraged to focus their attention upon their grievances via decades of negative campaigning and attack ads. Demonizing ‘the other’ is the favoured political pastime in the 21C. Identity politics and social values are the main game these days. Economic issues are now seen through this ideological filter.Murdoch, Fox & Stirring Grievance In AmericaRupert Murdoch and his Fox News are merchants of toxic polarization. This network is spewing out lies and fake news 24/7. Every presentation is top heavy in anti-woke content and a right wing bias. Regular viewers are sucked into a spin cycle of libertarian anti-government GOP grievance stoking. Old white men upset at their changing worlds, where heaven forbid minorities are now getting a say. OMG the sky is going to fall in. In this partisan realm complaints about there being too many coloured faces on TV and LGBTQIA folk making too much noise are legion. Uppity women talking about sexual harassment and such like make their viewer’s blood boil – which is the whole idea for Fox. Getting their audience riled up keeps eyeballs on them and advertising rates going up for their revenue.Popularizing Poisonous Issues For Political GainThe politics of grievance is all about popularizing these causes for the benefit of candidates and the party. The party promoting these grievances doesn’t need positive policies. They just bang on about how the other side is to blame for the problem.

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28 Oct

Socrates drank the hemlock and died, as he was executed by the Athenian state for impiety and corrupting the youth of the city.

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27 Oct

You know, if you watch American network TV the most profound thing you come away with is a sense of smugness. American smugness portrayed in countless characters in stories brought to life on screen.

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26 Oct

The NACC is a whole new level of toothless tiger, it is an invisible toothless tiger. The voter support for an anti-corruption commission helped get the Albanese government elected.

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26 Oct

The world is at a tipping point, according to my reckoning, the forces of reaction are staging a last stand. Donald Trump represents the last vestiges of the white male hegemony.