Interesting video from Crikey on the meaning of Left and Right in Australian politics.
Crystal Andrews, Bernard Keane, and Alex Fein (RedBridge polling)
They are talking about how Gen X have a memory of life before wholesale privatisation.
Alex Fein in particular has some striking things to about how the capital class who have assets, and the gap to those who don't.
"People talk about 'decreasing trust in institutions', I'm not seeing 'decreasing trust in institutions'.
I'm seeing collapse. Complete collapse in faith that our democracy can deliver anything for ordinary people. It is a terrifying thing to watch every night. This abject hopelessness. It's not cynicism. It's not anything... this is qualitatively different from what I've seen in previous years.
Something really big needs to happen if people's faith in democracy is going to be restored."
- Alex Fein
@timrichards @troberts you're not wrong there
I do worry that people don't see any other economic option, but still see it as a failure of democracy and accept the (entirely capitalist driven) tighter fist (aka authoritarian) approach as a solution
@troberts It's funny she (Alex) thinks we live in a democracy.
Edit: change he->she
#auspol #TaxTheRich
@sister_ratched I think I missed that comment.
She mentioned talking to teachers and nurses who needed a second job to get by, and people sleeping in cars. So I got the impression that she was talking about people who the social contract had failed in a substantial manner.
@sister_ratched Though I do recall Bernard mentioning how people can be one health crisis away from destitution.
Which I think is true. Even if the public health system will treat a sudden illness, people that have no ability to build up substantial savings and have a mortgage will be in massive trouble if they can no longer work due to health.
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