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.

https://youtu.be/2a98sN9hLFk

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Left-Right politics in Australia is dead

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"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

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