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.
@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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