There was a time - probably 30 odd years ago - when we had a Federal Government that was actually interested in looking after the nation and its people and which was keen to help us all become more competitive. Bob Hawke and Paul Keating knew that it was a constant battle to generate new ideas and encourage change in the place so we became competitive with the rest of the world.
Biggest mistake they made was more funding for the education programme ;-)
But since 1996 we have been in "dumb down" mode. This is the mode that the conservatives are comfortable with - they want us to "leave the tough choices to them" and just stand by the white picket fence and wait for them to deliver the "good news".
Julia seems to have adopted similar thinking.
Our nation is in deep, deep shit. But no-one knows that yet. Actually a few people do - and some of them are talking about it - but our completely fucked up media won't report it properly. I am looking at you Mark Scott.
Forget News Ltd and Fairfax - they are dead in the water anyway. Stop paying for their shit!
Ross Garnaut made it perfectly clear in his original report about the consequences of inaction around climate change. We ignored him then and we continue to ignore him now.
And we are paying the price. And the dingbat conservatives are exploiting our stupidity.
If - as a nation - we aren't smart enough to see the "wood" for the "trees" - then smarter folks are going to take advantage of that.
I suppose "she'll be right mate" - is as good a philosophy as any.
But some of us have other plans - and where will that leave the bogan class?
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