@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
Chameleon wrote: I had better stop now before I say what I really think about the hypocritical lefty, flag waving populists who have a lot to say about the latest cause but do absolutely nothing practical or even show any concern about the real, gritty problems disadvantaged people face here in Australia...
October this year has ben designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, no doubt, during that month, many posters here will be wearing pink ribbons, attending rallies and functions and discussing breast cancer on this board. Are you going to call us hypocritical lefty, flag waving populists for having a lot to say about the latest cause andnot showing concern for the 'real gritty problems' of those suffering from other forms of cancer.
No.... My wife is just recovering from breast cancer. Many of her friends have breast cancer. ( wife attended the funeral of one who died last week from breast cancer ) Some of my relatives including a young 30 year old woman have also died from breast cancer.
It is one of the real, genuine gritty problems affecting tens of thousands of Australians everyday. .................Unlike the unfortunate death of a black man at the hands of police in America.
Kazumi summed it up pretty well in a post on the " please protest some other time thread ".
" Sadly, number of my friends, some near 80, have marched. One actually said that she has been in isolation (with her husband and 1/2 dozen of grand kids) on their country property, and she needed to be with people, so travelled to Sydney for the protest. "
For many ( probably the vast majority ) of people, trendy lefty flag waving rallies and protests are simply a social event. A chance to join with others and feel a part of a group. A sense of belonging. Unfortunately in the rush to be a part of the " special group " ( including on this forum ) many simply parrot the latest lines, buzzwords and simplistic protest slogans without any real understanding of the complexity of many issues.
This gives rise to hypocrisy which is illustrated perfectly by all the fuss on these boards about the " black lives matter " death of Floyd in America while at the same time completely ignoring a similar death of a mentally ill person at the hands of police here in Australia. Also ignoring the fact that 49% of prison inmates have been diagnosed with a mental health illness compared to 28% of prisoners having Aboriginal ancestry. ( Yes there would be many aboriginal prisoners that also have diagnosed mental illness ). Mental health incarceration and exchanges with police are a much bigger problem in Australia than aboriginal incarceration etc, but is completely ignored because it is not a sexy flag waving opportunity.
Not only do the lefty special groups ignore the much bigger problems, they take great offence at anyone who dares to point it out, denigrating their views and making derogatory personal comments. Sorry, but many of them are just a bunch of populist hypocrites.
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