Re: <nettime> some reflections from australia on recent events here - the demise of zombie politics?

[martin hardie <martin.hardie@gmail.com>]

Angela

No worries, and then next day #greatlabor values bring us as Dr Tad
said on twitter: :

The joys of "good process" under Gillard?ALP votes with Coalition to
extend oppressive & racist NT intervention. Sickening.

and only Andrew Wilkie, Adam Bandt <http://www.facebook.com/adambandt> &
Bob Katter vote against
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/hansardr/dfa1725a-aa28-48db-ba56-7995bad31f8c/t
parlinfo.aph.gov.au
<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fparlinfo.aph.gov.au%2FparlInfo%2Fdownload%2Fchamber%2Fhansardr%2Fdfa1725a-aa28-48db-ba56-7995bad31f8c%2Ftoc_pdf%2FHouse%2520of%2520Representatives_2012_02_27_729.pdf%3BfileType%3Dapplication%2Fpdf&h=aAQFXwkvdAQHzeHL09S021Z_fYcIDT59-3lj-6OBGFjjdeg&enc=AZOTIEOzmqhxEWKzygXNfOT8tHzJgCpWUW9ZNx2AzCVUukCH1vvXrNiP8zotFXRp5wC-ZBDLPZinNDbBqIfXGp8A>

For those not in Australia see:

http://standforfreedom.org.au/

http://indymedia.org.au/2012/02/26/wgar-news-petition-stop-stronger-futures-and-support-aboriginal-self-determination-in-the

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3855768.html

All I can say is we are indeed in for Stranger Futures .....


Martin


On 29 February 2012 11:38, Angela Mitropoulos <s0metim3s@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Martin,
>
> Far from being regarded as someone who can "speak directly to people,"
> during his term as PM, Rudd was renowned for his use of convoluted
> corporate buzzwords, being too smarty-pants elitist, and (almost
> unforgivable in this country) speaking Mandarin. I preferred that figure, I
> have to say - though I would never vote for him or the ALP. But his
> conversion into an "ordinary family man" has had everything to do with his
> decision this last year to adopt the same discourse that the Liberal Party
> has in the lead up to a contest with Gillard. Namely, that she is not
> "ordinary," which in this instance is conservative "dog whistle" for her
> being "unmarried, childless, atheistic," -- ie, 'not normal.' The matter of
> the "coup" simply feeds into this, not least because I can't recall a
> leader of any party who has ascended to the position without bitter
> internal conflict. Tony Abbott toppled Malcolm Turnbull, Keating overthrew
> Hawke, it all seemed rather nasty but routine. I don't see why Gillard's
> ascendancy should be regarded as any different.





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