get to sea!


Oh bother, politics! Yes, I know but last weekend Australia faced a landmark moment in whether it would give a voice to parliament for the Traditional People. We failed, largely due to lies and deception by the Conservative side of politics. They made spurious claims about chaos reigning as though Traditional People would directly take control of land ownership. They lied, promising a further referendum to offer alternative freedom to indigenous people, this has already been withdrawn. 

On a larger scale, there is further evidence that democracy is either dead or close to it, I'm Australia and other countries not aligned with "Communist" China. The following is published online by the ABC News in the washup of The Voice referendum:

"In August, Meta shut down 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts run by a group linked to Chinese authorities, dubbed Spamouflage, that had been churning out spam convenient to Beijing. The group had also been toying with people's perceptions of the Voice."

"We have definitely seen some actors trying to interfere in the Voice," disinformation researcher Albert Zhang told me. "Some actors were amplifying both pro and anti-Voice sentiments … trying to sow discord and undermine public trust in the Australian government itself."

My tip is to follow Captain Fatty Goodlander and get to sea. 


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