Yes I agree @dingus
Lifting of the nuclear moratorium is a much better policy than lifting the moratorium and having the taxpayer pay for construction of nuclear power plants. It was a dumb policy by Dutton in a sea of stupidity pedalled by the LNP at the recent election.
The issue is your situation can’t be repeated. Or it’s very unlikely
I’m not blaming a generation.
I’m blaming government policy, the media destroying any alternative GOOD policy too simply make a fairer, better society.
The fact that that policy might disadvantage the asset rich, older Australians over younger people trying to make enough income and the media being controlled by older generations is enough, selling lies is disgusting. Thats whose blaming generations.
A society that doesn’t give lip service to the so called “3 pillars “ of a home ownership, a super balance and the pension.
Government policy has largely robbed a generation(or two) home ownership.
The super balance is under attack by at least half of the political sphere.
And the aged pension? ■■■■ try living on it.
I’m not only living on it, I’m saving a decent whack of it each fortnight.
You don’t have much imagination, just a deep cynical appreciation of the obscure.
I actually don’t give a fark about Boomers, Millennials, Generation X or whatever.
I know the opportunity I had in the 1970s, and I made the most of it. I think that all generations had good and bad bits.
The issue is really that many just want someone to blame, and blaming Government is the easy way out, except we are the ones who choose them. If you go through the generations, Whitlam was socially progressive but lacked a certain reality mostly through his big ego and arrogance. He did great things in three years, should have been in power longer. Fraser was just a divisive ■■■■, setting the tone for Liberals Leaders moving forward. Hawke had the chance to do great things, but his economic rationalism, was just another capitalist picnic. Working class people loved him, but he sold them down the river, and was the architect for our current housing crisis and property issues. Keating was the genius, but he lacked any humility and would have been a great dictator, except we are a democracy.
Since then greed has been rampant, fostered by Howard and since little Johnny, there has been little greatness. BillShorten showed promise, but was rejected.
Blame us Boomers if you must, but today’s conservative rightwing feral nutter are aged between 30 and 50, and love to hate.
It would take me six months to turn our economy and social structure into something positive and worthwhile. Yep, I would have to re-educate a large number, and eliminate certain groups, but that is the price you pay for Utopia.
Really?
At this point I’m blaming the clearly insufficient comprehension lessons you lot did on your chalk and slate.
Can none of you read?
We were using ink. And those nuns beat learning into us in the name of their Father.
Maybe that is what subsequent generations lack, learning through violence.
“boomer” to the kids is far more a vibe/attitude than it is a measured demographic
-edit- #notallboomers
I’m sure #nepokid will replace #boomer in the coming 15-20 years as the boomers all fall off the perch in terms of envy.
That would be those Sky News nutters in their 30-50s I guess @Bacchusfox
I have a 13 year old cousin who called me a boomer because I don’t use TikTok.
It gets pretty quiet each time this is asked
It bothers me that anyone pays attention to ex department head of one of the worst PM’s in Australian history.
Actually, I should be happy. The more attention the Libs pay her the longer they will spend in the wilderness.
We didn’t have nuns, just a few people that shouldn’t have been around kids for different reasons. And I’m in the stage of gen X or whatever it is that only had weekly access to fancy things like computers once a week in what was delightfully referred to as “keyboarding” class.
Many of my circle purchased homes for under 100k in areas where those same homes now sell for $1m plus, and are using that equity to get a leg up by investing in properties that would otherwise be purchased by younger first homebuyers. Many of them vote Liberal, many of them share memes and “I wonder how many will share / cancelling Christmas/ don’t need to be welcomed to my own country / refugees are taking caviar from homeless veterans / there are only two genders” dross.
My point, that I honestly think I’ve fairly ■■■■■■■ obviously made, is that I don’t blame a particular age group for any of this.
I blame a system that allows it, a media that seeks to divide and endumben us, and a political class that long ago stopped caring about what was right and focusing on what polled well this week.
Perhaps I’m accidentally right.
It’s similar to the #yesallwomen comments.
There’s no need to take issue with the content, but if you did, then it was probably aimed at you.
Don’t slander the CPS with her running a PS Department. She ran his Office.
Yep, and in reality you cannot blame a Government in a democracy, especially when the term is three years.
My girl finished year 12, enrolled in a university in another state, got a part time job, finished her degree, got a good job, saved her money and recently bought a unit.
I’m so proud of her.
It can be done.
I have not noticed any right tendencies with respect to you., and you are being watched.
If they want to accept praise when they do something good they can accept the blame when they do something wrong.
The government scum are good at lapping up the praise and deflecting all the blame though