"All unions are corrupt, that's why America got rid of them."
Actual words I heard a friend's husband say yesterday.
Because I'm an idiot all I replied was "They got rid of unions so they didn't have to pay their workers. It's not really a good thing."
So yeah I'm pretty sure my friend's husband probably hates me now lmao. 
I fucking hate the narrative. I hate how easy it is for the media to get people to believe dumb backwards shit, because no one it taught properly about anything anymore. An entire population of the easily grifted.
Not many things are dumber than America, but copying America is
When America says jump, Australia asks, “how high, master?”
Better start getting used to even more American bullshit flooding into the vassal states. Considering how much Australia loves swearing undying fealty to the USA you guys might as well just join as the 51st state.
Hey now, at least you won’t be alone! The EU and the Bri’ish will accompany you guys in the destruction of their own countries as tribute to the great satan
christ the US is actually giving the aussies a bit of the south america treatment
Australia's media is genuinely the most annoying media on the planet. It beats fox news in annoying levels.
I remember reading a Jeff Sparrow piece, or someone similar, that heavily implied Hawke was a US op.
The working class got more concessions under Menzies because he was such an unpopular prime minister it was what he had to do to stay in power
Because I'm an idiot all I replied was "They got rid of unions so they didn't have to pay their workers. It's not really a good thing."
It is not worth holding your tongue for these types. Most of the time they don't really care that much and there's a small chance you'll actually make them think a little, and if they're that invested that an offhand comment actually gets under their skin then they're the one being a problem not you
Yeah, it's bullshit. Labor are trying to destroy unions. It's the logical conclusion of their shifting right to appeal to voters.
Labor are barely even Labor and I've lost any tiny amount of hope I had left. Long time coming tbh, they've been shit for my entire lifetime.
Scream with me. Let it all out
screm
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAaaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Australian unions are not even that radical (also which one do I join?)
I would also like some advice on Aussie unions tbh.
Organising is hard when you don't use social media
It's basically to check your local trades hall website or actu directory. I've been in one union my whole full-time working life, and they have a strong presence, so I don't think I've ever really been in your situation/know what advice you were looking for, so it was presumptuous of me to assume you werent already informed/researching. However if you're already organising and in contact with your representative union then you're already off to a good start.
yeah i've been seeing the weird red scare bs as of late. i didn't realise how much dormant union-hate existed here...
fuck Labor, fuck the media - lapdogs of industrial lobby groups
pissing people off is good maybe itll make them think about communism
They probably just think I'm some blue hair liberal, unfortunately.
In my head saying, "I'd rather have a corrupt union over a regular corporation" sounds like a massive own but fortunately I don't know people to get into these sorts of debates with
So yeah I'm pretty sure my friend's husband probably hates me now lmao.
That is a merit, considering the context.
