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graveyard of DOOM index < | > After last night's election I got to thinking about something that has been buzzing about in my brain for a while now. Seeing John Howard up there, spouting the meaningless words he intended to be statesmanlike as he declared a fourth consecutive coalition victory, kind of galvanised things for me. The confluence of galvanising and Australian politics seems appropriate somehow, though I can't really explain why it does. The conclusion I came to is this: since the re-elected government's track record shows that that could not give a flying fuck at a rolling donut about issues to do with preserving the environment, humane treatment of refugees or indigenous issues, it's up to those people who think these issues are important to take it upon themseles to do something about it. In the face of an electorate-endorsed economically-focused conservative government, it's time for those who give a shit to get active. Getting active means first of all getting informed, which means finding some kind of alternative to the fuckers in the mainstream media who deceive and ignore and manipulate rather than inform. So. If you're interested in what I hesitate to call this "plan of attack", I've cobbled together a bunch of starting points for finding out more about getting involved directly. The list of links below isn't comprehensive - I'm not coming to this as an authoritative well-informed political activist or anything. This is just thinking out loud about places to begin. Any thoughts from you guys would be appreciated. |
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