OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Disgusting. Quit bringing the tone of this thread down with such vulgarity.

You’ve been the absolute forum tartlet this weekend.

You should find better ways to amuse yourself than being a screaming wokey warbling bender.

A seaweed smoking lentil loving moof.

Happy now?!

From an objective point of view, @TheRam has owned you good and proper.

I’ve felt embarrassed for you.

 

[the phantom menace]

From an objective point of view, @TheRam has owned you good and proper.

I’ve felt embarrassed for you.

Oh dear...

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Oh dear...

He started it lol.

Gaz comes back at me strong, I’ll endorse him in my signature for 7 days.

I just want to see some effort instead of his usual qld inspired laziness.

Quality stomping aka @Bandwagon.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Meh.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

“Feelings don’t care about facts.”

Tsp copyright 2023

I’m surprised I didn’t get more “likes” with my condemnation of skirt- chasers.

I’m thinking we should sell off the rest of the commonwealth bank and set up a new government bank that helps people.

 

[Bandwagon]

But I don’t lean left or right, only forwards or backwards as us extreme centrists roll.

I meant lean towards guilty or not guilty, not left or right.

The star chamber court of the silicon valley is de-monetising Brand.

Corporate control over justice.

These are businesses, they are well entitled to decide who is able to make coin from their platform, and the conditions under which they do, provided of course these decisions are within the law.

Whether or not some skanky soap dodger is afforded a platform is neither here nor there, it's bit play stuff.

The problem with these large social media / tech corps is not that they can cancel the likes of Brand from their platforms, the problem is that they have been allowed to become such behemoths that when they make such decisions it can be so influential.

Much as it is with the traditional media landscape

 

[Twizzle]

Excellent questions posed by this aboriginal man. I love a truth teller.

I think this is a better researched and well written truth teller

start from the 5 second mark

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I meant lean towards guilty or not guilty, not left or right.



These are businesses, they are well entitled to decide who is able to make coin from their platform, and the conditions under which they do, provided of course these decisions are within the law.

Whether or not some skanky soap dodger is afforded a platform is neither here nor there, it's bit play stuff.

The problem with these large social media / tech corps is not that they can cancel the likes of Brand from their platforms, the problem is that they have been allowed to become such behemoths that when they make such decisions it can be so influential.

Much as it is with the traditional media landscape

I agree.

But in my view of the world, things can be fixed and rectified.

Introduce “benefit of the doubt” legislation with tech facing penalties for meddling.

But I can accept that there might not be too much political will to try this. It would take a trump like figure then it would be reversed once the hacks get back in.

Speaking of hacks;

I heard this morning that Centrelink has been hacked again. Any of the panel getting any kid, aged or UB40, benefit etc or knows anyone getting anything, Check your account.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I was going to say we have seen some promise with the EU making laws that make a lot of sense to protect consumers.

In theory, corporations are beholden to government and regulators.

They could put pressure on YouTube about anything couldn’t they?

Im thinking once we have resolved more pressing issues, we should make access to web technology a human right in some form or another.

Why we fight, my tribute to the west:-

 

[hindy111]

GO THE PENRITH PANTHER

 

[Gary Gutful]

Kamahl is like Avenger with BA.

Certainly seems that way.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/kamahl-changes-voice-to-parliament-vote-for-second-time-says-he-will-vote-no/news-story/e37c43547cd5fbecb9c873ba777f2db5

 

[Gronk]

Certainly seems that way.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/kamahl-changes-voice-to-parliament-vote-for-second-time-says-he-will-vote-no/news-story/e37c43547cd5fbecb9c873ba777f2db5

Old mate should maybe zip it until he works it out.

 

[Gronk]

The faceless men of the liberal party pulling the strings ?

https://x.com/theage/status/1705871375527739868?s=61&t=q0pzBgfp65RbZZanL3hgyw

 

[Gronk]

Peta Credlin trying to infuse doubt to those who seek the referendum to pass a rudimentary pub test. Why ? Latest polls are that the biggest “undecided” cohort are blue collar who tend to only make a superficial enquiry into topics and tend to rely on what they “hear”.

https://x.com/dailytelegraph/status/1705869737325191179?s=61&t=q0pzBgfp65RbZZanL3hgyw

 

[strider]

What? So no Kamahl-mentum?

 

[strider]

Old mate should maybe zip it until he works it out.

Albo?

I guess thats what happens when you try and used every b grade celeb for your cause

 

[Gary Gutful]

What? So no Kamahl-mentum?

I reckon the silly old merkin has at least 3 more flip flops in him.

 

[Stagger eel]

What? So no Kamahl-mentum?

that segment on the project last night was as cringey as you'll ever get...

Kamahl should do himself a favour and retire gracefully out of the spotlight.

 

[TheRam]

Mm mm...Don't we all just love Green energy? Saving the planet has never felt so good.

 

[Chipmunk]

The faceless men of the liberal party pulling the strings ?

https://x.com/theage/status/1705871375527739868?s=61&t=q0pzBgfp65RbZZanL3hgyw

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Not a bad effort from a former Labor Party staffer.