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It’s scary when you notice propaganda affecting the way you think. Buy property, buy property, don’t miss out, buy property, now’s your chance, buy property. Soon enough, you catch yourself thinking about affordable property, leveraged investments, maximizing returns.

It pays to note that the two of the largest media companies own the two biggest digital property platforms in the country. Exploiting their trust and distribution channels to prop up an asset bubble from which their existence is justified.

But it’s unavoidable wherever you go. Millennial colleagues are joint buying with the Bank of Mum and Dad. Middle-aged people servicing loans, considering upsizing to keep up with the Jone’s. Some of us in a better position trying to decide whether to start the trek.

It’s bound to crash, some say. It’s not a megacity yet, say others. Corporate economists and media analysts try to soften their messages. But interest rates are still at record low, and private debt is skyrocketing.

It’s a bubble. And just like the crypto bubble, you really don’t want to be holding the bag when the music stops.

It’s also worth reflecting on why we are here. If there’s anyone’s name to curse, it’s John Howard. The conditions he engineered resulted in an absolutely phenomenal wealth transfer. It’s classic Liberal philosophy. Steal from the many and give to the few. How the reality distortion field around him is sustained is beyond me.

Twenty two years of Howard is enough. We can’t let this fraud continue.

Lest We Forget

Lest we forget that the cost of peace and tranquility in our society has been war and terror abroad.

Lest we forget how the ruling classes and their sycophants beat the war drums and bind us with the chains of patriotic fervour, then and now.

Lest we forget that our country was not founded in the year 1788, or in the trenches of Gallipoli, but has existed for time immemorial.

Lest we forget our responsibility as winners of the lottery of birth to fight for peace and justice for all people of the Earth.

Lest we forget.

Not A Healthy Country

Just in case you didn’t notice the accelerating rate of which Australia is galloping towards full blown fascism, today’s outrageous statement from a government minister should be ringing alarm bells. There is no chance that this tone of debate is anything but coldly calculated.

If you ever want to confirm the current bovine nature of debate in this country, look no further than television news Facebook pages. Mind boggling comments like “Good. They need help. “Murder ” is too kind a word. These people are being brutalized by animals” are dime a dozen. There is a large class of people who have either been conditioned, or willingly, eat this shit up without a moment’s thought.

Years of propaganda about immigration, years of propaganda about asylum seekers. Years of propaganda about the ABC, and years of propaganda on welfare seekers. All these years of propaganda normalizing the insane levels of racism. At this point, I can hardly tell whether the media flame fanning is just to provide a smorgasbord of options for the casual racist to pick from. Today, it’s Sudanese, tomorrow it’s Black Africans, and of course Muslims, no matter what time of day. White supremacy fueled by market forces!

Of course, we all know this country has been racist since its theft.

When people of influence speak like Peter Dutton did today, the end result is invariably murder. Some mentally ill Nazi thug will be radicalized by these ideas and will murder someone while screaming “Reclaim Australia!”. When it happens, the nation will lament the tragedy without any introspection into what motivated the perpetrator. Like we always do when it comes to right-wing terrorism.

This is not a healthy country, this is not a healthy debate. And I fear it’s too late to do anything about it. The art of propaganda really has been mastered.