News Corp’s blurring of news and views damaging society
Old NBN-ruiner Turnbull still out there pretending to be a Good Guy despite being categorically a Bad Guy when he actually had the power to do anything about… anything. Just sit down m8, you had your 5 minutes in the PM’s chair you so desperately wanted. You want to make a difference, go donate your millions to environmental charities.
Yep, I’ll always remember him for fucking up the NBN
Pretty sure Turnbull got put in charge of a known bad policy entirely to discredit him and stop his future (now past) run for PM.
Yeah I don’t buy in to that “omg their hands were tied! They LITERALLY couldn’t do ANYTHING about it!” when it comes to people in positions of power. When there’s people out there with no power still willing to risk everything to stand up for what’s right it’s pretty lightweight to forgive people backing down on major issues when they’re risking nothing more than the potential for a few extra dollars in their pocket.
But if they stand up for what’s right then they won’t get reelected so they can actually make things better Our they could maybe actually do the right thing regardless, is not like Mal needed the pension to pay his mortgage.
But if they stand up for what’s right then they won’t get reelected so they can actually make things better
The dudes was literally the PM. If you’re still making excuses from the top position in the country, you clearly weren’t ever actually going to do anything.
And he stopped being the PM the second he took a microstep on climate change. So that’s really proof that he didn’t have any real power.
And it was the second time it’s happened to him because he lost the shadow leadership on similar grounds.
A lot of people shit on Turnbull because they think you can just do whatever you want with no repercussions when you’re PM. But that is such a narrow minded way of thinking.
We’ve got one of the most left leaning PMs in recent history right now who still needs to appease both sides of politics. You don’t just get a blank cheque in a democracy.
A similar thing is happening with the stage 3 tax cuts and people thinking Albo can be an authoritarian dictator and just delete that policy since he’s the PM, ignoring that it’s a piece of policy that won the Coalition the unwinnable election of 2019.
I’m no fan of the tax cuts myself, but he also can’t just do what he likes as PM without consulting his colleagues and convincing the electorate. PMs are not dictators here and nor would we want them to be.
Maybe he should run for parliament, and if he becomes PM he could do something about it.
Oh, wait…
He did do something about it. But it’s very easy to paper over that argument in an echo chamber.
Whats more is that he continues to do something about it in the private sector. This is after losing his prime ministership for trying to do something about it at the political level.
What have you done?
What have you done?
I’ll ignore that whataboutism. We’re talking about Turnbull aren’t we, not me?
He did do something about it. But it’s very easy to paper over that argument in an echo chamber.
Well, let’s not ‘paper it over’. What did he do?
Whats more is that he continues to do something about it in the private sector. This is after losing his prime ministership for trying to do something about it at the political level.
What has he done? What has he actually achieved from an environment perspective? Because as far as I can tell, he talks. Talks and talks. But achieves nothing. At least with the NBN he can claim to have successfully given millions of dollars to Telstra and Foxtel and created a mixed-technology NBN that cost more and took longer lol.
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So, I’d be happy if you could point out what he achieved as PM for the environment or has achieved since. Besides talking.
Snowy Hydro 2.0 was something he backed heavily whilst in power. He has also invested and advocate considerably in renewables since leaving politics. Compare that to your regular run of the mill politician like Gladys or Baird swanning into telcos and banking, or the others jumping into gambling industries.
Also, why are you downplaying him talking about climate change? It’s one of his best assets, he holds huge influence. Would you prefer he install solar panels? Get real. You just want someone to hate but are completely misguided.
Most centrist poli in years, got booted for not being extreme enough. Now we get what we wanted!
I do find it a bit rich for a journalist to complain about blurring the line between news and commentary while referring to herself as Dr.
It’s technically correct as she has a PhD, but it’s in media and communications, so it does make her an expert in the area she’s commenting on, however representing herself that way without clarity in the short bio or article is misleading nonetheless.
I have no idea what you are trying to say here.
I’m saying that when someone refers to themselves as a doctor, we expect medical knowledge. Referring to oneself as a doctor with a PhD in communications is technically correct but misleading. The exact thing she’s accusing.
Here it is in joke form, topically from a current shitpost
You know Drs as PhDs (starting in the 14th century) predates it’s usage as a medical practitioner (19th century). Every PhD still calls themselves Drs.
It’s not manipulation if it’s your own ignorance that causes the misunderstanding.
