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[Janet Hawtin]

On 22 January 2014 23:25, <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> Janet writes,
>
> > Air time doesn't necessarily mean something is usefully covered and
> > decided on. Refugees are an issue (with secrecy currently making it
> > worse) where discussion gets railed into fear and badness. If the
> > government/opposition just needs the numbers it doesn't need informed
> > debate, just likes. How do you make it interesting for them to commit
> > to informed debate only to have a public with diverse thoughts and no
> > binary result.
>
>
> Haha, it seems that you're feeling a little politically pessimistic today?


Just read about people being burned and beaten on boats.
With a block on reporting.
Hard to feel optimistic about where this stuff is taking us.

Yes Getup do useful work but as you say it would be nice if it was
coming from inside the govt.