Just who are the elites?
Let’s be clear, the ‘elites’ which the right is in the habit of conjuring up as the root of our problems are exemplified by the plutocrat cabal attending Trump’s after party, including Gina Rinehart, Elon Musk and crypto currency hopefuls. They are the moguls who direct from their boardrooms the trillion dollar global arms market. The fossil fuel barons, such as Elnur Soltanov, Chief Executive of Azerbaijan’s COP29, who hawk their wares even from inside the COP29 energy forum. They are the CEOs of fossil fuel companies whose main job is to protect their interests and keep profits flowing to shareholders, environment be damned.
The Coalition is attempting to do a Trump on the Australian people: make out they stand for the ‘ordinary folk’ who are doing it tough. Liberal Party philosophy is about “a lean government that minimises interference in our daily lives; maximises individual and private sector initiative”. Do they mean factory workers, child carers or hospital workers who work their guts out for low wages? Not much there for ‘ordinary folk’ who depend on Medicare and state education, who bust a gut just getting by. Albo, get your act together, don’t just talk, ACT. And don’t cave.
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