Tag: equality

YES, NO, Or Is it Just Me?

I’m not gong to judge, procrastinate or even try to convince you one way or the other on this referendum, but what I will do is as yourself who am I .

Full disclosure, I’m a Boomer 73, so we’ll start with my lot who were never educated in Aboriginal culture at school as “ They” the black kids didn’t have to go to school or we were told they just lived in the bush somewhere.

And that’s where the attitudes probably started at the time and the division between seeds were sowed.

I saw the anguish later when Aboriginals got a vote, got counted in our population and I see it clearly today in this debate.

To many it’s fear of the unknown as was they were counted the take over of when they got the vote, and now if they get a say..

I see it in the eyes of the potential NO voters that fear, The fear of they of how they will get too much say Or they might get too much support or allowances above what they see as us “Normal” Australians or us tax payers.

The scared or privileged feel intimidated of the unknown and that’s where the No vote seats it’s argument. The fear of loosing “something “of perceived “something” or is it a deep down hate driven by that fear?

Then we are subjected to “I Don’t Know” Cop out group. The conservative non involved hiding under a rock clan for who if it’s not broken don’t fix it, don’t rock the boat, ooooh I might make a mistake so I won’t investigate I’ll just lie to avoid blame. The old I’m a swinging voter character, the one you’ll never rely on if your in the shit, you may be lucky or not type, who assess self interest over anything else. Yep plenty of them about presently looking for a free sausage sizzle.

Then we have the politicians who have decided it’s their job to add confusion to a simple question of giving 3 percent YES THREE PERCENT. of Australians a fair go, not a controlling go, just a go we normal white people enjoy….. or that may be the issue we don’t know what we have so let’s not give them a go just in case ….

It’s a argument driven by ignorance ,fear, and colonial class war driven racism, that has always been part of a undercurrent in our older society right back to childhood as discussed above and passed down or spread in the lunch rooms and pubs of the Numpty lot usually by the loudest.

Personally this is not a political issue,it’s a human being doing right thing exercise nothing else, and I have to ask how many people making the decision have ever worked or had actual contact good and bad with the colonials than apply the same algorithm of the bad experiences when dealing with Aboriginals in your life and you see which group wins the race to the bottom and it ain’t the Abbo’s mate, yet their scary ones… really?

In my case again I’ve been privileged to work and play alongside all races, colour, religions in this country, probably more than many due to immigration intakes and my Football in my youth and in my experience it was a melting pot of humans embarking on a new life, just wanting a kick start. They are not the ones against this referendum they know what it’s like to be at the bottom and imagining what it’s like to being here first in this country and still fighting..

In Closing the Yes vote will be up against it but if it gets up nothing will change to 97% of Australians Nothing, but that 3% might get a hand up, however if it goes down the rest of the world will look at us as a Colonial outpost of people’s scared to let go of our outdated class/racial Historical habits.

God save the King First

America Fails Female Equality Test. L.F.G.

While biding time pre the Matilda v USA Women match we decided to watch a documentary called L.F.G. On the claim for equal pay for American World Champions.

Let’s be totally upfront here, I’m not a America fan, probably instilled by my forefathers view on their involvement in both world wars and their performances since, BUT after seeing this film my opinion of their culture has sunk to a all time low.

The Matilda’s had to fight hard to achieve parity in and as a former trade unionist I wholly appreciate any battle for equality and in sure the majority of Australian people agree, however I never thought women could be regarded as inferior in not only skills but in their physical and mental makeup and that argument used in American court of law.

For that to happen and tolerated their has to be some flaw in not the female anatomy but the entire system of which these people live by and accepted as “normal and acceptable”.

No doubt it’s a total misogynistic system which only exists is for monetary gain which is the Great American Dream of individual capitalism till you reach a level of corporate capitalism and everything else, ethics and compassion, is collateral damage.

This example of the simple rights of a group of women who have outperformed their male counterparts at every single level of the sport yet get about a third reimbursement if their lucky, while the men are flat out finding their way out of the dressing sheds come the big gig ,World Cup time.

It sickens me and my wife that the men all men who are involved in sport can think this is “normal” in America and not have the guts to stand up.

What a pathetic race! “Big toys and little balls,thats the yanks”, was the saying and nothing has changed since 40’s apparently.

I understand the Law system is peculiar to America, yep I understand that. Where child marriage is still tolerated and practiced and accepted as normal says a lot for that system where you can justify anything as long as you have money to buy the outcome you desire without any boundaries or decency or human rights.

Where a political and human rights system has not evolved since settlement so as not to upset the wealthy and corporate moguls and none on either side of the isle having the guts to change even though their society is burning down around them.

So what chance has these strong women got for what is regarded as normal in any civilised society? My guess little without international pressure.

International pressure that would see their federations sanctioned by FIFA nations, cutting their subsidies, releasing their female players from international restraints on who they represent and USA citizenship no longer a currency in a players right to earn a living and right of recall.

We cannot as a football family allow inequality and when it’s exposed it must be acted on. We cannot allow the current thousands of young girls who are as passionate as us be treated as inferior in that environment and we all can play a part by boycotting the companies that support the managements that fail in their duty and support equality in the Women’s Game all over the world, not only America.

The game is bigger that the men with the small balls,and the fathers who accept their youngster is inferior in any way and do absolutely nothing.

LFG means (Let’s Fucken GO!)

Mummy and Daddy wear Politicians Stupidity. 

So it was Mummy or Daddy didn’t tell me. I thought that excuse expired when SHANE Warne’s mummy was blamed. No we are not talking about children!Whenever you nominate for any candidacy you tick the box on Australian Citizenship, but when your caught out its, “I didn’t know”,and off to the courts keeping your leather seat and your six figure pay cheques until the decision falls.

That privilege does not apply to everyone as the same people championed the Centrelink payments recovery where the lower demographic lost their livelihood first, then had to prove their paperwork was in order. No appeal to courts for them, they were guilty until proven innocent by a public servant.

This is a clear case of the higher you are in the social standings bringing concessions that don’t apply to all Australians and it would be interesting to see if the recovery of public money will be pursued as vigorously as was the Centrelink people who did not tick their right box. 

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