I suspect part of why it occurred is that Liberal decision making circles aren’t culturally diverse so they really don’t get what’s casually racist. Jane Hume said it because she thought it was funny line that reinforced national security cred www.theage.com.au/politics/vic... #auspol #ausvotes - ThreadSky

redrabbleroz.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I suspect part of why it occurred is that Liberal decision making circles aren’t culturally diverse so they really don’t get what’s casually racist. Jane Hume said it because she thought it was funny line that reinforced national security cred

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-liberals-had-a-plan-to-court-chinese-australians-then-they-blew-it-up-20250510-p5ly49.html

#auspol #ausvotes

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wildgoanna.bsky.social•2 days ago

This idea you go out and ‘court’ certain groups of people is half their problem, and of much of current politics for that matter.

ellenhrebeniuk.bsky.social•2 days ago

*Courting* is (despite the origin of the term) definitely not *including*.

violetgr33n.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bingo!

kcar.me•2 days ago

They’re so racist they don’t even know they’re racist? 👀

ellenhrebeniuk.bsky.social•2 days ago

Weeeell.... yes, that's it, really.

snarkyplatypus.com•2 days ago

Love how Christopher Pyne says the Liberals weren’t racist and then goes on to explain how the Liberals were racist (feeling excluded due to cultural background is racism, Chris)

rhtebooks.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's also pretty funny for Ninefax, of all outlets, to note one can't just ignore the changed demographics of our largest cities if one wants to remain relevant

snarkyplatypus.com•2 days ago

Yeah Australian media themselves have a massive blind spot on these issues too. It’s all very silly.

rhtebooks.bsky.social•2 days ago

They may have memory holed just how demented they were in the fevered Sinophobic 2019

picketer.bsky.social•2 days ago

It also has echoes of other older 'nationalist' sectarianisms - eg all the stuff about "Papists" in the conscription referendums like this poster with Archbishop Mannix and the Kaiser...........

iancwhitney.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is why they will blame Trump, offshore the problem. The adult Chinese migrant (in Sydney!) I tutor in English, who has basic English literacy, had heard what Hume said and wanted us to discuss it.

picketer.bsky.social•2 days ago

One of those remarks where the only people it registered with are those who thought it was idiotic and those who thought it was offensive (overlapping Venn.)

j2dk.bsky.social•2 days ago

To be fair to Jane Hume, she is a complete fucking idiot.
The stories of her brief stint at AustralianSuper prior to entering parliament are entertaining if you can find someone willing to tell them.
Have met old fence posts with more political and social acumen.

iancwhitney.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trying to cover both sides of idiotic and offensive in simple English was a wild intellectual ride!

picketer.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yeah because people know what a spy is and that a spy’s job is not doing HTVs at Eastwood prepoll

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