Current mood:

enraged

What happened?
How did Australia get so fucked while I was away? Laws that are so undemocratic its a wonder we dont realise we are ruled by a dictator... I cant believe all the new "anti-terrorist" laws and that we cant publicly oppose our government, so if you want to hand out any "Howard is a rascist (or insert your favourite adjective here) bastard" fliers be careful as you could be arrested. Its already happened to a greeny that was teaching others a sit in, how to link up hands and the like... yup, sounds far too radical for my liking. And all the Industrial relations- sorry no more unions to protect your rights, oh dont worry you CAN still join them if you like, if you can actually find a union rep that has snuck into your workplace or if you dont mind getting fired because we really dont want people with rights in our workplace. And VSU! What a final and personal blow it was to find out that the things I found such a help at uni will now be non-existant... not just things that only a few use either, we are talking counsilors who can help you when you are depressed or have uni problems, refecs to eat cheaper food at and employ students at better than average wages, the whole sporting complex is subsidised by the union so byebye cheap swims and classes, the cinema and other shops are union subsidised too.... not to mention the whole fucking union complex itself and its workers. Ah! Its so fucked, and byebye womens room (and all the other much needed collectives for queer, environmental and indigenous issues) and clubs and socs too... fuck.
Oh, and did i fail to mention the super racism? You gotta love those riots.

I cant believe I stood up for Australia overseas, i cant believe i told people i italy i would much rather live in australia because of its politics, because its more relaxed and less fucked.
Take me back to my snow, my friends, cool political shows and my tranquil peaceful village in the mountains. If only the country wasnt run by someone who owns half of the media and is the richest man in italy... sigh