MisterFrog
@MisterFrog@aussie.zone
- Comment on MAGA figure tells Australian conservatives centre-right politicians 'betrayed' West 22 hours ago:
Centre-right politicians… …selling out to the far right.
Ahhh, a tale as old as time
- Comment on Pauline Hanson issues partial apology for suggesting there are no 'good' Muslims 2 days ago:
Is this not just straight up hate speech and should be prosecuted?
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 4 days ago:
Finally actually coming, though still many years for completion.
- Comment on Even Gen Z wants to keep Australia Day date: poll 5 days ago:
“Hey get over it”, “it’s history mate”.
If these polls are to be believed, says a lot about the average Australian. Considering historical wrongs are still causing modern day problems for descendants (deaths in custody, rates of incarceration, rates of child removals etc), one really ought not pretend like celebrating the British invasion/genocide is a great day.
Which is what it is, explicitly. You might not like to think about it, but that’s what the day is. It marks the beginning of an invasion.
Frankly, if this poll is to be believed (and perhaps it’s not accounting for regional differences) then I say a boatload of Australians are wankers.
It’s a stupid day to celebrate a country on.
- Comment on Even Gen Z wants to keep Australia Day date: poll 5 days ago:
We get that by changing the purpose of the date, and picking a new one to actually celebrate, I reckon
- Comment on Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free 6 days ago:
Those people are already taking PTV for free haha
- Comment on Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free 6 days ago:
without the riff raff
Wtf, this reads truly unempathetic and isn’t realistic about the challenges of homelessness and severely poor mental health
Putting words in your mouth, shall we introduce W 50¢ fare for the street so you don’t need to be confronted by the failure of our society?
- Comment on Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free 6 days ago:
I love this because it will mean some more young voters who want public transport to be good. Hopefully.
Even if I think overall investment from Vic Labor still prioritises roads over sensible public transport investment.
There are a number of low-hanging-fruit projects they’ve cancelled, and taking decades to build much needed improvements.
Small tram extensions for interconnections, priority signalling and lanes for trams and busses, etc. 10 minute minimum all day frequencies on trains are already possible.
While I think Skyrail is very lovely and an improvement, it’s not actually brought any new connections or frequency improvements, and is as much for cars as it is for public transport users.
Meanwhile we’re spending billions upon billions upon billions on new roads. We don’t need any new roads.
The only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving.
- Comment on NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon ends post-Bondi Beach attack protest restrictions on Sydney CBD, eastern suburbs 6 days ago:
Don’t stop until they repeal these anti-democratic laws altogether.
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 6 days ago:
Oh damn, yeah that sucks! Wonder why it’s so much more of a problem on the Hurstbridge line :/ ?
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 6 days ago:
The fairer comparison would be the billions we spend on new roads in mu opinion, but fair enough (because I still think the munnel was worthwhile, even if it leaves a bit to be desired).
Man do I wish Melbourne was more bike friendly, it’s the best way to get around
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 6 days ago:
I hope the term catches on, it’s so whimsically silly
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 1 week ago:
If it’s to do with all the bus replacements, it pains me to tell you that that’s all been for car infrastructure on the Hurstbridge line, in the last couple years 😅 (mostly)
(Video URL links to timestamp 16:23 about the real reason for all the bus replacements on the Hurstbridge line)
- Comment on Discussion: anyone else feeling a bit meh about the munnel? 1 week ago:
Highly encourage PTV enthusiasts to subscribe and post/cross-post to !melbournetrains@aussie.zone, it’s a little bare these days 😅
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- Comment on NSW Police target Sydney home over 'Boycott Israel' sticker 1 week ago:
A state ≠ ethnic or religious group
Anyone who this criticising a state is racism is an idiot.
- Comment on 'Sick of the regime': Thousands march in support of change in Iran 1 week ago:
I support them, but find the proposal of bringing back the monarchy very strange.
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- Comment on [Video] Australian attorney-general Michelle Rowland confirms it is now illegal in Australia to say Israel is committing genocide. 2 weeks ago:
The second-level comment is.
“It’s not okay to be Israeli” is a different statement than: Israelis are doing xyz and are bad for it.
I do agree that in most cases this doesn’t need to be specified, but “It’s not okay to be Israeli” is a blanket statement against individuals.
I suggest we stop talking further though, as it does not seem we disagree very much.
- Comment on [Video] Australian attorney-general Michelle Rowland confirms it is now illegal in Australia to say Israel is committing genocide. 2 weeks ago:
It’s a fair generalisation of the Israeli polity. The same way I judge Japan as a country for never really apologising for their warcrimes, but never hold it against an individual.
That’s just prejudice.
That being said, fuck Israel, and fuck these stupid laws that may end up in criticism of a state being illegal.
- Comment on [Video] Australian police violently beat up protester with his hands up at demonstration against Israeli president Isaac Herzog visiting. 2 weeks ago:
The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is fucking stupid.
Anyone arguing criticism of a STATE is racist is fucking stupid.
- Comment on Minns invokes special powers for NSW police to restrict protests during Israeli president’s visit 2 weeks ago:
Fuckwit
- Comment on Where would you put yourself today? 4 weeks ago:
Depends how windy it is.
I had an ex from the Nordics tell me they felt so much colder in Melbourne because of how bloody windy it was.
- Comment on Coalition on brink as Nationals quit shadow ministry 4 weeks ago:
I reckon the Liberal party is toast.
My bets are the nationals end up defecting for One Nation.
With luck the Teals will fill the Liberal power vacuum, because let’s face it, they’re Liberals who believe gay people and climate change exist. They hate the working class the same amount.
They’d slot right into the voter base.
At least politics will overall shift less conservative.
Maybe Labor will actually do something other than tinkering around the edges for a change. (Some positive stuff, a bunch of meh stuff, and some of really, really terrible stuff out of them this term).
Hopefully they actually make massive gains for the working class like they did many, many decades ago now.
They’re a centre-right party now, sadly :/
- Comment on On AUKUS and the current state of the world... 4 weeks ago:
All it ever was is a tribute payment.
- Comment on Palestinian Australian author dropped from writers' festival after Bondi 1 month ago:
How is it promoting community cohesion for barring someone based on race?
Seems like open-and-shut racial discrimination to me.
- Comment on Explosions heard, low-flying aircraft seen over Venezuela's capital 1 month ago:
I appreciate that you are able to alter your position slightly, to recognise that this is how the US operates. It’s not a conspiracy to say that the US has engaged in regime change in dozens and dozens of countries over the last 75 years or so. The former CIA chief openly admits this.
Too many people online can’t admit when they’re mistaken, so I applaud you for it.
I want the exact opposite for Ukraine and Greenland and anywhere else that are objectively good guys
I don’t think there are any objective good guys.
Ukraine’s (to my cursory understanding) voting system seems more democratic than what’s taken place in Venezuela (which I don’t have much understanding of), but from what I’ve read there were serious problems with corruption in Ukraine, also. (Prior to the war)
Doesn’t make it okay that Russia unilaterally decided to invade after a pro-EU party came to power. That’s not their prerogative. Ukraine has just as much as right to exist as any other country, flaws and all.
The only way I could accept such an invasion is if aid were requested by grass roots movements that want to install democracy (actual democracy, including proper voting systems like preferential or proportional, and not vulnerable to gerrymandering), and it be done by a coalition of countries, and only if no resource deals are done.
Basically, if an invasion isn’t purely for self-defence or philanthropic reasons, it’s always unjust.
Can be justified if it’s retaliation to neutralise another aggressor (I wouldn’t be upset if Moscow were invaded for example. And the invasions of Japan and Germany during WWII were obviously justified).
I also wouldn’t be sad if the North Korean government were toppled from power, but again, I would be mad if it were a unilateral resource grab by China, Russia or the US.
In all other cases, invasions without international cooperation are not a great solution for liberating the common people, in my opinion.
And in the case of Venezuela, none of these conditions were met. So I’m against the US showing up and acting like they’re allowed to do it without asking. Even if the government there is illegitimate in many people’s eyes.
I would be shocked if the US invites international observation of newly run elections, and even if they do, I would be shocked if any government that is elected doesn’t bend over and sign resource deals with the US - because they obviously know they’ll just be coup’ed if they don’t.
- Comment on Explosions heard, low-flying aircraft seen over Venezuela's capital 1 month ago:
The image in question I yoinked from here (not part of this group): …org.au/…/emergency-actions-hands-venezuela-stop-…
I just found out about this via word of mouth (well, via chat groups).
This came about very last minute, I don’t think any one group in particular organised this.
aussie.zone does not seem to be somewhere for organising (communities need to be approved by the admin). Though haven’t actually tried to make a “activism”/“events” community, so it may well be approved.
Else, I’ve just had a bit of a search on quokk.au:
Perhaps I’ll encourage people to post there.
- Comment on Explosions heard, low-flying aircraft seen over Venezuela's capital 1 month ago:
I’m not defending the Venezuelan government.
But this 100% a US imperialist war for natural resources. This is their bread and butter.
If this was actually about intervention into Venezuela in a benevolent way, it would have been brought in front of the UN, or at the very, very least NATO. Or something. Anything.
Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with toppling a dictatorship, and everything to do with oil. Again.
It’s an open secret.
We’re going to protest to tell our government to stay the fuck out of it and condemn the US’s unilateral actions.
There is no “rules based order”, only might makes right.
This and the Venezuelan government being a dictatorship are not mutually exclusive.
- Comment on Explosions heard, low-flying aircraft seen over Venezuela's capital 1 month ago:
If you want to make sure that happens, please show up tomorrow:
Let the PM and the cabinet know we won’t accept another US imperialist invasion.
(That’s who has the power to send troops: pmc.gov.au/…/memorandum-government-conventions-ar…)
