[crispinb]

Yet when offered opportunities for change, Aussies nearly always reject it. We have a skittish & ignorant population which is extremely easy to scare with lies. The old truism that populations get the representation they deserve seems particularly apposite of our nation.

[jakecopp]

The ignorance and belief everything will turn out alright in Australia is astounding.

That 1964 book [1] really did seem to nail a lot:

"Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise."

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Country

[crispinb]

Quite - one of the most misunderstood book titles in history! "She'll be right" makes for some attractively (if superficially) easygoing characters, but it's a useless stance to take towards national governance. Unfortunately it's about the only style of thought running through the current mob's empty heads ...