| > It might give you a little more appreciation for the fact that the people doing this job are just that. They’re mostly just regular people, who thought they could do good. I'm not comfortable with low standards such as these. We are, for starters, in a climate emergency and cannot afford a "well, they're human, they tried" approach to our politicians. Judge them on their actions, who cares about whether they're "regular". More to the point, "regular" people and business-as-usual neoliberalism is what got us in this mess. I've read that piece about Lambie, did this bit not stand out to you? > But later, when asked about immigration policy, she questioned whether Australia should select people on “moral” grounds. Did she mean Christians should be preferred to Muslims? She replied: “Yeah, I think that would make myself and many other Australians feel more comfortable.” This is blatant bigotry against Muslims given that there's no good reason the prefer Christians to Muslims, all things being equal. The Christian Right is a leading force for destruction and oppression globally; the basic reason Lambie prefers Christians is xenophobia. For the record I think religiosity should count against you on an immigration application because it's bedfellows with conservative politics and straight-out bigotry, but you don't get to pick and choose religions like that without revealing yourself a bigot and a xenophobe. I demand better from public leaders. |