Some know nothing.

"gives hope that the madwoman will disappear at the next election." Well no ttbn, Lidia Thorpe was elected in 2022 for a six year term, she wont be a candidate next general election. Please keep up.

We really do seem to be getting a conga-line of low effort threads recently don't we.

If someone is going to post a thread about the Chalmers article at a minimum they should have at least read the bloody thing. Obviously not.

The article really doesn't hand out anything substantial. There is a lot of musing and a few sentiments expressed but with little to no specific examples.

Unfortunately a result, a number of different takes can be manufactured. In fact some of it could be seen to be flagging greater private investment in public services which would give the RWNJ's great satisfaction.

What it really doesn't do is allow for any of the over the top claims that are being made about the article.

Hi Steele,

ttbn is on a mission, to expose THE COMMUNISTS at every opportunity, his list is extensive, it includes such notables as;

Micky Mouse
Donald Duck
Noddy

Just yesterday he uncovered a pair of these dangerous left wing ideologue attempting to brainwash our children with their communistic filth on television during kiddies hour! Are you not familiar with that pair of Bolsheviks masquerading as children's entertainers Bananas In Pyjamas, every word that comes out of their mouths is pure Marxism. Can't you tell, they have Karl Marx written all over them! On to the list they go! Now for Bill and Ben the Flower Pot Men, highly suspect!

It is usually the most ignorant who make all the noise, and we can always rely on Paul 1405 and SteeleRedux to keep the tradition going.

What Chalmers actually wrote is at https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/february/jim-chalmers/capitalism-after-crises

I'd class it as nearer mundane than radical. EVERY treasurer is keen to change our economy, but few change much. It seems a few vague statements are all it takes to get Alan Moran to try to convince us the sky's falling. But appearances can be deceptive: compare Chamers's call for more transparency to Moran's claims and it's obvious that this is not mere panicked alarmism, but rather a case of cherry picking to suit Moran's deceptive agenda.

There's a more sensible discussion of it at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/chalmers-capitalism/101929274 but unfortunately there's no transcript AFAIK.

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ttbn,
There's no way the Socialists gained anywhere near 32.6% of the primary vote! But fortunately we have a good voting system, so their preferences nearly all flowed to Labor.

Sorry, forgot to fix the links:
http://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/february/jim-chalmers/capitalism-after-crises
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/chalmers-capitalism/101929274