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Barry Steele
@barrysteeleau.bsky.social
Retired old Democratic Socialist

Call me Comrade

Ex farm worker, layabout, fisherman, scientist, geospatial consultant, company owner, CIO,CTO, cleaner

It was better to be 20 in the 70's than 70 in the 20's

Rich Countries Shouldn't have poor people
Hard to know if some boards know what their real job is

These are modern courtesans play to and for would be rulers

The Patricians have returned with the 2nd Gilded Age - new technology, new fascism

Neoliberalism is driving us to serfdom

Hayek was wrong

His road leads to serfdom

Do All?
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Knowledge of magnetism dates back to 600 BC-ish I think

I think this sums it
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
When complaining about "the gubbermant" most ignore the basis facts of democracy

Jefferson was right

As a country we need to take a good hard look at ourselves

We're simply not much good at choices

We're in a Gilded Age and the mob seem happy with that

Maybe feudalism is our natural state
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There's very little Liberalism in him

John Stuart Mill summed him up

He's a hard core conservative (Tory), the opposite of Liberal
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What part of "No More" do they not understand?
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
That's true but, I would like to see this on Australian soil
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
But no actions against the only "democracy" engaged in genocide

@senatorwong.bsky.social is unspeakably disappointing

Her adoption of the Arrogance of Office was swift and comprehensive

And it's shockingly transparent

She's a tedious plodder with a big head these days with no compassion left
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What a lot of rot

You're in government. You could solve poverty tomorrow if you actually wanted to

You're the worst disappointment I've seen since Hawke sold us out to Neoliberalism

You're as straight as a dog's hind leg
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Rich countries should not have poor people

It's that simple
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
@senatorwong.bsky.social is the personification of disappointment
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
October 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
October 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We're definitely screwed
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Head anyone told her that Palestinians are actually semites while most Israelis aren't
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A better option is to tax all rentier income at a progressively higher rate of tax

More rent (unearned income) you make = higher rate of tax

For AirBNB etc make the tax on rent say 3% above income tax and scrap both CGT discounts and the insane Negative Gearing

We're like the US economically
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
October 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
October 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We had a welfare state

But that impeded the upward flow of money so illogical Neoliberalism/Neoclassical Economics had to become orthodoxy

In reality it's a recipe for inequality, obscene wealth and poverty, and what is highlighted above

It's infected nearly everywhere. USA, UK, AUD especially
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
They just can't help themselves. Full to the brim with bigots, be they sexist, racist or just plain bigots

I don't think they really want to win government

Have they bothered to explain the harm they imagine a treaty might stop?
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
You know who they serve by the decisions they make
- Expensive Weapons
- Gaza Genocide
- Coal
- Gas
- Environment
- Homeless
- Unemployed
- Game Of Mates

We have a duopoly of business promoting political parties-
- professionalised
- Neoliberal
- Corporatist
But no major people's party in 2025
October 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
They've already started claiming Palestinians have broken the terms of the agreement - lies of course
October 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM