greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 1:45pm:



Good video - shows Albo is a fool.

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 1:59pm:




https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2023/08/16/anthony-albanese-would-ban-social-med...



Kurt Mahlburg
16 August 2023

Freedom
4.2 MINS

The PM was speaking hypothetically, but was his idea to ‘ban social media’ a Freudian slip?

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would “ban social media” if he was made dictator for five years, he confessed in a radio interview this week.

The PM made the candid admission on Monday, in a long-form conversation with Neil Mitchell on Radio 3AW Melbourne.

The hour-long Neil Mitchell Asks Why dialogue opened with the host asking a humorous ice breaker: “You are dictator for five years. What do you do? What’s your first act?”

After laughing, Mr Albanese clarified, “I’m not a supporter of dictatorship.” He then reflected for a moment and replied, “I think the big frustrating thing, if I could do something, maybe ban social media, would be handy.”

greggerypeccary wrote Yesterday at 1:59pm:


Ummm - excuse me - these kids are minors - their parents get to make the decisions even if it's about cutting of their balls and tits and stuff... or even worse - self-identifying as Aboriginal....   

I was having a look at this on YouTube a couple of weeks back:



Electrification – The Dawning of a New Era

Promotional video for the electrification of the Westrail suburban rail network, 1991.

This is what I said in the comments:

Quote:


Yes, how did they manage to survive?

I use the trains quite a bit these days and all I see on the trains and at the stations (especially Perth station where there's lots of people most of the time) is hundreds of people with their faces glued to their phones.

I saw one girl on the train coming back from Mosman Park a couple of weeks back where she was so engrossed in her phone that she pushed the door opening button on the wrong side of the train for her station (you can press the button before the train stops at the station) and she didn't notice the train had stopped and the doors hadn't opened.

The train had started moving again before she realised what had happened (I think one of the other passengers told her actually). 

Daves2017 wrote Yesterday at 10:38pm:




But, I'm pretty sure if newspapers, magazines and books were banned on public transport for some reason back then we wouldn't have seen the tantrums and meltdowns that we're about to see with the under 16's social media ban starting on Wednesday.

I have my popcorn ready.

And, as I and many others have said - this really has nothing to do with "protecting the children". This is more about the government gradually working its way towards pushing their "Digital ID" crap on everyone and taking control of what is being said about the government online.

And being able to identify who is saying bad things about them online.

They already have a large amount of 'control' regarding what is being said about them in the mainstream print and TV media. Now they want total control of everything.

Welcome to 1984. A few decades later than expected but we finally made it.

Carl D wrote Yesterday at 10:58pm:


I think you've seen more tantrums on here by FD then you're likely to see from most kids

Carl D wrote Yesterday at 9:11pm:


What's FML?   

Meanwhile, one day to go until the "ban" and this is in today's The West Australian.

The small piece is on the front page and there's a 2 page 'spread' on pages 8 and 9.

What a surprise.

I wonder what Julie and Anika's excuses will be when it becomes obvious - probably in 6 months time or less - that this "ban" is a complete failure?

Or will they just go completely silent and pretend the whole thing has gone away or never happened? Like the pollies did/are still doing with Covid?

But, having said all that I also have to say it is quite entertaining to watch our teenagers make complete and utter fools out of the politicians. Even though it really isn't difficult to do that these days.