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Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 5:01pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 2:56pm:

The WA government is currently looking at adding another public holiday to the calendar. "Public opinion appears to favour the addition of a new holiday, with some expressing the view that 'we all love a public holiday,' according to a recent article. The WA Government is actively engaging with stakeholders to gather input on potential changes to the public holiday schedule. "

For some reason, Meister insists that this quote is easy to google, but will not provide a link to where it is from, and it doesn't show up anything when I google it. Has anyone else seen that happen before, or know where he got it from?

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 32944 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #1 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 5:53pm A public holiday for what exactly?
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Reply #2 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 5:55pm

To get a day off work. Meister insists this is very important because in his real life experience with normal people, his friends and family do not want to come to his weekend BBQ because they are busy with the family, washing their hair etc. So the only way to get them to come is to force them to take another day off work. He polled everyone he knows by projecting his opinion onto them, and discovered they all agree with him.

Also, it screws over your evil boss with no possible downside for you.

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Reply #3 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 7:23pm

It comes from two different statements from Roger Cook.

"The WA Government is inviting feedback from the community, businesses and peak bodies on potential reforms to WA’s public holidays.

This consultation is part of a review of WA’s public holiday schedule which aims to align public holidays with other states and territories and support our community to celebrate Western Australia’s spirit, diverse culture and achievements."

https://www.wa.gov.au/service/employment/workplace-arrangements/public-holidays-...

"“Western Australia is the engine room of the national economy, and I want to keep it that way,” he said.

“What I’ve often heard from the business community is that better alignment between WA public holidays and the east coast public holidays would be good for productivity.

“And what I’ve often heard from members of our broader community is that they’d like to see more public holidays, and a broader spread.” "

https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/wa-public-holidays-cook-government-proposing-huge...

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Reply #4 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 7:36pm

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"Public opinion appears to favour the addition of a new holiday, with some expressing the view that 'we all love a public holiday,' according to a recent article. The WA Government is actively engaging with stakeholders to gather input on potential changes to the public holiday schedule. "

Sounds like someone has rewritten his words - he's been verballed:

Roger Cook said -

https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/wa-public-holidays-cook-government-proposing-huge...

But Premier Roger Cook promises no changes will be made without public input, announcing an on-line and stakeholder public consultation period, which begins today.

“Western Australia is the engine room of the national economy, and I want to keep it that way,” he said.

“What I’ve often heard from the business community is that better alignment between WA public holidays and the east coast public holidays would be good for productivity.

“And what I’ve often heard from members of our broader community is that they’d like to see more public holidays, and a broader spread.”

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #5 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 7:59pm lee wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 7:23pm: It comes from two different statements from Roger Cook don't tell FD, he'll cry
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16588 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #6 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:04pm Something only truly learned by direct experience with autistics, their (non/anti) social behaviour can be mistaken for arrogance or narcissism... but, in fact, they often, literally and honestly, do not understand why neurotypical people socialise, or would want to.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52394 At my desk.	Re: made up quotes Reply #7 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:11pm Did you make the quote up Meister?
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16588 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #8 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:14pm For autistics, socialising appears to be a horror show of confusing signals and noise, which often results in a strong fear reaction.
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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 56582 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #9 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:23pm MeisterEckhart wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:14pm: For autistics, socialising appears to be a horror show of confusing signals and noise, which often results in a strong fear reaction. Amygdala. Electric current up the cat's amygdala. Is he fleeing? Is he fighting? Either way, his amygdala is abuzz.
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16588 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #10 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:27pm As with narcissistic rage, sexual rage, often expressed by closeted sexual deviants, can present similarly to autistic rage.
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 19912 Gender:	Re: made up quotes Reply #11 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:54pm freediver wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:11pm: Did you make the quote up Meister? So it could have been quoted at a different time in a different way. Politicians do that often.
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Reply #12 - Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 9:31pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:04pm:

Something only truly learned by direct experience with autistics, their (non/anti) social behaviour can be mistaken for arrogance or narcissism... but, in fact, they often, literally and honestly, do not understand why neurotypical people socialise, or would want to.

Probably because drunk and drugged out people in situations under the excuse of 'social' freak them out and don't make any sense, let alone purpose. Thus they get tagged as autistic. Grin

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Reply #13 - Aug 3^rd, 2025 at 1:40pm

Jasin wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 9:31pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2025 at 8:04pm:

Something only truly learned by direct experience with autistics, their (non/anti) social behaviour can be mistaken for arrogance or narcissism... but, in fact, they often, literally and honestly, do not understand why neurotypical people socialise, or would want to.

Probably because drunk and drugged out people in situations under the excuse of 'social' freak them out and don't make any sense, let alone purpose. Thus they get tagged as autistic. Grin

You have nothing to beer but beer itself...

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