Draconian fairy tales




So, March of last year I was one of a crowd of folks going into State Parliament to see Napthine's born-to-rulers, fundies and terrified shopkeeps breathe life into feudal new move-on laws aimed at protesters. The idea was that we would let the world know that Victorians aren't blind to stuff like *inevitably Godwins own blog entry*. The presence of an unusual number of  citizens in the Upper House caught the attention of God botherer Bernie Finn, who heaved to his feet and burbled out a bunch of crap about women and unionists that would make your hair curl, weave itself into little corn rows and fall out gently like acid rain. I'm pretty sure he thinks vaginas are terrorists, he certainly pretends unions are violent bikie gangs from the atheist future.

That was the most entertaining part of the night, poorly written fairy tales spoken by grown men apparently desperate to turn Victoria into some kind of.  Some kind of. Some. Kind. Of. Gosh I hate Godwin's Law. Which knobhead decided historical events that are part of a continuum of human behaviour must never be mentioned in discussions of current events? You know who would have loved that? No, not Hitler, the Napthine Government, who were tossed out for getting up to fairly fascist shit like changing laws to deal with dissent. The kind of dissent you get when you try to secretly bully through highly dubious mega projects that destroy neighbourhoods and communities.

East West Link executives given marching orders


But let's not get side tracked about the East West Link, the giant tunnel that was stopped before it could start by angry locals picketing in the early hours for months on end. The argument over that is over, the picket won, the community won and to the Cupcake Left dropkicks who said picketing wasn't "creative" enough? Fuck you too.

Yarra Council gives East West Link protesters Australia Day award

Anyway, numbers of people frustrated that the organised left wasn't going to lift a finger to fight the changes to the move on laws went into Parliament, were asked to leave and some got arrested. I was dragged out by my head, a friend and mother of three was trampled by a giant cop and all of that is okay because the community action got the story of Victoria's draconian new move on powers into the news around the world.

Our network of people cops a bit of shit for talking direct action based on a strategy of conscience but time and again we seem to be on the right side of history. Probably because we're on the right side of history. Anyway, the upshot is that we won. Again.

Labor Government To Repeal Draconian Move-On Laws


Our actions got the story into the news around the world, the story that a government tried to crush a community fighting a mega project, the story of a state willing to give away old freedoms for free market success. The only thing that is going to stop the so called free market is people power. That's what I believe and for that I am told I am a cultist. Well, you enjoy being a critical thinker and I'll really, really enjoy doing actual stuff in the real world. Of course I'm bitter. Hi Mum.

(There's tons of detail missing from this, but I'm a volunteer with no spare time. Welcome to my half-arsed world.)


And come see me being awesome at stand up comedy: Two Bearded Ladies    

 


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