Anidav posted:

Supporters of right-wing politics are prettier, more confident and satisfied than those on the left, conservative commentator Daisy Cousens has told a libertarian conference in Brisbane on Saturday.

Ms Cousens pointed to research, including one study published in the Journal of Public Economics, which found a link between right-wing politicians and good looks.

Researchers found good-looking people were more likely to earn more and wealthier people tended to oppose redistributive government policies.

They also said attractive people might receive better treatment than other people in society and therefore saw the world as more just.

Ms Cousens, speaking at LibertyFest at Royal on the Park, said the “leftie researchers” came to those conclusions because they were “annoyed because their side is the ugly side of politics”.

“They’re like, oh well, fine then, that’s because you’re evil, that’s why you’re prettier than me,” she said.

A male audience member had claimed feminists were “generally pretty unattractive”, including their personalities, and said “no man is ever going to touch them”, before asking for Ms Cousens’ opinion.

Ms Cousens said people on the right were on average more attractive because they were more confident.

“Particularly the women, and have a much more grounded sense of self, and are not afraid to let men be men and women be women,” she said.

“And if you have a really great sense of self-satisfaction and you’re not feeling like you’re constantly struggling and you’re happy to acknowledge the differences between people, well of course you’re going to have a nicer personality because you’re going to be happier.”

Ms Cousens said there was a complex among feminists that equated unattractive personalities to unattractive looks, although not always.

“It’s a confidence issue and it’s a lack of kind of self-groundedness and self-satisfaction,” she said.

Ms Cousens also took aim at what she described as the “identity politics oppression Olympics”.

She said there was a “victimology scale” where straight white males were at the bottom, while black women, trans and gay people had more “victim points”.

"Those at top of the scale are granted the loudest voice and allowed to express themselves in whatever way they want," she said.

"So they can be as crass, as bitchy, as bigoted and as spiteful as they choose.

"But because they have accrued the most victim points, nobody is allowed to reprimand them."

Ms Cousens said people at the bottom of the scale were condemned to sit in silence while they were bullied and unable to defend themselves against a barrage of hatred for simply existing in the wrong form.

She said straight white men were used as a scapegoat.

“The modern left still thinks we’re in the '90s, they still think white men are the absolute most advantageous people ever and that we’re still fighting against the Christian right, they have this thing on about Christians,” she said.

Don Dongington posted:

You know I reckon half of all the people who read Daisy and Caleb op eds are posters in this thread.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

https://twitter.com/AusElectoralCom/status/1045578303568936960

Anidav posted:

Anidav posted:

Ms Cousens pointed to research, including one study published in the Journal of Public Economics, which found a link between right-wing politicians and good looks.

Doctor Spaceman posted:

https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1045914745834942464

Ora Tzo posted:

ewe2 posted:

Fairly opinionated but backed up overview of the Vic Libs CFA anti-union campaign, and the predictably shocking role of complicit media. The author is worried it will figure again in this years state election but perhaps I'm not that plugged in, I hadn't noticed any major attempt to get the issue running again, since at least April when the "secret deal" stuff was tried again. That's some fantasy of the Herald Sun being repeated (like many of its other assertions) without any apparent investigation and certainly no attribution by Fairfax, the ABC etc.

Although there was one thing that just might have tipped the balance: in August, it was reported that the UFU had won its case against MFESB in July for contravening their enterprise agreement. The MFESB were ordered to pay $25k to the UFU. Not much joy there to "create" another issue. Perhaps the memory of Michaelia Cash and her incompetence has not faded from the voters minds, we can only hope.

Ora Tzo posted:

Anidav posted:

Supporters of right-wing politics are prettier, more confident and satisfied than those on the left, conservative commentator Daisy Cousens has told a libertarian conference in Brisbane on Saturday.

Ms Cousens pointed to research, including one study published in the Journal of Public Economics, which found a link between right-wing politicians and good looks.

Researchers found good-looking people were more likely to earn more and wealthier people tended to oppose redistributive government policies.

They also said attractive people might receive better treatment than other people in society and therefore saw the world as more just.

Ms Cousens, speaking at LibertyFest at Royal on the Park, said the “leftie researchers” came to those conclusions because they were “annoyed because their side is the ugly side of politics”.

“They’re like, oh well, fine then, that’s because you’re evil, that’s why you’re prettier than me,” she said.

A male audience member had claimed feminists were “generally pretty unattractive”, including their personalities, and said “no man is ever going to touch them”, before asking for Ms Cousens’ opinion.

Ms Cousens said people on the right were on average more attractive because they were more confident.

“Particularly the women, and have a much more grounded sense of self, and are not afraid to let men be men and women be women,” she said.

“And if you have a really great sense of self-satisfaction and you’re not feeling like you’re constantly struggling and you’re happy to acknowledge the differences between people, well of course you’re going to have a nicer personality because you’re going to be happier.”

Ms Cousens said there was a complex among feminists that equated unattractive personalities to unattractive looks, although not always.

“It’s a confidence issue and it’s a lack of kind of self-groundedness and self-satisfaction,” she said.

Ms Cousens also took aim at what she described as the “identity politics oppression Olympics”.

She said there was a “victimology scale” where straight white males were at the bottom, while black women, trans and gay people had more “victim points”.

"Those at top of the scale are granted the loudest voice and allowed to express themselves in whatever way they want," she said.

"So they can be as crass, as bitchy, as bigoted and as spiteful as they choose.

"But because they have accrued the most victim points, nobody is allowed to reprimand them."

Ms Cousens said people at the bottom of the scale were condemned to sit in silence while they were bullied and unable to defend themselves against a barrage of hatred for simply existing in the wrong form.

She said straight white men were used as a scapegoat.

“The modern left still thinks we’re in the '90s, they still think white men are the absolute most advantageous people ever and that we’re still fighting against the Christian right, they have this thing on about Christians,” she said.

ewe2 posted:

Fairly opinionated but backed up overview of the Vic Libs CFA anti-union campaign, and the predictably shocking role of complicit media. The author is worried it will figure again in this years state election but perhaps I'm not that plugged in, I hadn't noticed any major attempt to get the issue running again, since at least April when the "secret deal" stuff was tried again. That's some fantasy of the Herald Sun being repeated (like many of its other assertions) without any apparent investigation and certainly no attribution by Fairfax, the ABC etc.

Although there was one thing that just might have tipped the balance: in August, it was reported that the UFU had won its case against MFESB in July for contravening their enterprise agreement. The MFESB were ordered to pay $25k to the UFU. Not much joy there to "create" another issue. Perhaps the memory of Michaelia Cash and her incompetence has not faded from the voters minds, we can only hope.

Dude McAwesome posted:

And just another reminder that state Labor MP Jane Garrett attempted to engage in union busting. I remember when she was seen as a rising ALP star about 4-5 years ago, and now she’s irrelevant. It’s beautiful to watch.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

"Oh man, I can't wait to push all my neoliberal ideas now that I'm a Labor member.


Wait, you want me to represent workers?!?"

snoremac posted:

More shadow, more shadow.

You know what, just turn the lights off.

Lid posted:

Dude McAwesome posted:

And just another reminder that state Labor MP Jane Garrett attempted to engage in union busting. I remember when she was seen as a rising ALP star about 4-5 years ago, and now she’s irrelevant. It’s beautiful to watch.

Anidav posted:

The comments section is calling this communism by the way.

Anidav posted:

The comments section is calling this communism by the way.

MysticalMachineGun posted:

This sort of thing and "right-wing union leader" blow my mind. The party is called Labor you fuckers

ewe2 posted:

Imagine the thankless task of staring down your own parties neolibs as well as the Liberal fucks. The mind truly boggles that a fake issue concerning a vital safety organization was somehow a better idea than managing real issues at a time when we were already worried that no lessons were learned from the last disaster. As bushfire season and another election approaches, it's a timely reminder.

hambeet posted:

It's called RENTING!

Dude McAwesome posted:

I didn’t BUY this UNINSULATED SHITBOX back in the 1980s for $80,000 only to rent it out to UNGRATEFUL MILLENIALS for $700 a week so they have SOMEWHERE TO LIVE.

JBP posted:

$80,000 in the 80s got you a three bedroom house with all the mod cons.

Dude McAwesome posted:

Hahahaha, yep. It’s bonkers. I struggle to understand the time and effort someone would go to in order to rise up in the party before going “oh yeah, this worker’s party for the workers? Too much focus on the workers. Someone really needs to be thinking about management”

Laserface posted:

My old landlord would fill his businesses bins up and then bring his recycling and garbage around to our house to fill up ours.

We had a house of 8 so it was rarely ever empty enough to accomodate it.

He also would let himself in whenever he pleased and filled up the 4 car garage with a second hand kitchen because "you guys all park outside anyway" (because he locked the garage doors and didn't leave the keys to the roller door so access was from the house only)

norp posted:

There are already laws to make all of this illegal.

hooman posted:

the problem is the attitude and the unwillingness to enforce those laws.

Landlords and real estate agents DGAF.

Especially estate agents who will try to steal your bond at every opportunity but suddenly hand it back when you demonstrate even a passing knowledge of the renters act and tell them what they're doing is illegal.

I learned this from a very helpful ex housemate of mine who kept a copy of the act on his computer and routinely told our various estate agents to go away.

EDIT: It's like those small business owners who pay 16 dollars an hour and are like OH I googled it once! How was I to know that's illegal. They don't care to know and there's often no consequence for them not caring to know.