Yes Dear, I’ll help you overthrow the military-industrial complex just as soon as I get this passionfruit sponge out of the oven

Published: March 6, 2008, 4:48 am

Tags: environment, health, language, sexual politics

These women and kids are all here under duress, and I’m not even sure about the dog. If you’re a member of an industry group and you’re being interviewed by the local rag (the Maribyrnong Mail) about protests by local residents involving your industry, you’d want to have the best possible shot at winning people over to your cause, wouldn’t you? Local truck driver and fossil Paul Robinson did a marvellous job in the latest edition, managing to insult more than half of the local population. Genius! (My bold): A showdown is looming between the Maribyrnong Truck Action Group and truck drivers challenging the group’s decision to use women and children in its protest a fortnight ago. Because of course all those women were protesting because the men had told them to… excuse me? Does anyone think it’s a little strange that the journo reports that as straight-out fact, without any “he claimed” or “alleged” or other

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