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Incoming: long thread about the #melbourneprotests. TLDR: the institutional left are massively failing in the response, and in doing so I really worry are going to push even more people to the far-right. #tradiesprotest #covid19aus
Before I begin, a note about what I mean by the institutional left, because I always get in trouble about this. I’m specifically referring to those in powerful mainstream orgs – the ALP, elements of the Greens, unions, left-wing think tanks and some progressive NGOs.
There’s been a lot of debate about the Melbourne protests, and whether they are all from the far-right. There was a mix – tradies with genuine issues and right-wing grifters who latched on. At times those two are the same, with an influence of the right in construction industry.
