look. Morrison is talking about us, not to us. His summit speech and subsequent campaign comms on it are addressed to males who only need to be told he is doing something for the little laydeez mate, to maintain false “good bloke” self-image and their precious votes.
there is no affordable housing strategy; no serious attempt at law reform; he has legislative amendments designed to HARM single mums before the parliament. This summit tells his misogynist base he is “doing something” about the laydeez. They then go jeez what more do women want.
the vicious Morrison government attacks on single mums, which force women and children to stay in households with violent males and deliberately make income insecurity even worse, are contained in the Social Security* Amendment Bill analysed by Asher Wolf here:
https://twitter.com/Asher_Wolf/status/1432883227379703812
we need safe, affordable housing; income security; health, education, and legal support. In other words, fundamental, essential, publicly funded services. Aboriginal women-run organisations, migrant women-run organisations, delivering essential services. Done.
but Morrison will not allocate public money to essential services so women and children can live safely. Men like Morrison create policy stasis and obstruct womens safety. Cause and exacerbate the same harms they speechify. He is an active participant in worsening the problem.
anyway. He *started a(nother fucking) conversation* apparently and that is enough for the violent misogynists and collaborators who work tirelessly to polish and amplify his every word, all to serve and boost his waning re-election chances.
regular reminder that the safest women in the country are Liberal Party politicians. Bar none. Even very senior Labor Party males (Dan Andrews is “angry”; Bill Shorten was “on his knees” etc) are attacked in more misogynist and homophobic ways than Liberal Party women.
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