Senator Dorinda Cox called One Nation leader Pauline Hanson a “f—ing retard” in a text message leaked after she defected to Labor, showing the depth of anger toward her in the Greens
Maybe a bit, but it’s much less problematic than quitting a party because that party is investigating you for accusations of bullying. And it’s no less petty than quitting because your fellow party members voted for someone else as party leader, deputy leader, & whip.
Because of when I grew up, my mind simply doesn’t register this as an ableist slur, even though intellectually I know it is. It’s like the greens don’t know that trying to smear their defector doesn’t actually make them look good.
I tire of how bad at politics the greens are. Since they’re the furthest left party with any seats currently, it would be nice if they knew how to play the game better.
If they took her defection in stride, simply pointing out that she must not really have the same values, could have come across a lot better.
That’s petty of the Greens.
Maybe a bit, but it’s much less problematic than quitting a party because that party is investigating you for accusations of bullying. And it’s no less petty than quitting because your fellow party members voted for someone else as party leader, deputy leader, & whip.
Because of when I grew up, my mind simply doesn’t register this as an ableist slur, even though intellectually I know it is. It’s like the greens don’t know that trying to smear their defector doesn’t actually make them look good.
I tire of how bad at politics the greens are. Since they’re the furthest left party with any seats currently, it would be nice if they knew how to play the game better.
If they took her defection in stride, simply pointing out that she must not really have the same values, could have come across a lot better.