Great turnout at the rally today. I love going to these every week, its overstimulating as hell a bit but I feel completely safe in the crowd. All the singing and dancing and kind faces.
I feel less safe around guns which the cops were running around flaunting but hey, can’t have everything.
Imagine having 10,000 missiles launched at Melbourne. That would be terrifying.
I dislike you have been down voted. We are allowed to protest here, and as long as you’re not a Nazi, I have no issue with it.
I also don’t understand what protesting in Melbourne is going to do for the Palestinians. Aus isn’t the big manufacturer of weapons being sent to Israel or Palestine. I’m not saying you should t go, I just don’t get what it is trying to achieve here.
I get protesting in Britain, since they sort of set this up historically, but also wars and conflict over the holy land have been ongoing since, like, before Jesus. So. What does Australia have to do with this?
I do think there are way more Australian-relevant issues to protest - such as the rise of Nazis, cost of living, price gouging, and housing affordability, and the rights of First Nations.
I do not agree with either Hamas nor Netanyahu, I dont want innocent people to be used as collateral damage.
But again, what will protesting the war do here, in Australia, in Melbourne?
Not trying to start a fight, I just don’t understand the goals.
The Palestinian struggle mirrors the struggle against colonialism in our country. That’s why the protests always include chants of “always was always will be”. Colonialism is a worldwide system after all, its not just in Palestine or Australia. It’s the same struggle everywhere, and we need to fight it everywhere if we want it gone to the dustbin of history where it belongs alongside all other forms of racism.
Our government also does have the ability to pressure other governments. We have the ability to change things and improve things despite being a middle power. Even just condemning the genocide would be a massive move that could change things, it could encourage other countries to condemn it and stop exporting products that help it along.
Those other issues are issues and we should be rallying about those too. Someone just has to organise and lead it. On the Nazis, these rallies are anti-nazi too. The groups involved are broad leftist groups who are very much against Nazism and everything it stands for, like colonialism.
On top of that is just solidarity. If even one photo of the rally makes it to someone having a hard time in Palestine or Lebanon or wherever else and maybe improves their day, then every rally will have been worth it. I want it to be known that despite being on the other side of the world, I care.
“An injury to one is an injury to all.” Is something I take very seriously. As long as there are oppressed people out there, none of us are free.
Also the benefit of my account being on Lemmy.ml is that down votes don’t federate between instances so idk how many people downvote me, I only see one or two.
these rallies are anti-nazi too.
That may have been the goal originally, but I’ve definitely seen more swastikas than I would like…
There’s some bad actors who have latched on, maybe
Nazis aren’t really going to rallies where the chants include “always was, always will be!” “Aboriginal land” or “no justice, no peace, no racist police” because they support the cause. But they might rock up to agitate and divert media attention away from them.
Any amount of swasticas are too many though. I got a cheapo kogan thermal printer so I can cover them on the fly with pictures of my cat. Haven’t actually had to use it for that yet though.
I’ve seen them. Remember I live in the CBD, so I see basically any protest that occurs.
It’s not many, but since (like you) my preferred number of Nazis would be zero…
Nazis love to be where they aren’t wanted. (On earth)
Makes sense to me, thank you for explaining! 🙏🏼
May we see an end to all settler colonialism and move forward to a peaceful existence with each other.
It might not be in our lifetimes, but one day good will win out. It’ll be great.
I agree, we should protest Shia imperialism/colonialism. Shia Hezbollah has slaughtered 10,000s of Sunni democracy protestors in Syria. Shia Hezbollah persecuted and slaughtered Lebanese Christians. Shia has slaughtered and denied rights to women in Iran. Shia Hamas kills Druze and Bedouins and Christians in Israel. Shia wants to have a caliphate and destroying Israel and all infidels, including all Sunni, is part of that.
Yes. Extremists are bad on both sides…?
Imagine if our Governor General and Prime Minister were murdered and a religiously motivated gang took over.
Lebanon deserves a democratically elected government, not a corrupt gang.
Flaunting?
Oh boy.
Brandishing?
Guns are a thing you can’t really wear without flaunting.
A gun in it’s holster is not brandished and is not considered a threat.
A gun in its holster carries the implication of it no longer being there. Its a threat, and I feel threatened. Though I grew up around cops who were much more verbal with their threats of violence, the quiet ones make me nervous too.
I feel threatened when leaders chant River to the Sea and the followers scream at me “Kill them” .
You’re arguing at a strawman and I don’t know why. I’m clearly not going to step in to defend a scarecrow.
I personally experienced it and wrote about it here on the day it happened. Was in October last year in front of the State Library.
Or are you saying my lived experienced is not valid?
Yeah nah. Flaunting would be waving the thing above their head. Ok the show’s over now. Home time.
Don’t dead open inside 😎 🌷 🌊
Somehow I was ready for work at 6:30 this morning which is super rare. Normally I’m rushing. I think it has to do with daylight savings and waking up at the end rather than the middle of a sleep cycle.
Anyway, one thing to note is that I am a casual, but this shift is my only consistent shift each week. I didn’t check the roster properly because for about a year and a half, this shift has always been the same. Today I said to myself that I was going to be pretty early for once. But a voice in my head told me to make a coffee. I didn’t listen to it.
I get there and wait for the manager to open the door. Surely enough, they changed my shift to start at 7:30, so I get less money. The manager had changed the shift on Thursday. It was my fuck up, but lowkey annoyed. Apparently it’s to cut costs but they did spend $150 on a morning tea the other day. Spending less on wages yay. I think I will have to look for a new job soon because I must be getting too old for them.
On the bright side, at least I’ll get a sleep in every second week starting half an hour later.
Chama
Sunday roast is on.
What’s on the menu today?
Slow cooker bolar blade roast , gravy , mash, roasted Dutch carrots, my Yorkshire pudding game is pretty weak so not having that.
The neighbours small children have a birthday party today. The mum is some kind of baking savant so maybe we can score some birthday cake for desert hehe.
pork
TIL that woolys will replace your shopping bag free of charge even if it’s slightly damaged or stainedz
Currently fighting off an emerging migraine. Taken panadol and nurofen.
Now all I’ve got left is to pray and maybe a heat pack on my neck/shoulders and maybe a coffee.
🙏
Hope you’re feeling better. Migraine not a great way to spend a Sunday…
My neighbor made this cake for the birthday party. Everything is edible except the doll. Simply stunning. It’s just a “hobby” lol.
I know breakfast is meant to be healthy, but…
that is two food groups, is healthy
There is physical health, and there is mental health. When you think about it, nearly all foods fall into one or the other category. Health is health.
Sunday is the day for sweet breakfasts
How is it almost 3pm. Fuuuuuck
Lazy Sundays are fluffybutt approved.
Which is good because I just woke up from a two hour nap.
okay, I’m pooped
that’s the sewing machine base derusted, cleaned, primed and painted. Looks great. I’m only doing one coat.
I’m waiting a while until I wash the paint off my hands with terps
You are incredibly motivated! I’m still working on making breakfast lol
Just back from the Pharaoh. Amazing exhibition. How they did stonework like that is mindboggling. Seeing it up close was awesome.
I would like to take a moment to claim credit for my forebears work.
They did good :) was crazy to see just how accurate they were. I have two sheds full of modern tools and I couldn’t 1/100 of that.
I often hit my hand with the hammer when trying to drive a nail in lol
That feels good!
At the NGV? I was tossing up going to this.
Yep NGV. They did it really well.
Light Refreshments 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋Something to wash my mouth out after that people and culture message lol
🫧🧽🧫concentrated dishwasher tablet liquid
💡💡💡💡🕯 refreshments please. Chef’s choice.
🧋
6 pack of VB, some footy franks and tomato sauce thanks
🍻🍻🍻🌭🌭🍅
I’ve been experimenting with dishwashing tablets for a while now and I’ll tell you my favourite tip of all time. I place one on top of my drains and let it naturally dissolve. Reason for this is old drains can get a bit stinky over time and this is the most easiest why to solve this and also maintain fresh smelling drains.
I use solid tablets. I have never used the liquidy ones.
read first two lines, instructions unclear, took one with coffee, seeing bright tunnel
Embrace the light (refreshments) for all eternity
That’ll clean you out and leave you sparkling.
A bit confused… do you wet it, or let the tap slowly drip on the tablet? Or does the dry tablet pull enough moisture from the air to start dissolving?
Unless you chuck it in the drain
No. Just leave it sitting on top of the drain and use the tap as normal. It will slowly dissolve itself.
Oh ok, for incidental water in a less frequently used sink. Like from filling buckets in the laundry, or filling a glass over the second sink.
Thanks.
(Was confused as my sinks tend to stay dry until used, on which they get filled or deluged.)
Apparently I needed almost 14 hours of sleep. Feel fucking amazing though lol
