It’s the little things, honestly.
I’m at the cricket. Atmosphere is… Very “controlled”, let’s say.
This is Australia, right, and it’s cricket, so… Masks (but no vaxx mandate, otherwise I wouldn’t be here, obviously!), security fucking everywhere, literal propaganda messaging coming over the big screen every break, and every few “overs” (“Stay safe! Wear your mask! Behave or we will throw you out! Report anti-social behaviour to this text line”, etc)…
I’ve seen people arrested, and beach balls confiscated, amongst so many other “warnings”, and fuckery by security, and I’ve only been here a few hours…
I no longer give a fuck. Especially post-#Djokergate, and so I have stopped complying…
Mask off, and I fuck with these authoritarian tyrants at every last opportunity. Booing, swearing, I give them as much shit as I can, without being arrested, especially when they come for people near me (including a kid, for trying to rescue a beach ball before the security guard popped it). And when the woke ads, or “safety messages” come over, I boo as loud as I can, to drown it out. “Wear your mask or we’ll evict you!” - Yeah, get fucked, cunt!
People fucking LOVE it. Some have taken off their masks, because I have. Others have them down. Whenever I fuck with the authorities, others cheer and join in. Or laugh.
Oh, and my father is so disappointed it is genuinely hilarious. Makes me happy. I live to see him “disappointed” in me. 🥲
It’s the little things, honestly.
Do your best to be an example to others, and let’s fucking end this… 🤷🏻♂️
Unfortunately, that's why these authoritarians do this. It's mob mentality.
True that. When it comes down to it, I think I’m just fucking tired of feeling powerless.
The Aussie attitude is to just “sit down (or even better lay down) and take shit”, be it from the government, or the local council, or big woke corporate.
“Don’t stick your head up. Don’t question it. Don’t raise your voice in opposition. The government, and those in charge, know best!”
This is how authoritarian bullies, with no real power, such as the staff at that cricket match, cow people into silence. This is how you end up with an environment where my father tells me “Shut up, shut up! Don’t draw attention to yourself!”, while I booed and jeered as the fucking cops and security guards dragged a completely harmless, somewhat drunk fan, out by his fucking collar.
This is how you end up with a green-vested staff member, whose official designation was Customer Service- How Can I Help?, bullying me over not wearing my mask, outdoors, even after the event finished…
Because they add “Please” to their demands, even while LITERALLY YELLING, they think it’s acceptable. They think it “must be obeyed”. Because that’s just what Australians do - obey authority, unquestioningly, and shame those who do not…
I’ve seen these people ruin my suburb. I’ve seen them literally destroy my town, and my nearest city. All three are literally unrecognizable from when I was even a teenager, thanks to the worship of money, and blatant corruption, and not enough people caring, or making a fuss, or standing up to it.
I’ve seen what has happened in this country in the last two years, and how appallingly “we” have behaved in the last two weeks, and particularly today. And I’ve had enough. I’m not sure quite what that means, but, to quote Network, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
I’m damn well sick of sitting back and letting this shit go down. That’s not good enough for me anymore.
I ain’t no Gandhi, but apparently I just grew a spine, lol. And this is after the caffeine, and most of the adrenaline from all that earlier confrontation, has worn off, lol.
I might be just another powerless citizen, but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let these fucking bastards ride roughshod over me, and over the people around me, anymore.
So thanks, Novak, I guess.
/rant, ha.