Ms Andy

Often left. Sometimes right. Usually somewhere in the middle. F*ck feelings and give me the facts (dog pics also accepted). Pronouns: zig-a-zig/ah.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@Christineinhope @KosSamaras A car is a good investment in this economy. It’s a much safer place to live than a tent.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@TimoSci @eyeslasho Do those studies show that the people are low IQ because they live in a poor country, or is it possible the country is poor because its population has a lower average IQ?

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia Questioning the sincerity of my argument – while attempting to put words in my mouth and falsely labelling my argument a strawman - is laughable.

If you find yourself cornered in debate, it’s worth genuinely reflecting on your positioning and the reasoning that got you there.

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@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia I never said that was my concern. I said that would the right approach would be if this were about addressing disadvantage.

My question is not a strawman – it goes to the crux of the issue.

If this is about resolving disadvantage, how does this approach meet that goal?

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia And how many impoverished and severely disadvantaged people do you know have the relevant qualifications and experience to take on APS leadership roles?

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@DaviMaree @abcnews Yes, because vaping is vastly safer than smoking.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia It blows my mind that you’re surprised that many Aboriginal people object to being treated differently to everyone else.

Do you think these campaign strategies will benefit deeply disadvantaged ATSI people, or will they just benefit people who are already solidly middle class?

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@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia As a part Aboriginal woman who works with Aboriginal communities, I believe I do understand the situation – probably to a much greater extent than most.

Perhaps you just failed to understand that someone can reach a different conclusion without being ignorant.

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@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia I object to it for the same reasons I would object to them implementing a specific strategy for attracting and recruiting Caucasians.

Because I oppose race-based policies, especially when they’re applied in government and the public service.

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@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia We don’t know that it’s not caused by discrimination, in the same way we don’t know that it is.

If we want to try, we should be using small pilots as part of a research program – not implementing ethically dubious blunt force policies at a national level.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@Chook1110 @Lisa9Sophia Group-level differences in culture, values, interests or priorities.

I’ve yet to see compelling evidence that equal opportunities invariably result in equal outcomes.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@el_duderino_2nd @Lisa9Sophia How could a POC possibly know how much racism a white person does or does not experience?

Even another white person cannot speak for another – similar skin tones do not mean shared culture, language, values or background.

Who are we to question someone else’s lived experience?

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@FranMooMoo This is batshit crazy!

On what planet is a man able to experience a period, with or without hormonal injections?

Why are people indulging this insanity?

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@JEChalmers Halt migration until the housing market settles, limit investment perks to new builds only, stop foreign ownership of property, and repeal the stage 3 tax cuts and replace them with an increased tax free threshold so everyone benefits.

[Ms Andy @MissAndyAUS]

@GScarafaggio @Pubtest14 They can choose not to accept particular forms of payment.

But they do have to make it clear they don’t accept before a customer makes a purchase.

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@Algore09algor It completely backfired. You can’t legislate away demand anymore than you can tax people out of addiction.

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@lvan61 @KosSamaras @AlboMP It was an idiotic promise and it’s an even more idiotic policy.

If they proceed with it, I’ll make sure they’re at the bottom of my preferences with the Liberals come next election.

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@gavinlmiller1 @KosSamaras Would you like a centre-right neoliberal government, or a slightly more centrist centre-right neoliberal government?

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@Ozram171

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@Force3Dot @pacifistlib @EndWokeness Ah, so it’s blood guilt.

Sounds totally reasonable.