This article by Yasmine Johnson, a Jewish student, socialist and one of the national coordinators of Students for Palestine, is based on her testimony at the royal commission.
Labor politicians and the trade union leaders allied to them have undermined working-class cohesion and consciousness. In doing so, they have severely weakened the very forces that could have blunted Hanson’s impact.
The screaming about “tax grabs”, “death taxes”, “class war” and “communism” from the sorry brigade of start-up shysters, investors, small businesses, big capitalists, right-wing journos and politicians is an absolute festival of reaction.
