{"id":59462,"date":"2021-09-24T08:42:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59462"},"modified":"2021-09-24T08:42:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T13:42:38","slug":"australians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59462","title":{"rendered":"Australians Need To Decide If This Is The Kind Of Country We Want To Live In From Now On"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/2021\/09\/24\/australians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on\/\">Australians Need To Decide If This Is The Kind Of Country We Want To Live In From Now On<\/a><\/h3>\n<article id=\"post-10508\" class=\"post-10508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-article category-news tag-australia tag-civil-rights tag-melbourne tag-police tag-protests tag-victoria\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-content\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image-area\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image size-newsroom_elated_post_feature_image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-8.06.05-AM.jpg?ea9430&amp;ea9430\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-8.06.05-AM.jpg 1105w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-8.06.05-AM-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-8.06.05-AM-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-8.06.05-AM-1024x580.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1105\" height=\"626\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text\">\n<div class=\"eltd-post-text-inner clearfix\">\n<p>A lot has changed for Victorians since the lockdowns started. Our lifestyles. Our waist sizes. The kinds of things we see as normal.<\/p>\n<p>And a lot has changed in Victoria itself since we\u2019ve been in lockdown as well. For example, have you seen our police lately?<\/p>\n<p>If memory serves, they used to look something like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/FAATUAuUYAMpdWj?format=png&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But now we\u2019re seeing police that look like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1440982255040598018&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com%2F2021%2F09%2F24%2Faustralians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on%2F&amp;sessionId=9adb2fb96727dd8c9d952d2a2c5e95dcd3077842&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1440982255040598018\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1440600844701896711&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com%2F2021%2F09%2F24%2Faustralians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on%2F&amp;sessionId=9adb2fb96727dd8c9d952d2a2c5e95dcd3077842&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1440600844701896711\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>They\u2019re also riding around on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Voice4Victoria\/status\/1440918774895443973\">armored military vehicles<\/a>\u00a0called Bearcats, like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1440899464298786823&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com%2F2021%2F09%2F24%2Faustralians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on%2F&amp;sessionId=9adb2fb96727dd8c9d952d2a2c5e95dcd3077842&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1440899464298786823\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And they\u2019re acting differently too. They\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/melbactivistlegal.org.au\/2021\/08\/22\/statement-of-concern-police-use-of-projectile-weapons\/\">firing on protesters<\/a>\u00a0with rubber bullets and other projectile weapons with alarming frequency in order to end demonstrations against government shutdowns, lockdowns and vaccine mandates, frequently for no other reason than because the demonstrators are disobeying them.<\/p>\n<p>Use of force by Victorian police is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/580025f66b8f5b2dabbe4291\/t\/5823b882f5e2312802b4f0de\/1478736004607\/HRLC-Police-Use-of-Force-Final-Report-2-September-2011.pdf\">officially required<\/a>\u00a0to be \u201creasonable, necessary and proportionate to the threat posed by an incident.\u201d When you see a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealrukshan\/status\/1440672256338714630\">video clip<\/a>\u00a0of Melbourne protesters just standing around the Remembrance Shrine begin fleeing to escape harm and being fired upon with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/what-less-lethal-weapons-actually-do\/\">less-lethal weapons<\/a>\u00a0as they retreat, for example, does that seem\u00a0\u201creasonable, necessary and proportionate to the threat posed by an incident\u201d to you?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1440672256338714630&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcaitlinjohnstone.com%2F2021%2F09%2F24%2Faustralians-need-to-decide-if-this-is-the-kind-of-country-we-want-to-live-in-from-now-on%2F&amp;sessionId=9adb2fb96727dd8c9d952d2a2c5e95dcd3077842&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1440672256338714630\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut Caitlin!\u201d you may object. \u201cThose people they\u2019re firing on are Bad People! They\u2019re right-wingers and anti-vaxxers! And they\u2019re protesting without permission!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okay, if you don\u2019t want to oppose police brutality on principle without making it about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtracey\/status\/1440787176829059072\">supposed<\/a> ideological positions of its victims then that\u2019s your right. But surely you don\u2019t think the normalization of this kind of violence is something that\u2019s only going to affect people you disagree with politically going forward, do you?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australians Need To Decide If This Is The Kind Of Country We Want To Live In From Now On A lot has changed for Victorians since the lockdowns started. Our lifestyles. Our waist sizes. The kinds of things we see as normal. 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