Reference :- Andy Bolt explained that we should not be trying to protect "remote communities " from coronavirus . He may have let a wafer thin sliver of racism slip out .
Congratulations Andy . You exceeded expectations on last night's Bolt report . However , since excessive pride often precedes a fall , you might benefit from some feedback regarding a few minor gaffs that tarnished an otherwise flawless presentation .
Let's start with your suggestion that keeping coronavirus out of " remote communities " should not be a priority , since people living in such locations had made a lifestyle choice.
Nobody could argue with that reasoning . Paleontologists agree that the first Australians made that choice over 60, 000 years ago , and decided to stay on for the long haul . That certainly is a good example of folk making a lifestyle choice and sticking with it . Pretty much the opposite of our mob , the Europeans , who like to travel the globe and meet the locals .
However Andy , you are not the first to suggest that spreading a little contagion might not be such a terrible thing . Long ago , blankets deliberately infected with lethal diseases had a role to play in maintaining the correct population balance in "remote communities ". Nonetheless , you do deserve credit for reminding us of a reliable strategy that has mysteriously fallen from favour in recent times .
But here's a problem , Andy. These days, with all the fake aborigines running around ( you know , publishing books and so forth like that Bruce Pascoe chap ) how do we decide who to contaminate?
One last thing. You asserted that the members of "remote communities " are an unnecessary drain on the public purse . That assertion in vulnerable to attack now that the whole country is queuing up
for the dole because our own culture has taken a kick up the backside .
I am sure a bright spark like you can competently address those issues in a future broadcast . In this instance I will let you run the story without acknowledging my contribution , you need a break at the moment .
By the way , how are your investments weathering the financial Armageddon ? Don't panic if they are going down the tube , we can always rely on the government to bail out the financial sector when circumstances reveal an unexpected flaw in the system. Of course , it won't be called socialism for the rich . "Fiscal stimulus to facilitate market corrections " has a better ring to it .
Your comrade , Ken P.S. Gabbo sends his regards .
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