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currently playing: Persona 5 currently reading: Temeraire by Naomi Novik currently knitting: lmao π goals: β¨ pissed but NOT petty β¨ idiots: DNI (I do <i>not</i> care what language or "medium") β§*γ»οΎ MAI colourful AuDHD life γΈγγγγγ» οΎβ§
And hereβs a petition, led by five local medical professionals, asking the Federal member, mayor, and police to investigate the matter properly.
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oh... bernie......... ;_____;
reminds me of a @sameokye.bsky.social quote:
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""Whether it is the promotion of Mandarin or the restrictions on expression of ethnic minority identity, religious practices and so forth [...] what was previously just sort of policy to the level of basic law," Aaron Glasserman from the University of Pennsylvania says."
I just π€¦ββοΈ
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ah, yes. social cohesion.
"The Chinese government, however, defends [repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture] as crucial for promoting "modernisation through greater unity" and calls it the law for "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress"."
is this what representation feels like.... after all, "no taxation without representation", right.........?
#tales_from_parliament_house π₯Ή
similarly:
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γΌis now a bad time to mention that whenever I hear someone say Dan Tehan's surname
all I hear is fairies π§ββοΈ
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I pre-ordered "On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear" by my friend & former colleague @fieldsmeyer.com and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist @juliaangwin.com. At a time when courage needs to be found, the book gives everyone a map. www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...
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well. unless you count:
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well. that and my level of English fluency.
so no truly discernible difference to Australia, in that regard β¨πβ¨
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ooogt yeah, indeed β¨
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oooh #books_I_may_get_to_reading πππ
yep. "hikikomori" used to be the term I saw tossed around more often, tho:
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*"market value" is in quotation marks because I was being compared to Japanese grads i.e. being "Australian" in and of itself was not seen as valuable
for a given value of "Australian" when one isn't blonde with blue eyes, ofc.
γΌand bringing this back, because my salary while working at an accounting firm in Tokyo was legit less than I could earn as a retail worker at Target in Australia (not even manager, lmao), despite the fact I was earning more than "market value"
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γΌI can't believe I forgot about NEETs!
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nihonjinron is its own kettle of worms lmao... except, the opposite of lmao.
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yes, well. other top hits include:
- aging society
- school refusal
- power harassment (alt: workplace bullying)
- the m-curve
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γ―γΌγ«γΈγ£γγ³ε€§ζ£θ§£ ????
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"working poor" being one of those terms / phenomena I was taught as being exclusive to Japan during university π€¦ββοΈ
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yeah. just. sighing. it brings to mind how private / auscorp is very big on "if you are not earning or learning, get a new job", but "work for the dole" allows for neither...
not to mention my second point below π / my thoughts on the LNP's approach to the "working poor"
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Manga Planet subscribers will be able to access their purchased manga through a special transfer program with Renta!
"Indexation is not an increase" sighing
γΌactually. just gonna. shuffle this here.
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unless you deleted your post, I suppose.