What I think of Tony Abbott and Co.

By Kathryn

It makes me want to choke on my toast (with irony and cynical laughter) when I read that the LNP are considered to have a “women problem”! The fact is that the LNP have never had a so-called “women problem”, what they have got – and have always maintained – is an “alpha male problem” with their historical, malevolent level of rusted-on misogyny and condescending contempt for anyone born with a uterus! This antiquated level of undisguised misogyny, quite frankly, goes way back to that cigar-chomping, pompous, alpha-male Australian “Tory”, Robert Menzies!

This pathological mistrust and contempt for women by the right-wing misogynists in the ultra-conservative ranks of the male-dominated cabinets of the LNP was also rampant right throughout the Howard regime who only had two sycophantic women in his cabinet (Jocelyn Newman and Amanda Vanstone) and two women in his Outer Ministry to represent more than 51% of the female population of Australia! The appalling, open contempt for women only got worse – far worse – when the Mother and Father of all disreputable, alpha-male misogynists, Tony Abbott, rose to become one of the most internationally-condemned, thoroughly despised, combative, racist and misogynistic political narcissists in our nation’s history! Who can ever forget the cringe-worthy, unspeakably sexist statement made by Abbott that began with; “What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is ……” !!!!

After the first staggering, medieval 14 words uttered above, I seriously doubt that annyone around the world heard the remaining lies and putrid political messages in that appalling speech! The fact that the LNP never castigated nor openly condemned the disreputable misogynistic pathological liars and racist RWNJs, Abbott and Morrison, was a red flag warning to the huge majority of well-informed, highly educated and intelligent women throughout Australia whom the Abbott/Morrison regimes would never ever truly and fairly represent throughout our nation. Only the most stupid, Murdoch-manipulated, rusted-on right-wing racist women in the country supported and foolishly voted for Abbott, Morrison and the LNP and, indeed, continued to support with Dutton at the helm! The fact that Dutton was an integral member of the callously inhumane, misogynistic, racist white supremacists in the Abbott and Morrison regimes was not lost on Australian voters, particularly women, who soundly rejected the LNP’s continual stance supporting alpha male domination and, as a result, female subjugation within – and outside – their appalling, medieval regime!

The alienation of women by the misogynistic LNP is one of the main reason(s) why they suffered such a catastrophic loss at the last election. The fact is that the huge majority of women (justifiably) just don’t trust the chest-beating male-dominated LNP and this suspicion and mistrust has only been compounded by Dutton’s refusal to address issues that negatively impact women and families. Needless to say that that suspicion, mistrust, loathing and justifiable rage against the LNP’s antiquated, right-wing, ultra-conservative male domination of women has been understandably reflected at the ballot box at the federal election.

Yes, indeed, the LNP really do have a major problem with the huge majority of intelligent women in this nation which is unlikely to be improved, repaired or fixed until the LNP wake up and address those issues! Clearly, Dutton hadn’t learnt a thing since Australians – particularly women – denounced Abbott and tossed him into permanent political isolation. Dutton’s (and the LNP’s) inability to face the realisation that more than 52% of the adult Australians eligible to vote are, in fact, women will ensure that the LNP’s continuing antiquated and highly unpopular (misogynistic) views against women will seriously impair the LNP’s chances of being re-elected, particularly by highly educated members of the female Gen Y, Gen Z and post-millennial generations!

 

Also by Kathryn: What I think of the LNP

 

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