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Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2023
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Who is scapegoating migrants?
Foreign ownership of property by people who will never even see the building they own is not the same as a migrant coming here to live?
Are they trying to conflate being critical of rich cunts buying up properties and sitting on them with actual humans coming here to live?
Edit: After a quick search, this seems to be the new thing as of a month ago when articles mentioning migrants and housing started increasing. Wonder who’s pushing this…
I've got one word to say to you, Kim... Rupert Murdoch.
bloody Howard
Articles mentioning immigrants and "the housing crisis" have been all over Canadian media for well over a year. And by Canadian media I mean "U.S. owned media outlets operating within Canada." The narrative has stuck.
Yeah but they’ve been recent topics over there yeah? Like I know in the US it’s a big deal.
The media here hasn’t focused on migrants or whatever for about 20 years now. We’ve kinda already done and gotten over the migrant fear phase. So I don’t know who the intended audience is for this propaganda.
the point isn't really to convince anyone on the spot. that's the insidiousness of this kind of propaganda.
it's always there. it will always be there. every time you face a problem in your life, there's an article in your periphery that blames migrants, or minorities, or migrant minorities. and sure, you don't believe them. you're rational and aware that this is manipulation.
but then nothing gets better. there are just even more problems, some completely different in kind. and a bunch of people seem to think it's the migrants and minorities again. but you know that's manipulation.
then you lose your home because the economy is fucked, and you lose your job due to downsizing, and the job market is terrible, and you're heading for poverty. now you're afraid, and sad, and angry, and wondering where you went wrong. you're looking for something to blame, someone to blame.
and there's an article making a very pontificated argument about why this economic and social crisis has been exacerbated by "mass immigration" since about when you first started reading those articles.
a lot of people will start questioning themselves here, and in desperation, look for a way out they haven't tried yet: imagining that the people pushing that message are correct, and campaigning for change. because nothing ever changes for the better.
the rich toast another vintage wineglass.
Dutton isn't making his mark anywhere so his media mates are going back to 'Ol Faithful
Sorry mate, people have been moaning about migrants and airbnb since forever?
It's a complex problem with multiple drivers, but no motivation from the populace to solve any of them.
Migrants for housing? Nah. Shit people have been quiet about migrants for a long time now, this isn’t like the boat overboard days.
Airbnb is completely valid to moan about and has nothing to do with migrants.