[csaa-forum] RE: wanting to be effluent

[Diane Powell]

John, I agree with your definition of white trash, and there are plenty
in western Sydney, it's just that there are also a lot of people there
whose feet just keep slipping off the first rung of the so-called
aspirational ladder, and many who aspire only to keep food on the table
and pay the electricity bill. They may take howard's handouts to buy a
computer or game-boy for the kids, but still hate him and not vote for
him.  Many just couldn't bring themselves to vote Liberal.  I'm
generalising, and the population of western Sydney is becoming more
Affluent (I hate Kath & Kim too) and middle-class, there are many
refugees and ethnic groups who are strongly fearful of communism and
can't bring themselves to support even the quasi-socialism of Labor. Di
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[mailto:csaa-forum-bounces at darlin.cdu.edu.au] On Behalf Of John Scannell
Sent: 12 October 2004 15:12
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Subject: Re: [csaa-forum] RE: wanting to be effluent


Thanks Di

As you recently saw my 'pasty' complexion you know I don't get out to 
Werriwa as much as I'd like.
I'll have to look at the electoral boundaries - so I can distinguish 
properly between westies and white trash.
Di - you are a perfect example actually - a Westie, but not white trash.
This could be a potential chapter in your thesis...? 'I am a Westie but
not White trash'
 - which also brings to mind the complexity of ethnicity in these salvos

of blatant generality...
Di - you should start plugging you book again!
John



Diane Powell wrote:

>John, Take a Westie's word for it, there are still millions of fibros 
>in Werriwa and they remain a majority in all points west of Granville, 
>and most of them still vote Labor.
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>Di
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>John wrote: ..Is Mark Latham appealing to people in fibros? There are 
>not many fibros around Werriwa now...plenty of what they call 
>McMansions ala Hills district. Labor is gonna be pushing shit uphill...
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