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Flat White

AFL and the biased politics of sport

17 July 2017

2:05 PM

17 July 2017

2:05 PM

Politics thrives and prospers on power.

Power seeps through winning over the masses.

Where are the masses in Australia? Watching sport.

Where better to see with total clarity the status quo of Australian politics? Aussie Rules Football.

Over the last few days, we’ve seen the game wholly trashed and lost to the feminist rhetoric that both leading political parties are leaning on.

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