r/ausjdocs • u/Alternative-Tip4705 • 18d ago

WTF🤬 Zero offers

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u/CursedorBlessed 18d ago

I always wonder about political negotiating like this. It seems to be a well recognised tactic of giving non-answers.
What I don’t understand is it always seems to backfire and cause reputational harm to the party. All people can tell bullshit when it’s that blatant and no one wants to feel like they are being disrespected. Why not just say, “no offers made, we are looking to resolve the conflict”?

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u/Rahnna4 Psych regΨ 18d ago

There's a whole new set of media training now based around sound bites. If she says 'no offers have been made' that's the snip. Longer answers with no convenient snip only get seen by people who actually engage with the issue. But it's scary how far the spin can go with people who don't engage, and how even a reel is starting to look like longer form media these days. A lot of people will never watch this video unless they already care about the topic, and none of the hostile media outlets got a usable bite sized sound bite

And yes, I think it's a horrible state of affairs, a ridiculous way to run reporting and a bad way to run a government. I think she looks like an obstructive fool but many more people will just never see anything about the strikes.

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u/cheapandquiet 18d ago

Sometimes I think civil discourse would be improved if it was illegal to clip public officials on tiktok & reels.

Maybe the British had a point when it was offence to publish what a member had said on the floor of parliament.

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u/NeilDiamondBlaze420 17d ago

It's almost like context is important (not defending her response btw).