Labor’s Deputy Opposition Leader, Tanya Plibersek has dismissed the genuine concern of thousands of Australians over how the Yes campaign got hold of their phone number, by declaring that “we didn’t want this postal survey to happen”.
From their ABC:
“Thousands of messages telling people to “help make history and vote yes for a fairer Australia” have been sent this weekend, prompting many to ask how the campaign got their phone numbers….
“One of the things that is most irritating about this is people who are getting their goat up about the SMS messages coming out urging a Yes vote,” (Plibersek) said.
“I mean, we didn’t want this postal survey to happen, we have said all along this is a $122 million waste of money.”
Seriously, we’re not even making is up. According to Plibersek, democracy is a waste of money. Consulting the people of Australia on a decision which could fundamentally change the nature of our society is a waste of money. They didn’t want to have to go through the bother of asking permission to implement their far-left agenda, so in addition to harassing anybody who publicly voices opposition to their Cultural Marxism, they are going to invade your privacy as well.
The response fro the guy in charge of the mass spamming was Orwellian:
“Alex Greenwich, co-chair of Australian Marriage Equality, said the text messages were sent using a “technology platform” used by political parties during elections campaigns for years.
“Mr Greenwich said the campaign was trying to reach millions of Australians and would be matched with more traditional campaigning.
“He did not reveal the costs of the campaign, but said that would be disclosed “as appropriate”.
Great.
Big Brother is watching you, and he has your number.