https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/250c63de-0e64-4b09-b411-55890ffcdba2 Major political parties inherently retain the status-quo, something problematic in an era where much of the population is dissatisfied and wanting change. They require exogenous shocks in order to pursue substantial change. In the context of the Australian 2025 election, we should consider the possibility of a minority Labor-Green government as positive for change, as the minority Green Party is able to extract more ambitious policy outcomes. This is the role the trade union movement used to fill within the Labor Party, but as the conservative elements within the party won out, this effect has been muted. Constructing internal power systems to pressure majority parties is effective at creating change. However, what also should be considered is cutting out the middleman (political parties) and constructing direct ‘counter’ power labor party essay: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qkZsb9970d7n1lSjtUU5QVuOcnzyldG7oRsqsFn9MiM/edit?usp=sharing script and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18gScjLgV23kddUdmb0y8hORDuUH507ekaPG12Mgi0q0/edit 0:00-0:46 intro 0:46-4:36 voting?? 4:36-9:49 the media 9:49-12:24 lobbying 12:24-20:58 a fourth input? 20:58-23:25 concluding thoughts Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:24:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/250c63de-0e64-4b09-b411-55890ffcdba2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.