Just Another Mole

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A lot has been said recently about Gina Rinehart’s comments in the media. Personally, I think that Gina Rinehart probably couldn’t put a foot right even if she tried too. Being a powerful woman she is instantly bound to receive criticism in the press even if she was a saint. ‘Yes, she’s saving babies from burning buildings, but that outfit! What WAS she thinking?’

But she doesn’t try to put a foot right. She doesn’t even try to be accessible. I wouldn’t exactly call her a troll. Maybe world’s biggest mole would be more suitable. The reality is that a woman like this is never really going to do any right, so she needs to be kept in check. But she doesn’t need to be sprayed with light bullying. Where does that ever get us?

I think the world’s media need to spend more time talking about the movement’s of this woman. Who does she own? What does she own? And what sphere of influence does she have on the people she owns?

I was watching Can of Worms a few days ago. Although, the host Chrissie Swan directly addresses the fact that Gina Rinehart is a shareholder in Channel Ten, I was shocked that they didn’t address her comments as a question on the show.

The reality is that where there is money, there is the ability to inform public opinion. So, I think it is about time that we worry less about our public opinion of Gina Rinehart and worry more about her ability to inform public opinion generally.