Honest Government Ad Reminds Us How Ignorant We Are

Honest Government Ad Reminds Us How Ignorant We Are

Video: Last month The Juice Media took its “Australien Government” parody videos to the next level by highlighting the brutal reality of our country’s treatment of Timor Leste.

This month its released a similar faux-travel video about West Papua. It’s funny but also incredibly confronting; serving as a reminder of how ignorant most of us are about our neighbours. And just how much our country has profited from them.

Horrifying highlights include the mistreatment of indigenous people, mining the hell out of an impoverished nation, detaining whistleblowers and giving the thumbs up to forced colonisation. ‘Straya.

You can watch more Honest Government Ads over at The Juice Media’s YouTube page.


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