Editorial

“Happy losing and go die to people who voted Liberal,” this is one

of the many statements the eds saw splattered around social media on the night of the federal election. This is a dangerous example of polarity that pushes people further into their camps, alienating those with opposing views, without engaging in productive discourse and an analysis of motivation. The black and white view that young people seem to have adopted in regards to our two major parties is one of the reasons that inspired us to focus on the idea of polarity for our 5th issue. Inside you will fnd explorations of the role that black-and-white thinking has in our perception of ourselves and others. Country Girls asks if young people raised rurally have a warped sense of what is normal, and I know myself only in comparison to you talks about the tendancies we have to form our identity based on how we contrast to those closest to us. Also inside we present a break-down of some of the oversimplifcations in political discourse, stories of people forging ahead, and special Vox Pop interviews that ask students what they think about when in the face of confict and disagreements. In this issue we are curious about what makes you extremely mad or overjoyed, what has made you you, and how that is different for each and every one of us. Like the editors of past ET editions, we wish not to shy away from diffcult conversations, and while we continue to raise them within our Student Association we hope to do the same throughout our pages. Let’s hope that the spirit of ‘all for one and one for all’ seen on election night continues. We hope to meet you in all our differences, and stand together in our common goals. With love, Jess and Tahlia.