“I live in my bloody car. We’re not in this together.” A caller to ABC Radio struck a chord with listeners – who questioned why he was cut off mid-rant.
The man, known only as Mark and who said he had worked along the border of NSW and Victoria, told thehost he wanted him to stop using the phrase “we’re all in this together” in relation to crippling Covid lockdowns.
“So what I’m saying is please. Can you please just tell everyone in the ABC, and whoever else, stop saying it. There’s enough stress. I live in my bloody car now. I live in my frigging car! I’ve lost everything,” he continued.He went on to point out the inequity between those who’d lost jobs and income, and those who had been able to continue working with little interruption during the pandemic.
“It’s an insult to hear ‘we’re all in this together’. Because the simple fact of life is, life is not equal. And to then hear ‘we’re all in this together?’ We’ve got people losing their jobs, but we don’t hear about the houses they’re losing, rental or mortgage … and marriages.”“I can hear how angry you are and you’re allowed to be angry,” the host said.Moving on with the show, Epstein was then faced with messages and calls from other listeners asking why he had cut Mark off.
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