He’s back in the country. He hasn’t gone truckin’ yet. And he does care about the kiddies, even if he wants cheap alcopops. Go figure.
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Self-affirmation Theory
This theory explains how people will reduce the impact of a threat to their self-concept by focusing on and affirming their competence in some other area. Knock my self-esteem in one area and I’ll try and compensate by thinking about another area.
Back to your WorkChoices, Brendan.
Well if no-one else cares about Brendan Nelson’s truck driving tour of Australia, I care.
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I love the fact that the driver in question usually listens to audio books while driving, and its Brendan who is bringing the Slim Dusty cassettes.
Nelson’s now a truckie?
I see, it wasn’t “I care, I care , I care” he was babbling on about, but “Ikea, Ikea, Ikea”, his next pick up point.