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Her government adopted ecocidal policies that contributed to the horrific fires of 2019–20. It repealed the Yet, somehow, Berejiklian remains popular. Undoubtedly there are a myriad of reasons for this including media bias and her lauded handling of COVID-19. But, another factor is the way that Berejiklian uses identity politics, framing herself both as a progressive but also as evidence of progress. In this, she follows the playbook of United States President Barrack Obama. In a recent podcast, leftist historian Daniel Bessner described how Obama used his own existence as evidence of US progress and exceptionalism. As Bessner noted, for Obama “his very being demonstrated progress”. Thus, one could feel good about Obama because one could feel good about oneself, about one’s nation. ....