well might I be a worry showing you facts, but it's wise to understand the world you inhabit.
Here's a way you can learn just what world you grew up in - in Australia and how backward, ignorant and violent it was (and still is)
Go ask people who were in Kings Cross in about 1970 -------- ask them if they saw - and saw regularly - unconscious people laid out on the footpath, as the result of being bashed unconscious by bouncers --
then Go ask people the same in Paris about the Parisian nightclub scene from the same era
you will find a chalk and cheese response.
Both of the opinions here are pretty accurate - one if fiction based on real characters and one is fact - based on reality --
If you can understand this - and understand the scene in Paris - then, you can understand Australia -----------
read about these works -------- The character **Les Norton**, who is a bouncer in Australia and the protagonist of a series of novels by Robert G. Barrett. The character was adapted into a television series titled *Les Norton*, which aired from August to October 2019. The show follows Les, a country bloke from outback Queensland, who moves to Sydney and becomes a bouncer at an underground casino while navigating the city's criminal underbelly[3].
In addition to *Les Norton*, another relevant character is **Ray Shoesmith** from the series *Mr Inbetween*. Ray is a hitman balancing his violent profession with family obligations, showcasing a different facet of violence in an Australian setting[2].
Both characters illustrate the complex interplay between violence and everyday life in Australia, albeit in different contexts.
Citations: [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9548022/reviews [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Inbetween [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Norton_(TV_series) [4] https://crimereads.com/australia-crime-tv-part-2/ [5] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/14/tv-fights-bouncer-on-screen-violence
then there is this - which is not fiction - it's factual
Jeff Sparrow has authored several books on various topics. Here are some of his notable works:
1. *Radical Melbourne: A Secret History* (co-authored with his sister Jill Sparrow)[1]
2. *Radical Melbourne 2: The Enemy Within* (co-authored with Jill Sparrow)[1]
3. *Communism: A Love Story* - a biography of Guido Baracchi, a founder of the Communist Party of Australia[1]
4. *Killing: Misadventures in Violence* - a study on the social and psychological consequences of executions, combat, and animal slaughter[1]
5. *Money Shot: A Journey into Porn and Censorship*[1][2]
6. *No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson*[1][2]
7. *Trigger Warnings: Political Correctness and the Rise of the Right*[1]
8. *Fascists Among Us: Online Hate and the Christchurch Massacre*[1]
9. *Crimes Against Nature: Capitalism and Global Heating*[1]
Sparrow has not written fiction with recurring characters. His works are primarily non-fiction, focusing on political and social issues, biographies, and historical analyses. The only specific character mentioned in relation to Sparrow's work is Paul Robeson, the subject of his book *No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson*[1][2]. However, Robeson was a real historical figure, not a fictional character created by Sparrow.
