Commentary Recent anti-lockdown demonstrations in Melbourne have been met with an array of colourful accusations from authority figures in the state of Victoria, including labels such as “anti-vaxxers,” “conspiracy theorists,” “far-right extremists,” and “man-baby Nazis.” The labels draw parallels with Hillary Clinton’s notorious 2016 remark that supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump were “deplorables.” The Melbourne protests, primarily involving blue-collar members of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU), has sent shivers down the spines of union leaders and Victoria’s state Premier Dan Andrews, who are beginning to see signs of an emerging alliance between unionised workers and right-leaning activists. John Setka (head of the CFMEU), Sally McManus (Australian Council of Trade Unions), Andrews, and former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten have all tried to downplay the activities, while levelling blame at fringe groups, claiming union members had been led astray by neo-Nazis. The language being deployed, …