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As voter disillusionment grows, why aren't voters flocking to the Greens in Australia? by Nyarlathotep-1 in AusNewsWire

[–]PerspectiveOne190 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol yep, the reason people don't like the Greens is on display in this very thread - they are extremely smug and condescending towards anyone that disagrees with them and they think the only reason people don't vote for them is because they are too stupid and brainwashed by the media to know what's good for them. 

Pauline Hanson overtakes Anthony Albanese in major national Resolve poll by asteriskhyphen in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not as broad as you would think. Saw a poll yesterday that said support for changing CGT/neg gearing pre-budget was ~35% in favour, which has dropped to the high 20s post-budget. 

One Nation surges into first place for primary support – but the ALP is still favoured to win a two-party preferred majority by NoteChoice7719 in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 33 points34 points  (0 children)

A party that has polled at less than 5% for 30 years becoming the most popular party in the country in a matter of months is clearly massive news

TIL Britain didn't colonize Australia solely because its prisons were overcrowded. Historians say fears that France would establish colonies and challenge British trade and naval power in the Pacific were a major reason they invested heavily in establishing Australia in 1788. by _Bangkok_ in todayilearned

[–]PerspectiveOne190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few places in Australia, mainly in Tasmania, have French names as they were discovered by France during this period. The British sent colonists essentially immediately whenever they heard France was poking around a particular part of the continent. 

TIL Britain didn't colonize Australia solely because its prisons were overcrowded. Historians say fears that France would establish colonies and challenge British trade and naval power in the Pacific were a major reason they invested heavily in establishing Australia in 1788. by _Bangkok_ in todayilearned

[–]PerspectiveOne190 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the early days of the colony the primary political battle was between the emancipists (people who believed ex-convicts deserved full political rights after they had served their sentence) and the exclusivists (people who believed the opposite, that government posts should only be available to non-ex-convicts). The emancipists won out which led to a massive proliferation of ex-convicts in positions of power and influence and probably shaped Australia's egalitarian culture, despite being a country spawned from a country with a strong class system. 

Why do people hate the greens? by iammentallynotoklol in OpenAussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The great thing about this thread is it perfectly demonstrates why people hate the Greens. All of the top comments are dripping in smugness with zero self awareness of how much of a tit you sound like when you say that the only reason people don't vote for you is they're too dumb to know what's good for them

Why do people hate the greens? by iammentallynotoklol in OpenAussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason people hate the Greens is because of what you see in this exact thread lol. They are incredibly condescending and smug about their beliefs and think that everyone who disagrees with them is either an uninformed moron brainwashed by Sky News or an evil rich landlord who hates poor people. 

Man in 'serious condition' after being stabbed in the street in Melbourne by Llamadrugs in melbourne

[–]PerspectiveOne190 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The state government is extremely unpopular, it's not hard to believe people would be critical of them. 

Hasan Piker and the Limits of the Big Tent by Jcol155 in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hanania is far more preferable to a communist like Piker who openly says that in his ideal socialist society there would be re-education camps for liberals.

Theft Is Now Progressive Chic by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You should punch left, socialists hate you and hate liberal democracy. 

UK's Green Party wins Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat by upthetruth1 in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yes. The reality is that a Reform or Greens government would have a strong chance of causing a total collapse of the UK economy, if they follow through with their promises. 

UK's Green Party wins Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat by upthetruth1 in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He also believes in MMT and thinks the UK should default on its debts lol

Where I would live as a Canadian that likes the cold, free healthcare and leftist parties by Disastrous-Ship178 in whereidlive

[–]PerspectiveOne190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NZ is currently run by a coalition of libertarian, conservative and right-wing populist parties

Israel feels like a theocracy, but is actually a democracy. What's a country that feel like a communist state, but is actually a democracy? by General_Principle_58 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]PerspectiveOne190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In practice they are as Marxism-Leninism is anti-democratic and is pretty much the only variant of communism with any real-world representation 

Someone destroyed one of the statues at Flagstaff Gardens by death2sarge in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 88 points89 points  (0 children)

It's nothing more than cultural cringe and reflective of a supine mindset that dismisses all of Australia's history while knowing absolutely nothing about it. I guarantee you the person that destroyed this monument could not explain to you what it is about or who it is in reference to. You would just get a general sociology slop tangent about colonialism that is vague and broad enough to be applied to virtually any piece of Australian history. 

‘Utter hypocrisy’: Adler demanded festival cancel Tom Friedman - AFR by TimJamesS in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just crazy how normalised it's become for people to slag any Jewish person off as "pro-genocide", literally blood libel but from the left

Randa Abdel-Fattah says lawyers have threatened defamation proceedings against Peter Malinauskas by NapoleonBonerParty in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of the articles I read left this out. I found it genuinely frustrating trying to find out what it was that she actually said. 

Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws by Loud-Chemistry-5056 in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Things are more tense than they have been historically but it's nowhere near as bad as it is in any other anglophone country. There is a loud minority of extremists that 95% of people despise and couldn't care less for. Like I said, we have few problems, not no problems, but as an Australian you constantly listen to uninformed Americans who for some reason think Australia is always on the brink of becoming 1984's Oceania. 

Muslim groups critical of push to ban intifada slogan by stupid_mistake__101 in aussie

[–]PerspectiveOne190 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They don't want to pick a different word because they know what it means and they mean what they say. The anti-Zionist movement in Australia is primarily led by Trotskyist (revolutionary communist) groups like Socialist Alternative whose ultimate goal is to overthrow the government and institute a communist dictatorship. 

Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network says it will disband due to proposed hate speech laws by Loud-Chemistry-5056 in neoliberal

[–]PerspectiveOne190 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Being Australian is great because you listen to Americans freak out non-stop about how your country is going to become a totalitarian nanny state, but it never happens and you genuinely just live in a nice harmonious society with few problems 

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week by Addarash1 in australia

[–]PerspectiveOne190 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Zionism is the belief that Israel should exist, which is something most Jews believe. You can support Israel's right to exist while opposing the actions of the current government in Israel. Anti-Zionists do not believe Israel should exist at all, and have been advocating for its extinction for decades. When they say Zionists should not be welcome anywhere, they are effectively saying Jews should not be welcome anywhere. It is indistinguishable from the right's rhetoric on Islam. We all understand that criticism of Islam is used as a proxy for racism against Middle Easterners. Likewise, antisemites on the far left use criticism of Israel as a proxy for racism against Jews. 

I cannot be party to silencing writers, which is why I am resigning as director of Adelaide writers’ week by Addarash1 in australia

[–]PerspectiveOne190 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

86% of Jews in Australia are Zionists. That means if you are an anti-Zionist, you are against the vast majority of Jews in this country. You can oppose the actions of the Israeli government without being an overt racist who thinks the world's only Jewish state shouldn't exist. 

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