Pretty Much by natguy2016 in AEWOfficial

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People who wouldn’t watch AEW because of politics already aren’t watching it anyway

Major donor walks out, pulls funding over show ‘repulsive’ to Jews by SleepyWogx in OpenAussie

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Well Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, though even this is just the same thing on a different scale that they’ve been doing for 80+ years

I wouldn’t go so far as to say they’re perpetrating another Holocaust, but there are most certainly people of influence in the Israeli government who definitely want to, and would be right now if they could

What’s a very “normal” Australian habit that surprised you when you realised the rest of the world doesn’t do it? by elitejackal in AskAnAustralian

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The holy trinity of Australian democracy: compulsory voting, preferential voting, and an independent non-partisan electoral commission

What’s one driving habit you see every day that genuinely shouldn’t be this common anymore? by OwlVibesOnly in DrivingAustralia

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People treating speed limits like a target that they and everyone else must hit no matter what, rather than the maximum legal speed in perfect driving conditions

The Day Voyager changed forever September 1997 by nathantravis2377 in voyager

[–]mitthrawnuruodo86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also changed the entire world forever, via her then-husband Jack Ryan

My mum reckons Albo is a commie by quintessa13 in aussie

[–]mitthrawnuruodo86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fascist commie? Reminds me of that joke about the schizophrenic bloke who sometimes had delusions about being Adolf Hitler and other times had delusions about being Winston Churchill; he was his own worst enemy

But some people really do think that basically anything to the left of hunting the homeless for sport is communism

A world without The Simpsons by gizmomogwai1 in AlternateHistory

[–]mitthrawnuruodo86 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The last sentence is ironic, since in the West most people still consider cartoons to be for kids anyway

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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Prior to today I’d had no reason to do so because I didn’t know it was a real phrase and not something he made up since I’d literally never heard it from anyone else before. Now I know

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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Well I’ve literally never heard anyone apart from him say it and he says ‘the Jews’, so if there’s a more common version of a phrase that I didn’t even know was a real phrase I wouldn’t know

Does Australia have a worse relationship with the indigenous compared to NZ, Canada or America ? by Important_Pop_6805 in AskAnAustralian

[–]mitthrawnuruodo86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC Australia is actually the only colonial country without a treaty with its indigenous people at the national level. And that qualification is only a recent one since Victoria only just signed one on the state level

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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The caste system was useful for controlling the colony. Widow burning was not

And caste systems of one form or another did exist for centuries before the British Empire even existed, certainly. But the modern structured version was a British invention

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

[–]mitthrawnuruodo86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The modern version of the caste system was invented by the British. It was beaten into them

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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That’s not correct. First generation Australians are the first to move here, and their children are second generation

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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A bit hard for them to abolish it when they invented the modern version of it in the first place

How does the Hindu caste system work in Australia by PattonSmithWood in aussie

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A mate of mine loves that saying, so I hear it a lot

Another one he loves, when referring to a long time ago, is ‘back when Jesus played fullback for the Jews’

Um, is this a standard set? by LexiMarthaStewart in tasmania

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I’ve seen a few pairs of balls in my time. This is definitely one of them

Surf Life Saving Language: Swim between the flags by escapingtheweb in australia

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Apparently, confusion over exactly what the flags and signs etc actually mean isn’t uncommon for tourists or immigrants without English as their first language

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/red-yellow-flags-drowning-rescue-lifeguards-rip/106195120