Comment on From Doge to Smoge, Peter Dutton’s Coalition is an eerie echo of Trump (and Musk’s) America
eureka@aussie.zone 3 weeks agoFor what it’s worth, dont fall into any resignation that we mirror the US. Yes, we do in far too many ways, but take Clive Palmer as a simple counter example. Dutton doesnt have the (for lack of the correct world) presense and charisma of Trump either.
Furthermore, parties outside of the Coalition and Labor are on a sharp rise. We don’t have the US FPTP system where the only viable choices of president are (frankly) another two bad candidates, evidenced by the lower US voter turnout for both parties. Here, the crossbench is a real option, growing year on year.
My point being, our material and legal circumstances are different. Education can actually make enough of a difference to at least move forward, even if it’s another shit Labor reign.
urno@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Your point about the independents is a good one; I was incredibly heartened by their emergence last election.
I would dearly love to see more of them (in fact I’ve seen placard wavers in my neck of the, previously independent-free, woods) and hope they have the resources to combat the incoming LNP bullshit!
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
40 years ago, all I did was vote Independent #1, now (last 20 years) I always vote Green and then preference independents until I run out.
It’s getting harder at the arse end of the ballot paper; One Nation, Palmer, Libs, Nats, Labor, Jacqui Lambi Party (here in Tassie) etal are all shitty choices. How to rank them becomes tricker.
eureka@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good to hear!
(That said, always remember to check of independents before voting. A few of them are recent Coalition/Labor party members who left over a certain issue, some are just as bad. Luckily I’ve seen more good than bad ones)