Oh wow. I didn’t know it was this bad. I was planning to vote 1 for them cos they’re the only left minor party other than Greens where I am. I guess I have to rely on Greens and Labor instead.
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Zagorath@aussie.zone 23 hours ago
Oh shit. I liked the Pirate Party, and even gave them my 1 vote in at least 1, if not 2, elections last decade.
I stopped voting for them when they became Fusion because I didn’t really understand them. At best, they seemed like off-brand Greens, having lost the core focus on an issue that I cared about with the Pirate Party: digital and intellectual property law.
But reading this Blatantly Partisan review holy shit will I never be voting Pirate again. This is appalling behaviour from the folks behind Fusion. Such a shame.
thisisdee@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Ilandar@lemm.ee 4 hours ago
This is only from Victoria, it doesn’t mean necessarily mean that your local candidate or branch is the same (depending on where you live). Fusion is a micro party that attracts a very wide range of people, so I don’t think a painting them all with the same brush is a particularly smart or helpful thing to do.
brisk@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
That’s extremely disappointing. I was thrilled to see a Fusion candidate on my lower house list, as that sheet is usually effectively Lib/Lab/Green, and Fusion theoretically contains several parties I’d love to have the chance to give my vote to.
I’m dismayed to discover the candidate is actually a “Democracy First” member.