Comment on Is Australia's Overton Window Shifting?

• princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean, so what if they listen to that advice and try to lean into the culture wars? So they lose some more elections, I think it would do a world of good for this country if the Liberals fell into irrelevance and we had a rise of politicians like the Teal independents that actually care about climate change.

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  • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The more the Liberal Party and Gina’s and Rupert’s Right Wing media waffle on about the Mythical Culture war, the more people think that it is actually a thing.

    Zuck’s and Elon’s Right Wing “new” media need to Fuck Off too.

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    • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Considering the massive, once in a generation, second-term swing to the incumbent government I’d say we’ve seen a massive repudiation of those culture war talking points. Obviously that wasn’t the only causal factor in these results, but it’s worth noting Morrison tried some anti-trans stuff in 2022 as well and look where that got him. I think the Australian voting public is smarter than to fall for that sort of rhetoric. Mandatory voting also helps because the more disinterested voters still have to make a decision, and I think most people believe in a fair go.

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  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Perhaps I’m just unnecessarily anxious, but I feel like the constant culture war nattering makes it be a thing.

    For example, my parents are in their 80s. The struggles of trans people just aren’t relevant to them in any way. The chances they would ever interact with a trans person in any meaningful way are infinitesimal.

    However, if the leader of the liberal party is on TV every day complaining about how a trans person might use a public toilet for whatever gender, it will make my parents believe that it’s a problem.

    These politicians stoke the culture war to fire up and engage their base.

    Locally we’ve had some conservative nutters complain about library books discussing sex and gender issues. It’s just another manufactured outrage.

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