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Comment on Gina Rinehart urges Liberal party to stick with Trump-like policies in the wake of election loss

UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I think what the media and Gina get confused with Trump is that sure he’s right wing, but he portrays himself as an outsider and anti establishment. He says “the system is rigged”, and calls out the hypocrisy of career politicians who take the status quo for granted. That really gets traction with disenfranchised people.

I would say though that Trump is the exception to the norm. Candidates typically don’t win through campaigning for austerity, and they don’t win through surrounding themselves with smooth brained billionaires. Trump won, but at the same time, the Democrats lost badly. I don’t see Albo making that mistake.

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Ilandar@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
She also doesn’t understand that Australia is far less conservative than America, and that over a third of estimated eligible Americans don’t vote.

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- eureka@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I don’t know about less conservative (I actually don’t know) but even the concepts of “conservative” and “right-wing” are different in the US. We don’t have much of that ingrained proudly-capitalist red scare rhetoric that’s normal in the US, comments like “free healthcare is socialist” would make most politically-aware Australians laugh, and make unaware Australians consider looking into socialism. We nationally don’t have a good opinion of the US, as far as I’ve seen, despite them being cultural and geopolitical allies to our government. We’re less prone to dynasties (Bush family, Clinton family) and electing actors (Reagan, Schwarzenegger, Trump), we have some expectation of professionalism.
  
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  - Ilandar@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    We’re also less religious. Women have a greater chance of becoming president than open atheists.
    
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Geobloke@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I heard someone say about Trump is that he has the wrong answer to the right questions, which is probably the kindest thing I could say about him

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Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Trump lost the popular vote. Three times in a row.

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- hanrahan@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Well using logic, only 34% percent of Australians voted Labor. The vast majority of Australian’s didnt want Albo as PM ether.
  
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  - Reddfugee42@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    The logic checks out… Thanks for the double check.
    
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  - eureka@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Well using that logic, Australians don’t want a PM. And I respect that.
    
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