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Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Except that the Liberal party hasn’t stood for any of that for a long time, and they have never stood exclusively for that.

They’re for big government when it comes to impinging on individual freedoms like free speech (look at how the try to restrict speech on university campuses), marriage equality, and the right of individuals to make medical decisions between themselves and their doctors (see: abortion, gender affirming care), they’re hawkish (i.e., in favour of big government) in foreign affairs, and they favour a big police state rather than the approach that is both rooted in evidence and could involve less government involvement of preferring early intervention and social work.

They don’t take a small government approach on the economy, even. They subsidise more conservative-oriented industries like farming and fossil fuels, and they’re all about subsidising roads for cars. Meanwhile, regulate and restrict permits for small tech (while bowing to the wishes of conservative media and big tech!) and green energy.

No, the Liberal Party of Australia is a solidly right-wing conservative party with regressive social ideals and a preference for crony capitalism.

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