Ilandar
@Ilandar@lemmy.today
- Comment on Labor and the Coalition have very different ideas about ties to the United States 2 weeks ago:
Ley and her so-called moderates seem to have instantly caved to pressure from their right. The Coalition are as out of touch as ever on most major issues and it feels like Dutton never left. Considering they were always going to need at least two terms to regain power, and that Ley herself was very unlikely to remain leader for that entire period, one wonders what the point of her even is.
- Comment on Drew Hutton says Greens have ‘lost their way’ after party votes to expel co-founder 1 month ago:
In France and Germany
We live in Australia.
- Comment on Drew Hutton says Greens have ‘lost their way’ after party votes to expel co-founder 1 month ago:
In the historic shift to the left at the last election
It wasn’t a shift to the left. The Coalition abandoned the centre, allowing Labor to win by default as the only centrist major party.
the greens didn’t gain much and lost a bunch of seats
The nationwide first preference vote swing against The Greens was -0,05%. This idea that they suffered from some massive voter backlash for being “too woke” is a total myth.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 1 month ago:
You’re right, education is not a prerequisite. Neither is intelligence, or brain development, or familiarity with the political system, or any of the other tired old arguments right wingers repeat. No one 18 and upwards is tested against any of these metrics when they first enrol. 16 year olds can leave school (in some states), drive on public roads, work a regular full time week and pay taxes. These are all things that clearly distinguish them from children 15 and under, and someone who can legally do all of those things alongside adults obviously deserves the right to vote alongside us too.
It’s quite ironic really that you were the one who tried to frame this as a right wing culture war issue, and yet your position is that of Pauline Hanson, leader of THE right wing culture war party in this country.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 1 month ago:
16 makes sense to me. In some states, like SA, it is the minimum age at which you can choose to begin transitioning into the broader adult society. If someone is driving on the same roads as me, working the same hours as me and paying the same tax as me then they should definitely have the right to vote like me too. I don’t think the argument needs to get any more complex or philosophical than this, it’s just obviously a fair and rational change to make.
- Comment on Independent MP to push for lowering of Australian voting age 1 month ago:
What is actually wrong with the proposal, though? Or are you simply objecting because the idea came from “the other side”, even though The Greens have been pushing this since 2018?
- Comment on Political donations banned in South Australia 7.30 2 months ago:
Here’s some criticism from The Australia Institute back in November last year.
- Comment on It is what it is 2 months ago:
I spell it all the time even using no fingers at all!
- Comment on Exclusive: data reveals pro-Israel bias in ABC coverage since October 7 2 months ago:
Rightly or wrongly, it has become a culture war issue where support of Israel is associated with centre to right positions whilst opposition is associated with left positions (not saying it has to be either/or, that’s just how it’s commonly framed). A lot of Australia’s media ecosystem is either centre or right leaning, which means they will inevitably push the Israeli narrative harder. Additionally, the pro-Israel lobby is super active and well financed and rabidly goes after any journalist or publication that doesn’t adhere to this default framing of current events. In places like the ABC and the BBC, I think both factors influence the reporting which is why you see a subtle bias despite those organisations claiming a position of balance.
- Comment on Luv Me Chips, 'ate Seagulls... 2 months ago:
He got assaulted
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- Comment on Luv Me Chips, 'ate Seagulls... 2 months ago:
They’re also a “menace” because many people actively feed them. It’s the same as ducks following people around expecting bread.