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[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 53 points 2 years ago (47 children)

Fuck. I’m sad. I’m sorry to be Australian right now.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 2 years ago (44 children)

Yeah - the voice didn't really mean much to my day to day at all, but this loss is indicative of our deepening conservative bent.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 2 years ago (39 children)

It has nothing to do with anyone becoming “conservative”. Another advisory board would change nothing when the ones we already have are ignored and aren’t working.

60% of the country voted for gay marriage, a far more “liberal”/“progressive” thing than the voice, so saying we’re getting more “conservative” makes no sense. The fact is that the actual progressive people recognize that this was all grandstand virtue signalling, and we want more than that. “It’s better than nothing” is not a valid reason to change our constitution. How about actually doing something meaningful as a starting point instead?

[–] billytheid@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

to say it plainly, you're clearly not very bright. that you actually believe attack advertisements and social media spin, while still maintaining a stream of 'considered' opinions really lays out the massive problem Australia faces with wilful, proud, ignorance. that you're actually daft enough to claim that this will be somehow revisited? jfc...

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