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I wonder why unfunny people think its ok to pick on minorities? (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 5 months ago by rosco385@lemmy.wtf to c/australia@aussie.zone

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Just like Trump in the US, Pauline Hanson is normalising the targeting of anyine who isn't from a European background.

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[+] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

and yet she leads the most popular party in Australia according to recent polls, her hate and stupidity resonate.

I had a friend say to me "she just makes sense"... and yet there is no part of me that thinks anything she speaks of makes sense

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[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

So fucking embarrassing.

It hits me right in the smug. We were the last sane democracy for a while there. Still plenty of time for an implosion before the next election though.

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[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 5 months ago

The worst bit is there’s no polite or soft way to tell your friend which is where the division kicks in.

Hanson just punches out simple forms with grievance and no substance.

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