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A new survey has revealed a rise in young men who say "extreme measures" could sometimes be justified to advance a cause.

The McKinnon Index data also shows trust in politicians and governments has fallen among Australians in the past year.

Australia's democracy has been in the spotlight since the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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[–] 39 points 1 week ago (5 children)

given the rise of fascism around the world, I agree. Let's go back to treating nazis the way we did in 1942.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    Ignoring them until they become a problem that actually affects us?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Well Australia was already fighting against the nazis since 1939, and still going in 1942, that's not ignoring them

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  • [–] 19 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Trust in Govt down. Mostly in young men cause the promises of the social contract are broken.

    For women, we never had any doubt, it's never been good.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    People who think violence is never justified simply haven't experienced (or been creative enough to think of) a situation in which it clearly is. I think people like this generally have poorly thought out or impractical beliefs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I'll be honest if your idea of creativity is "let's do violence" you're pretty fuckin' bad at creativity. That's the first thing a monkey thinks when it finds a stick.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    Ok, but I didn't say violence was creative. I said being unable to concieve of a situation in which violence is justified shows a lack of creativity.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 week ago

    Depends on the cause doesn't it? I mean, Australia fought in WW2.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago*

    That's a result of pacific methods losing efficacy.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    Of course it's can.

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    I'm down with that. Down under even. Dingo Deez Nuts

    Trollface

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Sounds about right

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