Same reason the proletariat want to watch sports matches, drink, gamble and whore rather than spend their time in theory study groups and people’s committees: what Marx called false consciousness.

Because the average Skippy is still a racist, unintelligent simpleton

There are progressive pockets of the population, but even in the heralded cities, as soon as you get away from the inner suburbs, you're deep in the territory of the halfwits

I made a move to somewhere considered regional Australia, and the majority of the people around me are simple hicks who constantly reinforce the stereotypes they get upset by

But it's quiet and peaceful

It’s called voter disillusionment for a reason.

What's the point? They have the sorts of policies that wouldn't actually work if they had any power, thankfully they don't usually get anywhere near having any. Hyphenated surnames are over-represented in their ranks. They are elitist, latte-sipping city dwellers who wouldn't know a hard day's work if it punched them in the face.

Other than that, they're not bad.