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Dark_Arbron posted...

Other Australian users here are probably better educated on that topic but a few days ago I decided to look into One Nations policies, since my Trumper uncle now supports them.

To summarize, they put a lot of focus on anti-immigration, and their abortion section (actually titled pro-life) is about six times longer than the others. You can probably guess why.

In short theyre our Republican Party. But luckily they have little chance of getting in. Instead our other Republican Party in our de facto two party system is the Liberal Coalition, opposite the Labor Party.

When Im at a proper computer Ill post snippets from their site.

When did the party come around, was it due to Trump or is that just your Trumper uncle who has joined the party because of such?

And damn, having 2 Republican parties is rough.

sfcalimari posted...

New Zealand is currently run by Dollar Store Lex Luthor and his two lackeys Uncle Ruckus and Screech.

Damn, while I may not know the actual politicians, I understand those references. Is that normal for NZ politics or is your country also experiencing a recent surge in right-wing extremism?

ai123 posted...

The UK? Depressing. We have had 15+ years of austerity politics and immigrant scapegoating, resulting in catastrophic self-harm in the form of Brexit. Throw in gross incompetency and corruption during the pandemic. (At least anti vax bullshit was restricted to a relatively small group of fringe nutters).

Many of those whose interests lie in maintaining a strong welfare state with worker protection are extremely socially conservative (not to say racist), and let their hatred of foreigners and 'fuck it all' nihilism dictate their vote.

No one is offering any radical change in approach, so we mostly seem destined for more of the same.

There are some very nasty extreme right wing Tories, with allies in business and think tanks like the IEA, who want to remove the welfare state, slash regulation and tax, and turn the UK into some version of Singapore.

Right now, that's more than most can stomach. Hence the downfall of their puppet, Liz Truss.

I guess the failure of Truss's agenda and the fact that the Tory Party appears to be despised for now.

Though I am sure that 4 years of Labour not fixing everything will change that.

Damn, that sounds eerily similar in a lot of ways to what is happening here in the U.S. and I feel ya on a ton of that. Especially the part where people who should have an interest in a strong welfare state and worker protections are instead prioritizing their hatred of immigrants. I remember when Brexit was happening and being discussed on 261. Crazy seeing the contrast of British posters both for and against it.

Hopefully Labour is able to accomplish more than you expect of them and instill faith back into the people. Weren't the main ruling party for a good chunk of time or am I misremembering?

I also remember Truss, her departure was hilarious because of the lettuce which lasted longer than she did. I'm glad your country was able to make a good joke about the joke of the person she is. In contrast my own country has the joke as the candidate for a party who polling is showing being neck-in-neck, though I don't put much stock into polling as actual election results are all that matter and the recent trends have been overly favorable to Dems.

I was reading some BBC articles on Sunak shortly after he came into power, sounds like an overly wealthy douchebag who cares about nothing except serving the interest of himself and others like him.

jblrulez posted...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68572666.amp

Damn, are shenanigans like that between parties common in Japan or did you share that because it is exceptionally off the wall? Was it to make them uncomfortable or a form of protest?