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Marla wrote Today at 12:08am:
The blind leading the terminally stupid
America is so f - ked
Interestingly, dear, we've gone the other way. We've kicked our business-as-usual political charlatans out and put genuinely dedicated independents in. Somehow, we've managed to save our democracy, and we didn't even need to elect an elite white populist to burn the place down first.
To be honest, I'm not sure how you can work around that inert segment of the electorate that continues to support Dear Leader. A quarter of your voters are completely brainwashed. Years of Fox News will do that to a body-politic, no? It's a serious form of infection.
You can't use truth, you can't use reason or logic. What can you do?
All that's left is fear.
And that goes to the highest bidder.
Watch Indivisible: Healing Hate on Sbs on Demand.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/indivisible-healing-hate
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Will do, Mother. On the influence of News Ltd, we're now seeing Sky take a full-throttled defence of Dear Leader here in Australia. Interestingly, their influence was almost non-existent in the last election. I have no idea why they think Bolt, Kenny et al could make a dint on Trump's entrenched unpopularity in Australia.
It's a mug's game. Trump is the epitome of everything Australians loathe about America. Sure, there are a few suckers here, but they mean nothing in electoral terms. They're a fart in a gail. They're just having a laugh.
For all of our legitimate concerns a few years ago, they've proven wrong. The Australian electorate has not gone down the route of white populism. We've run a mile from this kind of politics. Throughout the pandemic, the global economic downturn and the geopolitical rise of China, we've held firm to democratic values.
We're an inclusive, democratic multicultural society. This is something to be proud of. We won't tolerate dickheads. If Trump had done what Scomo did, the numpties would be applauding him. Not us. Unlike Americans, when we go overseas, we don't have to apologise for our political leaders.
Nothing personal, Marla. We still have numpties, but they're futile. Yours have brought you down. Our numpties are forced to bark at yours.
I'm sorry you got Rupert Murdoch.