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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's considered impolite to espouse political views here in Australia.

However, I've found that taking about issues rather than identities, with a modicum of diplomacy, is usually fine.

I think this would be a lot more difficult in the US with the issues at hand because you're not deciding mundane things like whether to subsidise roof top solar but rather, whether autocracy would make a nice change.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You used an conservative American political dog whistle when you mentioned identity politics and you're part of western hegemony as an Australian, so I would be a bad leftist if I let it be.

    It's a dog whistle here because everyone has an identity that comes attached w perpetually unaddressed needs and the ruling class of people only considers their own identity to be the national discourse; establishing that other identities are little more than causes for division.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Aussies are not as wrapped up in identity politics as Americans despite some efforts to import the culture wars bullshit, fine sandy bottom was referring to actual identities such as Trump or Biden or Dutton and Albo.

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