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[–] 39 points 10 months ago (5 children)

So their argument is that because Joy Division's name is a reference to a specific group of victims of the Holocaust, wearing the second most well-known band shirt of all time is antisemitic? The band's name references a horrible thing so you endorse it if you wear it on a shirt? Are aussies ok?

It's funny because I have this stereotype of aussies as, generally, being a bit edgier or just not as concerned with politeness in public speech.

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 10 months ago

    The vast majority of people also think this is really silly. The Liberal National Coalition (previously fairly successful) is exploding and might lead to a split, and their popularity is in the shitter.

    At least I think so, but I don't interact with Sky News viewers, which is where she parroted it from

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Ever wonder why she uses the letter S three times to spell her name... She is potentially the most unpopular, unelectable Liberal leader in recent history, and the last two were nicknamed Voldemort and Scummo. She is just making noises so people don't forget she exists, if we didn't have the media ownership class that we do she would be effectively invisible.

    I do love when I talk to my neighbour about what Sky News assures him the Labor government is doing and it's all imaginary shit, the most recent was an empty bed tax, a move that was proposed by an industry think tank to increase turn over of high value properties. The think tank in question just so happens to be backed by... The real estate industry. But Sky News and Facebook told him that it was on the Labor agenda so thats just a fact as far as he is concerned and his vote counts for as much as mine does...

    That being said Australians do have a mile wide conservative streak I'm sure it's the former British colony in us.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Joy Division's name is a reference to a specific group of victims of the Holocaust, wearing the second most well-known band shirt of all time is antisemitic?

    Acknowledging that the Nazis victimized anyone besides Jewish people is antisemitic actually

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    second most well-known band shirt of all time

    what's the number 1 most well known?

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. I guess there's probably also some Beatles shirts or whatever.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago

    it's a good thing the phrase "New Order" has no possible secondary connotations

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago

    Kind of ridiculous to call it antisemitic when it is in reference to a horrific crime of misogyny specifically.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It's very off-putting seeing a politician in that shirt, but not for these reasons

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  • [+] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
    [–] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    He should start wearing Death In June shirts instead

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