A coalition of three left-wing parties has over 52% of the votes according to current results
They will be at each other's throats soon enough...
World building and story telling are what get the fans invested.
Fans love seeing the lore expanded and the story continued.
They don't like it when it's changed or retconned.
They hate it when it's done arbitrarily (subvert expectations!) or for political reasons.
Hence the demise of Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dr. Who, Wheel of Time, The Witcher, the MCU, and numerous others.
It's not that hard to understand.
Another Aussie here and what a wild ride it's been.
To give some context around what's been happening, the referendum was asking to change the constitution to include the following:
129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:
- there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;
- the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
- the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.
You can probably already see the problems:
- it's giving one race the special privilege of permanent direct access to parliament, i.e. members of lower house and the senate (upper house), and the executive government (responsible for the drafting of laws, policy, introducing bills, etc.).
- 'matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice' is very broad and could include things that affect every Australian, e.g. taxation, health care, education, etc.
In other words, it would constitutionalise a race-based lobby group, equipped with a separate bureaucracy that would give indigenous citizens the ability to have an additional say on every law and administrative decision, not just those relating specifically to Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders.
The referendum was introduced by the Labour party (a left wing political party in Australia) but did not have bipartisan support from either the Liberals (right wing) or the greens (hard left wing). For context, no referendum in Australia has ever succeeded without bipartisan support.
It did however get support from many of the biggest corporations in Australia including banks, tech companies, airlines, grocery chains, and others. It had support from many church denominations and many high profile people as well. Have a look at this list of the 'Yes' endorsements compared to the 'No' endorsements - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
It was virtue signaling on steroids.
The Yes' campaign came out with all the usual leftist talking points - every indigenous person was a victim, and it was needed to combat institutional racism in Australia. They accused the 'No' campaign of racism and misinformation - despite the 'No' campaign being headed up by two Indigenous people - Warren Mundine and Jacinta Price.
They had massive financial backing as well and ran a media blitz - 'Yes' advertisements were everywhere - TV, radio, online, billboards and signs all over the place. In the polling booth I went to on Saturday, there were 'Yes' campaign signs everywhere and not a single 'No' campaign sign anywhere - it was wild.
a couple of other highlights:
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The 'Yes' campaign colours were very similar to that of the AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) - the body that oversees elections and referendums. I don't believe this was a coincidence.
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The AEC came out and said they would accept a tick as a 'yes' vote, but not a cross as a 'no' vote. Note - the correct way to fill out a voting form is to write either yes or no in the box on the form.
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It came out during the campaign that some of the leaders of the 'Yes' campaign were actual communists. Others publicly advocated for reparations and the changing of Australia day (which many lefties call 'Invasion day').
And despite all of the institutional backing and all of the money the 'yes' campaign had they still failed to win a majority in any state, or with the population in general. The only territory that voted 'yes' was the ACT (Australian Capital Territory), our equivalent to Washington DC. Fortunately, territories don't count in the referendum.
So yes, this was in fact, a big white pill moment.
I pulled my car over because my own hands were shaking as I listened.
Any "journalist" that embellishes a story with shit like this isn't worth reading or listening to. It's right up there with "and then everyone clapped" levels of cringe.
The irony of a story about pride tape on a bundle of sticks.
Interesting video - I do wonder how much is Wyatt's interpretation versus what Sergio Leone has said about his own films - some of it felt like a bit of a stretch.
Still worth a watch though.
Now I'm going to have to rewatch Once Upon A Time In The West and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly lol
You can probably imagine the reporting if it was Trump in power and the democrats stormed the capital.
"Rowdy but mostly peaceful crowd march on the the capital"
It was reported that SA hit the pause button on normalizing relations with Israel last month - so I don't think this was directly the result of the Hamas attacks, or Israel's response. Although, they have been pretty clear throughout the process that it hinged on peace between Israel and Palestine, so either way not much of a surprise.
Hamas have fucked themselves going after civilians though - that's dried up most of the sympathy people had for the plight of Palestinians. The pro Palestine rallies haven't done much to improve their image either.
This post needs more slapping across the face with a gauntlet!
It's not the only claim in the video that's bogus:
What she fails to also mention is how the media hasn't even once interviewed a grieving parent. Not a single parent looking for their children.
Took 2 seconds to search up this:
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194547885/maui-fires-mother-raced-save-son-lahaina
Picture of the "fat lesbian" in question (about half way down the article): https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/swiss-writer-who-called-journalist-fat-lesbian-sentenced-to-60-days-in-prison/#
Must have gotten into one of those cocaine stashes that keep mysteriously making their way into the white house.
Hmmm...that gives me an idea for a movie!
go around being a merciless soldier of God, smiting heretics.>
Deus vult intensifies....
I have to ask - would you feel the same if it was your wife or child who was raped? It doesn't ruin their life according to you, so they should be able to just get over it right?
There have been numerous studies on the long term psychological effects of rape, showing that it can lead to PTSD, depression, substance abuse and even suicide in the worst cases.
If you had argued that people who falsely accuse of rape should have the same penalties as those convicted, because both have the potential to destroy lives, I'd agree.
But your take here seems to be so lacking in empathy as to be borderline sociopathic...
If you haven't seen it, check out Layer Cake - probably my favourite Gambon film.
Hahaha they got absolutely fucking dragged in the comments, to the point where they had to turn the comments off.
Hoes mad.
It's a shitty headline from a clickbait tabloid rag that has a long history of shit like this.
I just love how the implication is that all men are monsters by default, and that some kind of intervention is needed with boys to stop it happening.
What they won't tell you, and what makes the image used even more bullshit, is that most of the domestic violence happens in aboriginal communities - aboriginal women are 13 times more likely to be the victims of domestic violence than the national average.
But nah, fuck that - lets attack white males instead.
What a bunch of cunts.
They are using Lindsey Zurbrugg as their mascot - AFAIK she's an actual woman.
Absolute fucking cringe campaign though - will probably have a negative impact on their sales.
The racialization and politicization of our criminal justice system, which has infected lawyers, juries, judges and beyond, is also struggling to punish non-white people accused of killing whites, regardless of the evidence and circumstances.
While no data currently exists on this topic, the anecdotes are piling up.
https://nationaljusticeparty.com/platform/
The Platform of The National Justice Party
- We support a two percent ceiling on Jewish employment in vital institutions so that they better represent the ethnic and regional population balance of the country.
- We will declare Israel a rogue state and exporter of terrorism. The national rights of the Palestinian people must be respected.
LOL OK, so actual neo-Nazis.
Someone followed up with this video:
https://twitter.com/ray_hessel/status/1706694416067330071
Perfect.
I'm reminded of the fable of the scorpion and the frog for some reason...
"Nobody should care how many miles are on a used car!"
Same reality-defying logic.
Bethesda is a Microsoft company, so you know this game is going to be littered with woke shit (and we've already seen some examples posted).
Although I agree with the message, Az's rant does come across as a bit unhinged, so won't exactly be winning any normies over with this.
Then again, being ranty is part of Az's schtick, so was this more of a performance? I dunno...
Why buy it? It's going to be on Game Pass anyway
I posted this in another thread, but I'll repost it here for anyone interested:
Another Aussie here and what a wild ride it's been.
To give some context around what's been happening, there was a referendum asking to change the constitution to include the following:
You can probably already see the problems:
In other words, it would constitutionalise a race-based lobby group, equipped with a separate bureaucracy that would give indigenous citizens the ability to have an additional say on every law and administrative decision, not just those relating specifically to Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders.
The referendum was introduced by the Labour party (a left wing political party in Australia) but did not have bipartisan support from either the Liberals (right wing) or the greens (hard left wing). For context, no referendum in Australia has ever succeeded without bipartisan support.
It did however get support from many of the biggest corporations in Australia including banks, tech companies, airlines, grocery chains, and others. It had support from many church denominations and many high profile people as well. Have a look at this list of the 'Yes' endorsements compared to the 'No' endorsements - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum
It was virtue signaling on steroids.
The Yes' campaign came out with all the usual leftist talking points - every indigenous person was a victim, and it was needed to combat institutional racism in Australia. They accused the 'No' campaign of racism and misinformation - despite the 'No' campaign being headed up by two Indigenous people - Warren Mundine and Jacinta Price.
They had massive financial backing as well and ran a media blitz - 'Yes' advertisements were everywhere - TV, radio, online, billboards and signs all over the place. In the polling booth I went to on Saturday, there were 'Yes' campaign signs everywhere and not a single 'No' campaign sign anywhere - it was wild.
a couple of other highlights:
The 'Yes' campaign colours were very similar to that of the AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) - the body that oversees elections and referendums. I don't believe this was a coincidence.
The AEC came out and said they would accept a tick as a 'yes' vote, but not a cross as a 'no' vote. Note - the correct way to fill out a voting form is to write either yes or no in the box on the form.
It came out during the campaign that some of the leaders of the 'Yes' campaign were actual communists. Others publicly advocated for reparations and the changing of Australia day (which many lefties call 'Invasion day').
And despite all of the institutional backing and all of the money the 'yes' campaign had they still failed to win a majority in any state, or with the population in general. The only territory that voted 'yes' was the ACT (Australian Capital Territory), our equivalent to Washington DC. Fortunately, territories don't count in the referendum.
So yes, this was in fact, a big white pill moment.