I feel like I must be living in a bubble, because my gut told me that the results would be the opposite. Most people I know are very anti EoL. Or I guess, a vocal minority?
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my brain just can't comprehend those who are all good for EoL but not ok with marijuana. It's just such a strange thing to me that one goes but not the other. I figured it would be both or neither.
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
Bluey appears to be set in Queensland, so election morning ABC played the episode 'Circus' where the adults go and vote.
Message of the episode seems to be we vote for the people with the most charisma who can get people to work together irrespective of actual policy and the worthiness of that.
So congrats Labour.
But may we punt that reasoning into the sea.
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
This makes me incredibly happy.
Maybe people are finally realizing that aside from being incredibly racist, they don't actually do anything.
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
This makes me incredibly happy.
Maybe people are finally realizing that aside from being incredibly racist, they don't actually do anything.
Hey, like discrider regarding voter patterns, I can wish the reasoning was better, but I'm still happy with the results.
Actually, in all the discussion around the US election, I'd forgotten, but final certified results in NZ, including the Referendums will be published around 2 pm today. There will be some pretty significant changes possible in the results as current - several electorates, including both Auckland central for the Greens, and Waiariki for the Maori Party, and Whangārei for National are on very, very slim margins.
I can also hope for Cannabis Legalization, but that seems unlikely.
Bluey appears to be set in Queensland, so election morning ABC played the episode 'Circus' where the adults go and vote.
Message of the episode seems to be we vote for the people with the most charisma who can get people to work together irrespective of actual policy and the worthiness of that.
So congrats Labour.
But may we punt that reasoning into the sea.
Doesn't seem inaccurate though, I suspect that very few people other than our fellow nerds actually vote based on policy. The Tropico games (3 and 4 at least) seemed to model this pretty well; only the "Intellectual" faction actually gives a damn if you're objectively doing a good job, the rest only care about their pet issue (how is the economy doing, do you love Jesus enough, is our military sufficiently awesome) to the exclusion of everything else. Turns out its much easier to get the religious bloc on-side by building some churches than to deal with hard problems like wealth inequality, especially if your education system sucks and you hardly have any intellectuals in the first place. But anyway back to Tropico...
Also, my local National MP, who I was irritated won my electorate on the day, it turns out, didn't.
So both my Electoral vote and party vote were useful, and the cool MP who I met on the side of the road while heading to vote is now in parliament. Yay!
Man, I am disappointed with the cannabis referendum result. 48.4% in favour, margin of 67K. I think the pro groups did their best but at the end of the day the misinformation campaign from Family First et al worked was enough to tip the balance. I don't imagine we'll see another referendum any time soon.
NZ is a weird place. Relatively liberal in some regards but totally regressive in others.
Bluey appears to be set in Queensland, so election morning ABC played the episode 'Circus' where the adults go and vote.
Message of the episode seems to be we vote for the people with the most charisma who can get people to work together irrespective of actual policy and the worthiness of that.
So congrats Labour.
But may we punt that reasoning into the sea.
Doesn't seem inaccurate though, I suspect that very few people other than our fellow nerds actually vote based on policy. The Tropico games (3 and 4 at least) seemed to model this pretty well; only the "Intellectual" faction actually gives a damn if you're objectively doing a good job, the rest only care about their pet issue (how is the economy doing, do you love Jesus enough, is our military sufficiently awesome) to the exclusion of everything else. Turns out its much easier to get the religious bloc on-side by building some churches than to deal with hard problems like wealth inequality, especially if your education system sucks and you hardly have any intellectuals in the first place. But anyway back to Tropico...
Couldn't ever get enough approval in Tropico 3.
Always stalled at like 60-70%
Malcolm sure has a lot to say now that he has nothing left to lose. Fuck off Malcolm - you were Prime Minister. If all this shit was going on under your watch that you're 'willing to lift the lid on' why didn't you do something to stop it back then? While I'm as keen as anyone to see the Coalition get taken to task, sniping from the sidelines and trying to rebrand like this is just more weak behaviour from a fucking spineless tool.
Nah.
Malcolm gets some slack for attempting to put together some sort of climate change policy and then being ousted from the Liberals because of it.
That is most definitely attempting to do something whilst you had power to do it.
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If you listen to Rudd and Turnbull talk about what it's like as PM, they don't have much power.
It's down to their party and by extension in this country, Murdoch's opinions on you.
So, I am not surprised Turnbull out of power is less afraid. I'm surprised he's decided to take now as a good time to attack the government. Must be emboldened by Biden's victory? Who knows.
I know folks here are "Fuck that guy" to "So-so" on Jordies, but he does good work occasionally. It's just....God he's bad at interviewing. So awkward.
Jordies whole thing with China and the Urghur population was where I was completely done with fj, but his abelist/racist voices he uses were already more than enough for me.
Earlier this year he started punching down on unemployed people. I don’t understand why he hates the libs so much when he’s indistinguishable from all the worst young liberals I’ve ever met
And I'm so mad because the way it got out is EXACTLY the same as Victoria. The casual workers at medi hotels need to work elsewhere to make a working wage, and because that job was MAKING PIZZAS, we are fucked.
Victoria will impose the tax of 2.5c a kilometre for full electric vehicles, and 2 cents a kilometre for plug in hybrid vehicles. That translates to an annual tax of $500 for an electric car that travels 20,000kms a year, or an extra $400 a year tax for a plug in like the Mitsubishi Outlander. Victoria expects to raise around $30 million a year.
I fucking hate this country sometimes. Completely imbicilic, and all the more frustrating to come from Labor as feckless as they are.
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Wait, how does anybody do that mental somersault? I mean, I know that people are dumb and all, but I can't see how that connection could be made.
I'm disappointed with the result, but not surprised. At least euthanasia passed.
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The Bluey Qld Election episode bummed me out about it.
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The animated blue heeler, or Lucky Grills?
I'm assuming the former, because the latter appears to be a villain in Queensland (fuck off, Clive).
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
This makes me incredibly happy.
Bluey appears to be set in Queensland, so election morning ABC played the episode 'Circus' where the adults go and vote.
Message of the episode seems to be we vote for the people with the most charisma who can get people to work together irrespective of actual policy and the worthiness of that.
So congrats Labour.
But may we punt that reasoning into the sea.
Maybe people are finally realizing that aside from being incredibly racist, they don't actually do anything.
"The primary vote for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party was on Saturday night down more than six per cent from the 2017 state election. “One Nation went from second to third in a number of seats,” ABC election analyst Antony Green said on Sunday morning."
This makes me incredibly happy.
Hey, like discrider regarding voter patterns, I can wish the reasoning was better, but I'm still happy with the results.
I am pleased to see voters reward the goverments who got us through covid, and not the opposition who pushed back against border closures, etc.
Eat shit Clive
I can also hope for Cannabis Legalization, but that seems unlikely.
Doesn't seem inaccurate though, I suspect that very few people other than our fellow nerds actually vote based on policy. The Tropico games (3 and 4 at least) seemed to model this pretty well; only the "Intellectual" faction actually gives a damn if you're objectively doing a good job, the rest only care about their pet issue (how is the economy doing, do you love Jesus enough, is our military sufficiently awesome) to the exclusion of everything else. Turns out its much easier to get the religious bloc on-side by building some churches than to deal with hard problems like wealth inequality, especially if your education system sucks and you hardly have any intellectuals in the first place. But anyway back to Tropico...
So both my Electoral vote and party vote were useful, and the cool MP who I met on the side of the road while heading to vote is now in parliament. Yay!
NZ is a weird place. Relatively liberal in some regards but totally regressive in others.
Couldn't ever get enough approval in Tropico 3.
Always stalled at like 60-70%
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Of course, he does this after being out of power and can do nothing about it.
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Malcolm gets some slack for attempting to put together some sort of climate change policy and then being ousted from the Liberals because of it.
That is most definitely attempting to do something whilst you had power to do it.
It's down to their party and by extension in this country, Murdoch's opinions on you.
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So, I am not surprised Turnbull out of power is less afraid. I'm surprised he's decided to take now as a good time to attack the government. Must be emboldened by Biden's victory? Who knows.
I know folks here are "Fuck that guy" to "So-so" on Jordies, but he does good work occasionally. It's just....God he's bad at interviewing. So awkward.
And now:
And I am now in an even deeper despair about the future of my country than before.
Seems about right.
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And I'm so mad because the way it got out is EXACTLY the same as Victoria. The casual workers at medi hotels need to work elsewhere to make a working wage, and because that job was MAKING PIZZAS, we are fucked.
I fucking hate this country sometimes. Completely imbicilic, and all the more frustrating to come from Labor as feckless as they are.
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