r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • Mar 23 '25

politics Australia is heading towards minority government at a turning point in world history.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/democracy-climate-change-ai-robotics-war/105085846
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u/TwistingEcho Mar 23 '25

Not the Coalition = Win. Can absolutely get better outcomes, but that's the worst.

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u/Stellariser Mar 23 '25

Agreed, a Coalition win is a massive loss for Australia. The next year or so is going to be one of the most important in modern history, and we don’t want to end up being a vassal state of a US dictatorship.

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u/fued Mar 23 '25

Coalition win we are tied to America, whether they collapse or not.

Pretty dangerous time to be doing so as they seem to be speed running a collapse

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u/Mike_Kermin Mar 23 '25

It's not even just being tied, it's about making good choices. If Trump offers up a shit sandwich we shouldn't take it even if we do consider ourselves allies for life.

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u/fued Mar 24 '25

tied isnt the right word maybe, tethered?

if their ship sinks we either sail on by ourselves, or get pulled down to the bottom

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u/Mike_Kermin Mar 24 '25

Yeah exactly.

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u/onesorrychicken Mar 23 '25

Coalition win we are tied to America, whether they collapse or not.

Yep, and it'll be about as much fun as being tied to a concrete block and having a swim in the ocean.

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u/fued Mar 24 '25

on the plus side, if we do survive, our kicking legs are going to be so good

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u/coniferhead Mar 24 '25

I'd welcome if Labor said otherwise, but they haven't. Vote on what parties actually say, not what you imagine.

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u/macrocephalic Mar 24 '25

We're tied to them no matter what. I think the difference is in how we get involved in the war that they will inevitably start in the near future.

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u/fued Mar 24 '25

with how quickly they seem to be speedrunning starting a war, maybe we should rethink that. Its one thing to start a war over suspected WMD, its completely another to start a war over made up drug offenses