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Showing Original Post only (View all)Dear US. How is this even close? Love Australia [View all]
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Australians know enough about U.S. culture to know why, among them voting isn't mandatory.
betsuni
Sep 15
#2
Perhaps for some of the same reasons that the Voice referendum was voted down by all six Australian states.
LauraInLA
Sep 15
#3
I hate it when I say this but, "It is voter ignorance", and I hate it because its true, we are a very ignorant
Escurumbele
Sep 15
#12
The same question I fear we asked the German people after the rise of Hitler--except at least the MAJORITY
hlthe2b
Sep 15
#7
It didn't hurt that Murdoch was filthy rich and could buy his way in the US media.
erronis
Sep 15
#24
It's humiliating. The notion of "American exceptionalism" is total bullshit. Our country is ignorant *
Oopsie Daisy
Sep 15
#16
Hopefully so, but even if Harris wins, the size of Trump's support is a huge national embarrassment
William Seger
Sep 15
#22