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malaise

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37. Hi there my friend 😀

Reply to canetoad (Reply #36)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 07:38 PM

Sep 15

Last edited Sun Sep 15, 2024, 08:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Good info. We have a big debate going on here re Constitutional. changes.
I see that last match was rained out in Man Hester. I was rooting for a 2-1 OZ😀

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Dear US. How is this even close? Love Australia [View all] Violet_Crumble Sep 15 OP

US M$M normalizing Trump for money using horrible polling science uponit7771 Sep 15 #1

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

Do you think the two things are comparable? canetoad Sep 15 #4

You are correct malaise Sep 15 #17

Hey you! canetoad Sep 15 #36

Hi there my friend 😀 malaise Sep 15 #37

Good point. betsuni Sep 15 #5

Every day I ask this. mahina Sep 15 #6

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

All day mahina Sep 15 #34

The same question I fear we asked the German people after the rise of Hitler--except at least the MAJORITY hlthe2b Sep 15 #7

At the root DemonGoddess Sep 15 #8

Because you gave us Rupert Murdoch n/t RidinWithHarris Sep 15 #9

🏆 Think. Again. Sep 15 #15

No because America welcomed him malaise Sep 15 #18

It didn't hurt that Murdoch was filthy rich and could buy his way in the US media. erronis Sep 15 #24

Same with the apartheid loving malaise Sep 15 #29

Been asking myself the same question joshdawg Sep 15 #10

Fox News tavernier Sep 15 #11

Limbaugh and Faux News and hundreds using their "model." Evolve Dammit Sep 15 #13

Not hard to decipher... richdj25 Sep 15 #14

It's humiliating. The notion of "American exceptionalism" is total bullshit. Our country is ignorant * Oopsie Daisy Sep 15 #16

I get it! It doesn't make and sense. denvine Sep 15 #19

Fascist demagogues have always exploited prejudice, fear, and resentment William Seger Sep 15 #20

Maybe it really isn't. NNadir Sep 15 #21

Hopefully so, but even if Harris wins, the size of Trump's support is a huge national embarrassment William Seger Sep 15 #22

Many, many Americans are as dumb as rocks. mwb970 Sep 15 #23

Since it's inception, US society has been organized by racism. erodriguez Sep 15 #25

Murdoch Blues Heron Sep 15 #26

Who made Murdoch? Easterncedar Sep 15 #27

I have the same question... Think. Again. Sep 15 #28

I'm astounded by people I talk to who don't follow current events whatsoever. Shermann Sep 15 #30

Because this country is built on a particular strain of white supremacy that thrives across class, gender and other WhiskeyGrinder Sep 15 #31

People wouldn't like the actual answers Sympthsical Sep 15 #32

Same emails I've gotten from 2 Australian friends. sinkingfeeling Sep 15 #33

Right after you explain the nuttery of 60 Minutes Australia BannonsLiver Sep 15 #35

US politics is tribal, not rational. meadowlander Sep 15 #38