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  • guillemEnglish
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    2 months ago

    What is a cooker party? Google is not helping.

    • melbaboutownEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Cooker parties means there can be independent parties with uh… fringe beliefs that you may not align with. So it’s good to do research on each party or candidate

      • TassieTosserEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Indies? I define “cooker” as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.

        • melbaboutownEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Yeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point

      • guillemEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I cannot vote but as a recent arrival I’m in the process of getting the picture.

    • eurekaEnglish
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      2 months ago

      afaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists:

      From Wiktionary:

      1. (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
      1. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person.
      2. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
      • guillemEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Oh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!

    • vividspecter@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      eureka explained it well, but my slighter broader definition is:

      • Anti-vaxxer and other single-issue conspiracy parties
      • Religious right parties with sometimes innocuous names (like “Family first”)
      • Nazis