• vividspecter@lemm.eeOP
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    2 months ago

    Just make sure you put Labor ahead of the LNP and cooker parties since they will be objectively worse. But otherwise, agreed.

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      2 months ago

      Though put the Greens ahead of Labor. Labor losing seats to the Greens, and having to depend on the Greens to govern, is a realistic possibility, and Greens MPs holding their feet to the fire could provide a counterbalance to the revolving door to corporate Australia.

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      2 months ago

      What is a cooker party? Google is not helping.

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        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

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

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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

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          2 months ago

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

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

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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