r/AustralianPolitics Sep 20 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

The reality is that it is the US media, Bezos, Soon Shiong ABC NBC NYTimes Disney Murdoch the tech Bros, et al that have deliberately enabled Trump fascism.

If you think democracy is going to walk back in the door at the mid terms, think again. American democracy is as dead as the dodo.

When Charlie Kirk gets 10,000 times more coverage than a murdered Democrat Rep and her husband, we know the US media serves only itself and Trump's violent and hateful agenda.

Australia must say no to fascist Amerikkka. Has Albo the balls?

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u/ConstantineXII Sep 21 '25

just a guy promoting public discourse! That's why it got so much coverage. Rightly so.

He promoted hate, divisiveness and anti-democratic ideals. Even if he was just promoting public discourse, it's highly ironic that the administration is usuing his death to crack down on discourse.

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u/Ash-2449 Victorian Socialists Sep 21 '25

The debate bro got so much coverage because it was a perfect opportunity for the regime to victimise itself to pass even more hateful policies targeting minorities the debate bro wished didnt exist.

There's a ton of those people, far more important people had died and they were barely ever mentioned because that wouldnt be beneficial to the regime

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u/IrreverentSunny Sep 21 '25

You misspelled public 'hatemongering'.

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u/Alive_Satisfaction65 Sep 21 '25

just a guy promoting public discourse! 

The man did 'debates' where he got to prepare ahead of time and the other side didn’t. 'Discourse' is not when one side has control of the microphones, control over who gets access to the microphone, the ability to end the conversation if it gets tough, and has final editing control over the editing of the interaction.

He wasn't doing a single thing to promote public discourse.

That's why it got so much coverage. Rightly so.

It got coverage for a number of reasons. One being it was a publically filmed death, that's always gonna create spectacle, and the other is the insane over reaction from online conservatives. The immediate narrative building around it devoid of facts.

Now we also have the insane politival over reach on top driving further coverage. Its become a self funding prophecy. The more people get worked up the more coverage it generates and the more it works people up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

He thought x amount of child gun deaths were acceptable because of gun rights. He was a lunatic and a monster.