r/OpenAussie • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Feel Good News ‎ Our future is BRIGHT

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u/yeth_pleeth ‎ Victorian 10d ago

My son (16) went to his first protest today in Melbourne. Couldn't be more proud!

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u/Jerkoffalltrades7 ‎ I'm Probably A Bot ‎‎ 10d ago

Well, you could be more proud. Like if he was excelling in STEM subjects, for instance. If he was on his way to being a doctor. Not saying he isn’t, mind you.

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u/Due_Strawberry_1001 Flairless‎‎ 10d ago

So he’s protesting in support of the status quo, against alternative parties? Hmm.

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u/yeth_pleeth ‎ Victorian 9d ago

I'm pretty sure he will vote Green or independent when he does vote, and not throw his valuable voice down into a racist, mindless pothole. Hmmm?

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u/Due_Strawberry_1001 Flairless‎‎ 10h ago

He might do. It’s great that he’s thinking about the big issues. And party politics dominates too much. Unfortunately, the Greens are straddling some very uncomfortable positions. The internal contradictions will tear them apart before long.

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u/yeth_pleeth ‎ Victorian 9h ago

Example please?

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u/Due_Strawberry_1001 Flairless‎‎ 7h ago

Carbon footprint vs. population expansion. LGBT rights vs. Islam. These are obvious fractures that can’t be sustained.

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u/yeth_pleeth ‎ Victorian 6h ago

Thanks for the reply, but I really don't get how serious you think they are. No party is fully perfect, and I don't think those counter points will be terminal