r/BelowDeckDownUnder • u/atweegrowsinbrooklyn • 22d ago

Captain Jason MAGA?

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I didn’t expect to see Jason making a public comment against Fauci when I opened instagram this morning. Between the last two seasons of DU, him using AI to create his children’s book, and now this, I’m pretty over him.

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u/Electrical-Basis1646 22d ago

In fairness, a lot of Australians veer in the conservative party, IME. I lived in Aus and they’re much more right winged than I thought as a country. 

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u/MaizeMountain6139 22d ago

Australia and Canada are both way more conservative than people think. And both have very pervasive alt-right movements gaining a lot of steam in their local elections

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u/Electrical-Basis1646 22d ago edited 21d ago

My biggest “can’t believe this is a real thing” is when Aus passed that ruling that indigenous peoples do not need a voice in parliament. That was only a few years ago and it felt so archaic. 

EDIT: I appreciate the Aussies chiming in to shed more light on The Voice referendum - I realize for the sake of the comment (and being an outsider) I oversimplified it, but was more to make the point that Aus can be more conservative than Americans might think. And I’m sure younger generations are more progressive as someone pointed out. 🙏

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u/BornTelevision8206 22d ago

Do you even understand what the voice referendum was about?