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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•12 hours agoWhat is a cooker party? Google is not helping.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-24 minutes agoeureka 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
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 hours agoafaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists: From Wiktionary: (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 hours agoOh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-28 hours agoCooker 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
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 hours agoI cannot vote but as a recent arrival I’m in the process of getting the picture.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 hours agoIndies? I define “cooker” as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 hour agoYeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point
What is a cooker party? Google is not helping.
eureka explained it well, but my slighter broader definition is:
afaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists:
From Wiktionary:
Oh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!
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
I cannot vote but as a recent arrival I’m in the process of getting the picture.
Indies? I define “cooker” as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.
Yeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point