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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish51•2 months agoSpeaking as a kiwi, Australia is the US of the southern hemisphere.
minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 months agoYou’re right, and New Zealand is our nicer, saner neighbour (Canada of the southern hemisphere)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months agoYou know, as an American, I’ve always felt like Australia was like even bigger Texas. Obviously, this isn’t based on any firsthand experience, just my perception based on media, stereotypes, and memes. Like I said, I’m American.
minus-square@CrashumbclinkEnglish4•2 months agoMost of Texas is a conservative racist hellhole. AFAIK Australians are orders of magnitudes better.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 months agoCompared to the US, probably, but in general Australia is a right wing conservative place, when compared to neighbours like NZ.
minus-squareHanrahanlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoHave you seen the Governembt NZ elected and what they’re doing to the Treaty ? While as an Aussie who mostly agrees Australia is a conservative ass backwards shit hole, it would appear NZ is now aspirationaly Australia.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoOh yeah they are getting worse, but im not talking past 1 or two years, I’m more talking past 50 years timeframe.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoHaving conservatism without the racism is like a pipe dream in the US
minus-square@Delphialink4•2 months agoOh we also have that, my boss whose parents were immigrants hates immigrants.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 months ago“I love a sunburnt country, I love it a lot… it’s just a pity about all the redneck fucks!” 🎵🎹🎵
Speaking as a kiwi, Australia is the US of the southern hemisphere.
You’re right, and New Zealand is our nicer, saner neighbour (Canada of the southern hemisphere)
As an Australian, I have to agree. It sucks
You know, as an American, I’ve always felt like Australia was like even bigger Texas. Obviously, this isn’t based on any firsthand experience, just my perception based on media, stereotypes, and memes. Like I said, I’m American.
Most of Texas is a conservative racist hellhole.
AFAIK Australians are orders of magnitudes better.
Compared to the US, probably, but in general Australia is a right wing conservative place, when compared to neighbours like NZ.
Have you seen the Governembt NZ elected and what they’re doing to the Treaty ?
While as an Aussie who mostly agrees Australia is a conservative ass backwards shit hole, it would appear NZ is now aspirationaly Australia.
Oh yeah they are getting worse, but im not talking past 1 or two years, I’m more talking past 50 years timeframe.
Having conservatism without the racism is like a pipe dream in the US
Oh we also have that, my boss whose parents were immigrants hates immigrants.
“I love a sunburnt country, I love it a lot… it’s just a pity about all the redneck fucks!” 🎵🎹🎵