An Australian state lawmaker has changed his name to “Aussie Trump”, in what he said was a protest against the country’s ruling centre-left Labor Party.

Trump, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, is an independent lawmaker in Western Australia’s (WA) upper house of parliament, where Labor also has a majority.

“I’ve launched a political protest against the tyranny and systematic corruption of the Labor government in WA,” he wrote in a post on X late on Wednesday, signing off as “Aussie”.

  • ms.lane
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    centre-left

    30 years ago, sure.

    Labor are firmly centre-right now, moving further and further to the right with every new leader.

    Our current Labor Government destroyed the largest labour union, since they wouldn’t fuck over their members. Media beat up said it was about ‘bikies’ but anyone actually watching knew it was because they refused to remove their 35c stop work condition (ie. when it gets to 35c for over an hour, tools down) which Labor wanted gone.

    • @[email protected]
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      It’s kind of a classic thing for fascists to need to be either victimised or an unapologetic aggressor, or even both at the same time. It just has natural emotional appeal vs. facing a complex reality I guess.

    • @WhatAmLemmy
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      It’s quite simple really. They’re all narcissist con artists preying on who they believe are the dumbest, most gullible, marks.

      The marks are also largely selfish and narcissistic; just too stupid to understand and profit from the con. They don’t understand how anything works, don’t even care, but they’re sure it’s someone else’s fault…

  • NickwithaC
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    111 day ago

    What the fuck is wrong with the people tasked with running the world?

    • ms.lane
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      518 hours ago

      Most well adjusted people don’t want to run the world.

      That leaves the crazies who desire power.

  • @Treczoks
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    51 day ago

    Deport him to the US.

  • @JoeKrogan
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    Tell me you’re an idiot …

    • NickwithaC
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      51 day ago

      *you’re

      (Sorry, I had to)

      • @JoeKrogan
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        51 day ago

        😄 You got me. I didn’t even realise I wrote it incorrectly as I’m on mobile and just did it in a rush.

        I’ve corrected the mistake and will now commit seppuku for the shame I have brought upon my family.

  • mel
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    41 day ago

    Aussie seems a feminine name, should we consider them a woman?