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zero_gravitas ( zero_gravitas@aussie.zone )  to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 years ago

"Palmer spends big on divisive ads" - The Age

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zero_gravitas ( zero_gravitas@aussie.zone )  to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • spartanatreyu ( spartanatreyu@programming.dev ) 
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    There are only two genders…

    Except for: .

    Not to mention all the other things that happen with other living things

    • Zagorath ( Zagorath@aussie.zone ) 
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      bUt tHEy’Re RarE gENeTic ABnoRMAliTiEs

      Yeah, and so are red-heads, Karen. In fact, red-heads are rarer than intersex people. Are red-heads not worthy of basic respect and dignity?

      • dustycups ( prex@aussie.zone ) 
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      • Swedneck ( Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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        i mean historically the answer seems to be that they aren’t worthy of basic respect and dignity, no

      • dumblederp ( dumblederp@aussie.zone ) 
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        I’ll add that anatomical variance is in the introduction chapter of any decent anatomy and physiology book.

      • INHALE_VEGETABLES ( INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone ) 
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        Have you met many?

        • spartanatreyu ( spartanatreyu@programming.dev ) 
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          How would you even know?

          • INHALE_VEGETABLES ( INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone ) 
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            Their hair is usually red

    • Railison ( Railison@aussie.zone ) 
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      There are as many genders as you can think of.

      There are two sexes (M/F), but they exist on a continuum rather than a binary.

      Also, why are we so obsessed with sex and gender? They want us to be distracted by this bullshit.

      Wake up and realise the Class Consciousness!

      • Swedneck ( Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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        except it’s not even a continuum it’s more like a fucking pick and mix bag

        • eureka ( eureka@aussie.zone ) 
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          Exactly, for example just look at real cases of people born intersex and try and plot out which of them are ‘more’ or ‘less’ male. [Human] sex isn’t binary and it isn’t an orderable continuum. It’s a complex result of reality and a simple binary model just isn’t realistic.

    • null_dot ( null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      You’re kind of missing the point.

      Everyone knows there are more than 2 genders. It’s an easily falsifiable statement.

      It’s an incendiary statement designed to foment division.

      • spartanatreyu ( spartanatreyu@programming.dev ) 
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        You’re kind of missing the point.

        I’m making fun of them by pointing out how they’re wrong

        It’s an easily falsifiable statement.

        Yes

        It’s an incendiary statement designed to foment division.

        Yes

        Everyone knows there are more than 2 genders.

        Actually no, not everyone knows. You’d be surprised how people are ignorant to these matters (by choice, or repressive environment)

        • sqgl ( sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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          Except for:.

          Would be better expressed as

          Except for: …

  • Salvo ( Salvo@aussie.zone ) 
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    I love how The Age put their article about Palmer trying to buy the election with ads right above one of his ads.

  • tombruzzo ( tombruzzo@aussie.zone ) 
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    You couldn’t get a better example of the corporate stranglehold on media. Time for everyone to read manufacturing consent

    • eureka ( eureka@aussie.zone ) 
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      Absolutely. Plenty of freely available PDFs and other formats online.

  • Almacca ( Almacca@aussie.zone ) 
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    Imagine if he’d put all the money he’s wasted on failed political campaigns into actually helping people. Man’s a fucking monster.

    • dumblederp ( dumblederp@aussie.zone ) 
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      That’s the thing about these flogs, if they did that they’d probably get the votes authenticity.

    • No1 ( No1@aussie.zone ) 
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      He only helps himself

      • Frenchys_prospecting ( Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone ) 
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        Could you imagine if these people did just one thing for other people?

  • Quokka ( quokka1@mastodon.au ) 
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    @zero_gravitas “Trumpet of Patriots” LOLOLOL

    • zero_gravitas ( zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ) OP
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      @quokka1@mastodon.au Lion go ‘doot doot’

      • somedev ( somedev@aussie.zone ) 
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        That’s 100% AI generated

        • zero_gravitas ( zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ) OP
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          Absolutely. Some of those fucked-up stars look like maple or cannabis leaves 😆 It’s not like Palmer couldn’t have afforded an illustrator, either. Right-wing boomers just love AI garbage for some reason.

          Oh, and as a bonus, the Latin is wrong 😆

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            You can’t trust an illustrator, as most people who can draw are commies. Which is why AI exists: so right-wing people can get art made without paying some dirty hippie who believes in equality and human rights.

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        Thought it read “Honor Obama” and was a bit confused for a moment.

    • Salvo ( Salvo@aussie.zone ) 
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      The Yellow Shit Stain party is trying to be Orange.

    • AllNewTypeFace ( AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ) 
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      LOL. Clive saw Trump win and ordered his people to lean into identifying as closely with that as they can get away with legally. It’s like scammy electric-car startups a few years ago choosing names that sounded as reminiscent of Tesla as possible (Nikola, Faraday Future) without actually infringing on any trademarks.

      The problem of that the plausibly-deniable reading of his new party name, with its Biblical-apocalyptic imagery and emphatic pledge-of-allegiance patriotism, comes across as exceedingly American, to the point where most undecided Australians would take one look and say “yeah, nah”.

  • Hanrahan ( hanrahan@slrpnk.net ) 
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    Jacquie Lambie’s original party.

    Trumpet of Patriots, wot even is that supposed to mean, people farting on Australia Day ?

    • sqgl ( sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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      Whiffing Donald J’s brain farts.

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    • shinyrat ( shinyrat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      At least three

  • freamon ( freamon@preferred.social ) 
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    Well, they should have put the pic of the male on the left and the female on the right then, just so they’re not adding to any possible “confusion”.

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      Are you presuming Clive’s gender?

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        • sqgl ( sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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          So there should be three genders. Or is he a different species altogether?

  • Roger Ap Gwillian ( ausgroucho@aus.social ) 
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    @zero_gravitas There are only two types of billionaires. Arseholes and Pricks.

    • porcelainpitcher ( porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today ) 
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      And yet they don’t wanna fuck eachother. Just the rest of us.

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    Thanks for the snippet about the F1 race in Aussie this weekend.

  • No1 ( No1@aussie.zone ) 
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    I just saw a Trumpettes of Patriots TV ad that had Tucker Carlson in it.

    Tucker was on stage with Clive saying how billionaires are bad and do nothing for you. But you needed Clive, you needed rich people on your side.

    WTF? All I could think of was “This ad has been authorised by cookers, for cookers”

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  • MisterFrog ( MisterFrog@aussie.zone ) 
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    Why is the right wing constantly searching for some outrage to manufacture? It’s been their playbook now for like 150 years, at least.

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      Gotta keep the working class divided somehow, because if we’re united…

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