Nats "preparing One Nation merger" - The Klaxon

6 days ago by DarkCloud to c/australianpolitics

The National Party has claimed the “major party model” is “broken” and is being “replaced” — raising speculation it is preparing to merge with Gina Rinehart’s One Nation.

DarkCloud 10 points 6 days ago

This combined with some of the latest polling doesn't fill me with hope:

The Australian public seems to have lost its mind, and its heart lately. One Nation is now taking voters away from The Liberals AND independents. Time to start talking, and warning your friends that this is a possibility.

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dillekant 10 points 5 days ago

There's a Tom Tanuki video about this. He's actually done a couple of videos digging into how facebook is allowing bullshit content to sway public opinion.

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Seagoon_ 5 points 5 days ago

Nooo.

What happened to the National Country Party. 😔 The Liberal party fucked over the farmers and rural Aussies too

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Taleya 4 points 5 days ago

Masks off hoods up boyos

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Ilandar 3 points 5 days ago

The major party system is broken, therefore we will merge with another minor party to create a new major party. Yes, we are real people who are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to come up with these genius ideas. Vote for us, we're sooooo smart!

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No1 2 points 6 days ago

It's entirely the opposite meaning, but a line from Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" instantly leapt to mind: