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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I live in a safe Australian LNP seat, the odds are that on Saturday night, our neighbours and I are (very likely) going to continue having a Right-Wing member of Parliament.

That does still mean that even though they are voting for our local MP, they are also voting for a former 1980s Queensland Cop with a suspiciously large amount of money as PM.

I would be happy if every (Australian) Coalition candidate and all the Right-Wing independent candidates received Zero votes this election, otherwise there are too many Australian Fuckwits.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Dude my friend explained it to me like this "I might be able to buy a house but at least I don't see homos on the street"

Hatred is more powerful then love.

[–] itslola@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I grew up in an electorate that had been 'blue-ribbon Liberal' since the 70s, and Labor representation only a tiny blip before that. Became very apathetic about voting after seeing the LNP win by a landslide at every local, state and federal election.

I'm now in a seat that's been either Labor or Greens since almost Federation. One seat in the House of Reps won't change the world (or even the country, most likely), but it's comforting to walk around my neighbourhood and know that the majority of the people I encounter are certified Non-Fuckwits. (It's also fun on polling day to see offers of LNP and far-right parties' how-to-vote cards declined by pretty much everyone in the queue.)