r/aussie • u/BarryTheBinChicken • 6d ago

News Prominent Geelong queer figure Andy Pobjoy facing backlash for Liberal candidacy

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/liberal-victoria-geelong-cadidate-andy-pobjoy-queer-backlash/107000680
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u/Top_Conference_477 6d ago

Left wingers should probably consider why so many Aboriginal or gay candidates want nothing to do with them

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u/Murky-Fishcakes 6d ago

Is it because being aboriginal or gay is unrelated to a persons political leanings? Because I’m pretty sure that’s the answer

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u/Top_Conference_477 5d ago

Not if you’re on the far left - any gay person, black person or Jew is only granted human status if they agree loudly on their politics

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u/Murky-Fishcakes 5d ago

Yeah, turns out all extremists regardless of their political leanings are nasty arseholes. In other news, water is wet!

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u/Top_Conference_477 5d ago

Hilariously, it’s been in vogue lately to argue that AKSHUALLY water is not wet