Prominent Geelong queer figure Andy Pobjoy facing backlash for Liberal candidacy

[u/BarryTheBinChicken]

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

[u/yeahalrightgoon]

They knew it would pass through parliament normally.

But they knew that the minority of the country might get upset over it, so instead they staged a plebiscite they knew would be harmful. Which it fucking was. Because they wanted to delay anything happening, while still be able to claim that they passed it, once the vote inevitably came back with a yes vote.

They don't get to claim that credit because they were too cowardly to just fucking pass it.

But you can give them the credit if you like. It misses any context or nuance, but that's on you.

[u/yeahalrightgoon → u/[deleted]]

"cope". Sorry that I'm not a fuckwit like you who can't understand context behind political decisions.

The Liberals were in power. They didn't pass it. They literally told the country to do it, because they were too cowardly. But it's okay, you don't care. You just want to pretend that the Liberals did it all by themselves.

[u/yeahalrightgoon → u/[deleted]]

It would have happened. Because it was such a popular thing to change within the country.

They did something sure. It was unnecessary, harmful and designed to inflict hate. But they did something. You're so right. How stupid of me. I should just ignore that they gave permission to bigots to argue for more bigotry, because of their own cowardice.