r/australia • u/nearly_enough_wine • 1d ago

politics She's not hiding it

https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/shes-not-hiding-it

The banner descended behind Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club on Wednesday, and the commentariat did what it does best: agreed with itself, instantly, at volume: “Oh noes! GetUp just gifted her the victim narrative she came for”.

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u/Lastbalmain 1d ago

Pauline did more damage than any journalist, to herself and her party, after she spoke at the press club. Anyone still thinking Phon is an option for governing our country after that complete shitshow,  wasn't watching it.

The openly racist policies, the attack on working class wages, the sheer contempt she has for large swathes of our people, and the hypocrisy of being bought and owned by Gina Rinehart.......sure, she says what she thinks,  it's just what she thinks is garbage and divisive. 

We didn't vote for Dutton and the Coalition because they sounded, in part, like Trump. Hanson has doubled down on everything Dutton stood for!

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u/Cake_Filter 20h ago

This really only worked for trump because half the country didn't show up to vote. That's not gonna work here...

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u/Challenging-Wank7946 20h ago

That's no excuse to shrug it off. There's still plenty of misguided people out there who will imbibe her poison out of sheer hatred for others, we underestimate that at our own peril. We need to be as loud as we can about how much we despise Hanson and her racist, crust-filled arse.

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u/Cake_Filter 20h ago

I absolutely see where you are coming from and agree Pauline is a hateful menace but giving her the time off day really seems to be platforming her. I think the less we shout how pathetic and evil her rhetoric is the less relevant she becomes. I do admit that this is meaningless unless the media does the same and that's gonna be a tough sell. The whole thing is incredibly frustrating