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Australia, don't become America.

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[โ€“] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a big fear of mine. If or when American democracy collapses Australia may very well follow suit. Too many Australians mimic the politics of the states.

[โ€“] TassieTosser@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

We need to dismantle the media monopoly before then. That cunt Murdoch and his ilk have an outsized influence on our political landscape. They're taking too many lessons learned with managing Americans and using them here.