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minus-squareCenkUygurCamp [none/use name]hexbear8·4 years agoMost labor parties had labor union backing at some point in the past. Did the Australian one even have that? link
minus-squareGothWhitlam [he/him]hexbear4·4 years agoIt kinda grew out of state Labor parties after we federated, so I imagine so, but it has never really been very pro worker over capital. link
minus-squareCenkUygurCamp [none/use name]hexbear4·4 years agoIt seems like the Australian LP is one of the worst of its kind link
minus-squareGothWhitlam [he/him]hexbear6·4 years agoYup, just a slightly lighter version of the liberal party, and even then they keep trying to flank the libs from the right. link
minus-squareCenkUygurCamp [none/use name]hexbear4·4 years agowe can't expect a Corbyn lurking in their ranks I assume link
minus-squareGothWhitlam [he/him]hexbear8·4 years agoNah, anyone good would have fled to the green party, right before promptly being purged from the green party for being too left wing Australian politics is a fucking neoliberal hellscape. They're just too ass backwards and stupid to do any real evil, leaving that to corporations. link
minus-squareCenkUygurCamp [none/use name]hexbear3·4 years agodamn, may the ocean take Australia's cities link
Most labor parties had labor union backing at some point in the past. Did the Australian one even have that?
It kinda grew out of state Labor parties after we federated, so I imagine so, but it has never really been very pro worker over capital.
It seems like the Australian LP is one of the worst of its kind
Yup, just a slightly lighter version of the liberal party, and even then they keep trying to flank the libs from the right.
we can't expect a Corbyn lurking in their ranks I assume
Nah, anyone good would have fled to the green party, right before promptly being purged from the green party for being too left wing
Australian politics is a fucking neoliberal hellscape. They're just too ass backwards and stupid to do any real evil, leaving that to corporations.
damn, may the ocean take Australia's cities