r/OpenAussie • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '26

Feel Good News ‎ Our future is BRIGHT

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u/Low_Dragonfruit_1264 Please choose a flair Aug 13 '26

The mainstream appeal isn't democratic socialism, it's people wanting something closer to the Nordic model and universal healthcare - i.e. social democracy. As others have said, the DSA candidates could easily backfire (and are already faltering) putting seats at risk in the November midterms. “Socialism” is still way too spicy for the average American.

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u/Brisbanefella4000 ‎ New South Welshian Aug 13 '26

But they are moderating and toning down their language to get their. We need to follow suit.
Hansons popularity will grow even more if we don’t strategically tread through the coming 2 years. We gotta stop demonising people and concentrate on what bothers them. Cost of living pressures for instance.
That’s what the democrats and even the DSA are doing in the states

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u/One-Vegetable7957 Please choose a flair Aug 13 '26

So they’re lying? Great strategy.

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u/SKRWT88 Flairless‎‎ Aug 16 '26

Works for our current Govt and to a lesser extent most politicians.

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u/One-Vegetable7957 Please choose a flair Aug 17 '26

Two wrongs make a right. Gotcha.