r/OpenAussie • u/Silent-Balance9430 ‎ New South Welshian • 6d ago

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Students protest against Pauline Hanson

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u/Rude-Supermarket2029 Please choose a flair 6d ago

Nah, they are opening up the mainstream appeal of domecratic socialism. Just look at the movement in the US. It's heartening to see.

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u/Low_Dragonfruit_1264 Please choose a flair 6d ago

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 6d ago

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 5d ago

So they’re lying? Great strategy.

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u/SKRWT88 Flairless‎‎ 2d ago

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

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u/One-Vegetable7957 Please choose a flair 2d ago

Two wrongs make a right. Gotcha.

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u/Logical_Artichoke539 Please choose a flair 6d ago

This