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vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 weeks agoThat’s a wasted vote, and not an option in the federal elections. It’s just as important to keep the extreme right-wing Liberal and National parties from power, as it is to preference the better minor parties (make sure to investigate as some minors and independents are extreme right-wing nutbags)>
Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 weeks ago
It’s important to keep all right wing parties from power Lib or Lab.
eureka@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Yes, and abstaining only gives them a larger proportion of the votes.
Find the left wing candidates (the senate has some even if your local ballot doesn’t) and preference them, if you want to help keep out Lib and Lab.
vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
The ordering of how right wing they are matters. That’s the whole point of preferential voting.
If you abstain from ranking all candidates, you are acting the same as US voters claiming that “both sides are the same” and then not voting, particularly if your preferred minor candidate(s) doesn’t have a chance of winning in your electorate.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 weeks ago
And this is exactly why America ended up with Trump, people always wanting to support the lesser of two evils.
Don’t do what Americans do. Don’t blindly support a shit right wing party because you’re scared of a shit right wing party.
If Lab want my vote back, they can earn it instead of sliding further right every year.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Cause left wing has been working so well…….
Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 weeks ago
We’ve had zero left wing, so wouldn’t have a fucking clue what you’re on about mate.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
Labor are left wing.