Comment on Australia and EU on verge of striking free trade deal long stalled by beef, parmesan and prosecco

• Fleur_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  No fucking way would the general public go for it though

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  • teslekova@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Why not?

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    • Fleur_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Gen x one nation voter block won’t go for it

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      • teslekova@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Mostly white people in Europe though. Oh wait, but joining the EU means free movement across borders… Yep, I see the problem, you’re totally right. Might be a lotta lefties against it too, for ecological reasons.

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  • Baggie@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Depends on the future. Our traditional allies are turning into fascists, our comparative small size means we’re not capable of going it alone.

    I personally would like ties to EU nations all things considered.

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    • Fleur_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Agreed, I still think this kind of change is decades in the making at least. The gen X one Nation crowd would never go for it and they are shaping up to be a MASSIVE voting block. I don’t see it happen until we’re past them.

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      • Baggie@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Oh absolutely it’ll take time. Decades is probably about right. But we can hope.

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• DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Lots of good things about Europe, but I doubt there would be enough benefit of us joining the EU. I think we can further relations with them without being in the EU.

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