Whirlybird
@Whirlybird@aussie.zone
- Comment on Security without submarines: the military strategy Australia should pursue instead of AUKUS 2 days ago:
The subs deal has always been insanely stupid. It’s like when we spent like $10bil on a few fighter jets a while back - if China came knocking looking for an invasion, having 6 subs and a few dozen fighter jets may as well be a few mosquitos buzzing around chinas ears. Completely pointless.
No one is coming to invade Australia. We’re too far away, too barren, and we already give away all of our resources for almost free to anyone who asks.
Our military strategy should be “yeah nah she’ll be right” because we have nothing to worry about.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
Most people aren’t born into homelessness and never escape it. Most homeless people have ID and are registered to vote long before they become homeless.
but for some people it’s an insurmountable barrier
Literally never true.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
Why can’t homeless people vote?
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
The whole “vulnerable people” line is complete bullshit lol.
- Comment on Australian comedian ditches US trip due to concern she could be denied entry over Trump jokes 1 week ago:
Lots of missing info in that story. You can’t just carry someone’s ashes into the USA. It doesn’t sound like he went through the correct processes to do that, which is a huge biological hazard risk and that alone would be enough to deny entry.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
If voter fraud isn’t a real problem then you should have no issue making sure it can’t happen.
- Comment on AI in Australian workplaces: Michael used AI to write a work email. It ended up costing him $2000 1 week ago:
User error. Pretty much every AI tool says that you should not trust what it says and that you should check everything yourself.
Also while this cost him $2000, how much did he save by having AI do all the work? If he saved more than $2k then it’s still a net positive.
- Comment on Australian comedian ditches US trip due to concern she could be denied entry over Trump jokes 1 week ago:
The article in this topic? She never went to America! Some random unnamed lawyer said she could maybe possibly run into some trouble lol.
She didn’t get denied entry, sent back, or thrown in the gulag.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
I’m sorry but “voter suppression” isn’t a thing, especially when something as logical and simple as “have ID to prove you have the right to vote” is constantly called “voter suppression”.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
It’s less of a vote against your own interests than literally voting against your own interests. Less votes means each vote has more power.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
Lots and LOTS of people only vote because they’re dumb have to, and they vote for whoever lies the best.
If they didn’t have to vote they wouldn’t, and the major parties would lose a LOT of votes, which is what needs to happen. We need independents to actually have a chance.
- Comment on Record enrolment [98.2%] ahead of 2025 federal election | AEC 1 week ago:
With the number of people who actively vote against their own interests because they’re dumb, I’m starting to agree with those who say voting shouldn’t be compulsory.
- Comment on Australian comedian ditches US trip due to concern she could be denied entry over Trump jokes 1 week ago:
Anecdotal means nothing. Most are just like this, fear mongering where it didn’t actually happen.
- Comment on Australian comedian ditches US trip due to concern she could be denied entry over Trump jokes 1 week ago:
There’s no actual evidence to suggest it’s being used to silence criticism in the USA either though. This woman didn’t go to the USA. She didn’t get denied entry.
- Comment on IT'S ON: Albanese to call May 3 federal election tomorrow morning 2 weeks ago:
Cool, but in Australia you’re still choosing between Albo and Dutton for prime minister. ALP and LNP for government. Turd sandwich and giant douche.
The electoral college etc have literally nothing to do with it.
- Comment on IT'S ON: Albanese to call May 3 federal election tomorrow morning 3 weeks ago:
How doesn’t it? We effectively have a 2 party solution, both of which are shit.
- Comment on IT'S ON: Albanese to call May 3 federal election tomorrow morning 4 weeks ago:
A May 3 decision between a giant douche and a turd sandwich. I’ll be voting for an independent, and definitely not the commie greens.
- Comment on Women earn 78 cents for every $1 men paid on average. 1 month ago:
Nope, it was previously about women earning less than men for doing the same job.
- Comment on Women earn 78 cents for every $1 men paid on average. 1 month ago:
Wait so now the pay gap isn’t about women being paid less than men for doing the same job, since that has been proven to be a big fat lie, but is now about women earning less on average across all jobs? What a joke.
Women and men do different jobs. Women don’t tend to work in the mines, in construction, on fishing boats, etc - all dangerous but high paying jobs. Men don’t tend to be healthcare workers or teachers or secretaries or yoga teachers, all lower paying and less risky jobs. This is why women earn less on average - the jobs they do pay less, no matter what sex you are. It’s not a “gender” pay gap, it’s a job pay gap. Some jobs pay more than others, more at 9!
- Comment on Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases 1 month ago:
YouTube? Wtf lol
- Comment on Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases 1 month ago:
What we call left and right wing are centre-left and centre-right. Neither extreme works, and neither party are extreme. Some, mainly the centre-left, are starting to dabble with extreme opinions - “gender identity” and mass immigration for example - but neither are full “left wing” or “right wing”.
It’s not just my “conceptualization”, it’s the public perception.
- Comment on Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases 1 month ago:
They’re centre-left at best, and are shifting more left wing as we go with their stance on immigration and social activism.
- Comment on Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases 1 month ago:
Labor are left wing.
- Comment on Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases 1 month ago:
Cause left wing has been working so well…….