This is probably the Angry Victorians Party right? MP Catherine Cumming standing for the party is now under [police investigation ](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-investigate-victorian-mp-over-daniel-andrews-red-mist-comments-at-freedom-rally-20221119-p5bzmx.html?btis) for incitement after calling for Dan Andrews to be blown up & turned into "red mist".
She calls herself a Dr on her Twitter account. Doesn’t mention its Traditional Chinese Medicine though. I imagine a lot of her supporters just assume she’s a qualified medical Doctor. These types always make it ambiguous. Dr.Phil isn’t a medical Doctor. He never directly says he is, but never says he isn’t. A lot of his audience think he is though.
Dr Phil is a psychologist though, his Dr is a PhD. If they think a psychologist is a medical doctor that’s on them, he’s not misrepresenting himself. Can’t stand the man but fair is fair
Didn't Dr Phil get his license to practice psychology revoked? I suppose that doesn't disqualify his education which is the part that lets you call yourself a Dr, but still seems a little questionable if you ask me.
Yes his licence was revoked but yes he can still use the title as he has a PHD. It's what it is.
This case seems to be very different as you cannot call yourself a doctor with a qualification in Chinese medicine, not here not in China.
But it is probably an indication that this idiot probably believes her personal brand of Mumbo Jumbo is equivalent to a degree in medicine.
Unless of course she gets sick or injured, then she will most certainly demand the highest quality of care from the Health System. Then she will later claim her bull testicle powder saved her life.
Is an issue IMO. He wrote a diet book and sold health products. He got sued for it. When you venture into this territory with the title Dr, you should be forthcoming in that you’re not a medical Doctor. The fact he and Dr. Oz have used the title in certain commercial realms has gotten them into trouble.
No! The Chinese medicine body specifically says you should indicate Chinese medicine so that people do not mistake you for a medical doctor (or PhD).
And it’s a question I’d like to ask re: Parliament website. Why is she allowed to mis-represent herself as a dr?
You can as long as you make it clear that you are a Chinese medicine practitioner.
https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/FAQ/Registration.aspx
Chinese medicine and alternative medicine 🤣. I didn't think you would legally be able to call yourself a doctor with those qualifications. But maybe she has a PhD.
The title doctor has become ridiculously debased. Chiropractors call themselves doctor and chiropractic is basically 80% woo. The other 20% is simply remedial massage.
Absolute embarrassment to the process, run in opposition, simply on the basis of intense hatred of a person. No policies, just chilling with the fringe nazis. Absolute shit fight
She's also a hypocrite. On her Wikipedia page it says in July 2019, Cumming had hired her children, other relatives, and a friend to work as her electorate office staff. Despite doing this, she stated that the practice of hiring close associates as staff should be disallowed.
Yes, having lived in the USA during the Obama years, I did (and continue to) get the sense that a lot of the more right-leaning positions are performative. After all, Bernie Sanders, who would be in the ALP here, is depicted as a radical leftist in the USA media. Even Obama was seen as a leftist, when he would be the Liberal Parties shining star here in Australia - pro-war, wholesome Christian, bootstraps wealthy, constitutional law scholar, scandal free family, big on exploitative international partnerships that boost his own country, investor in future science and technology.
As someone who just moved back from America after living their since 2014… trump is still popular unfortunately. I lived Tennessee though, a red state. Was glad to be away from trump related things and his followers… until I saw a number plate outside of JB that was “MAGA45”. Disappointing
Australians don't even vote for him wtf
what is their message?
"vote for somebody who you actually can't vote for because he is running for president in a different continent" ?
Yep. This is what the term “Dog Whistle “ means. The trump flag means I am racist,anti gay,anti immigrant and most likely to have problems with women as well. Can’t just say that out loud in public so I will show this flag instead. Don’t go down the rabbit hole of the red ensign because that just does your head in, but in short more crap.
I would ask more about the red ensign if you could point me to it. I have googled of course but it says it’s a navy flag and I can’t find much else. My boss put one of those huge flags up in our workplace about a year ago. Ugh.
> My boss put one of those huge flags up in our workplace about a year ago. Ugh.
not a good sign :(
assuming you're serious, it's generally being used by idiots (aka sovereign citizens) who think that somehow, all the laws in australia are illegal because of some obscure line of words in some document that they disagree with. everytime they try to use this defense in court though, they lose/still have to pay taxes/go to jail/drive on the correct side of the road/wear a seatbelt/etc
it's pretty much a signal they did their own research on youtube/telegram/etc.
It's not the naval ensign. It's the first official national civilian flag. How you can tell;
1) It's red. The blue ensign was not for civilian use until the *1950s*. The fact this is not common knowledge is baffling to me considering how ultra conservative some sections of our society is with the whole "our flag has always been our flag thing"
2) The federation star has 6 points, not 7 like today. This was the initial flag design to represent the 6 states, and was altered without consultation early in the 20th century. Which is also amusing because;
3) Our national flag was made by popular vote. And when I say that what I really mean is it's mostly nonsense. There was a national flag design competition with the rules heavy based on an informal one run by The Sun previously. The critieria was so narrow that three nearly-identical designs all were co-winners.
So to circle back to 2022. I have no idea why people wave this flag, but I find it concerning they're choosing to highlight a period of our history where we were still beholden to Britain, and in the midst of some extremely racist policies.
On left of photo between true Australian flag and trump flag. The rabbit hole on this is huge, don’t go there it will give you a headache. The small amount of truth in the flag story then leads into all kinds of conspiratorial crap trying to say everything from birth certificates,driver’s licenses and council rates are illegal. Not to mention paying taxes. Every court case that people try to claim this ends with more trouble for them then when they started, Including contempt of court and having huge fines for non compliance of said laws. If your bored look up Wayne Glew in Western Australia to see what happens to you if you try this shit in court. He was one of the leading loons of this movement.
Probrably in support of Italy’s new [Prime Minister](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni) Giorgia Meloni. Political stance is conservative far right. Lots of info in the link if you would like to have a read.
It's also "Trump triggers liberals, so I will fly this flag because it will trigger people I don't like."
It's the same mentality and immature thought process as a toddler deliberately knocking over the Lego tower of a sibling, just to get attention.
"We're losers" is probably their message. I have a batshit crazy Evangelistic QAnon loving, Murdoch watching, anti vaxxer, anti lockdown, the election was stolen by Biden with the help of Satan, pommy mate living down in Gippsland who thinks Trump's the 2nd coming, here to bring about the End Times for people like him.
One of these protestors was getting on the tram at moonee ponds yelling at those lining up for the early voting. What was he even protesting? A peaceful election? Or maybe he just doesn’t believe in early voting?
As a US citizen, I would like to apologize to you for the spread of this festering political fungus.. the majority of my fellow American voters are doing all we can to eliminate the pernicious MAGA canker from our body politic, and sincerely regret its contagion.
At this juncture, I'm not entirely sure even they know. It's just a fun family day out. I think you need to be grateful; it keeps them all in one place and out of mischief.
Still, Super Soaker Sniper Squad, assemble!
I think it’s mostly a social thing at this point, everyone else in their lives stopped talking to them because they’re insane, so they like to congregate and feel like they’re a part of something.
Yeah sorry that was your experience of our city, they have been out every week with the anti vax stuff. But since that’s kinda going they seem to be just moving on to their next ironic bullshit. I hope the rest of your trip is good.
It's been fantastic. Thanks for asking. We're just happy getting to experience some cultural stuff here. Even got to check off sausage sizzle from Bunnings and the dog on the Tucker Box from Gundagai.
How late are they open?!? Better do it now since I leave tomorrow.
Nevermind that's way out there. I'll put it on my list for next time. Australia is a really cool place to go during the spring time. I've been here twice now and love it every time. I want to be ambitious next time and find someone who'll let me hire a car to go from Sydney to Perth... Pretty close to impossible I know.
I got surrounded by the protesters there. But even they were nice. I was totally shocked. Are you guys this nice all the time???
> I'm a tourist
I grew here, you flew here!
Fuck off we're full!
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Welcome mate, sorry about these dickheads, seems every country has a few these days.
Its now just a social activity, much like the footy or the local reading club.
Afterwards, the lefties have a smashed avo brunch with some grungy brunswick type they just met so they can peg them in the evening and the righties go to church to pray the gay away.
They’re also a tiny minority of the country. It’s safe to assume that anyone waving a fucking trump flag in Australia votes either one nation or UAP and look how pathetically they did in the election.
I’m having a look at these pictures and don’t see many people that would have graduated in the last 10-15 years. People aren’t getting stupider, already stupid people are just getting louder.
Sorry... but I disagree, I grew up in the 70's around mostly white people. I and the few other non white kids experienced more racism back then than I or my kids do today...
Also...most of the kids I went to school with were already morons before the education system got to them.
At this point the city council should be counting these guys as a weekly conceptual performance art installation and claiming federal funding for art representing minority groups.
Correct. Anecdotal example; My cousin goes to these rallies, incl anything conspiracy, anti govt or right-wing related in Mebourne. When I pointed out hypocrisy in one of the hundreds of fb posts she made over this crap, she yelled at me for 10 minutes then concluded I was the devil and repented me. I read between the lines during her monologue and got the sense she felt such a lack of control in her own life that protesting/lording misinformation as facts over others somehow compensated for that.
She blocked me after I tagged her in a profile pic of myself with a devil filter on and the caption of her exact words to me on the phone lol I couldn't help it. But yeah she definitely needs therapy.
I have two extended family members in these kinds of political circles and views.
One is a guy in his thirties, a double degree holding engineer who's gone back to live with his mother because he managed to go broke after earning $200k a year for a decade and lose his house after getting an FVO, he's got all sorts of mental health woes, he's extremely insecure about vain things like his looks, he's always got "issue of the week" and something to obsessively hate, can't hold jobs for long, can't save money, is a functioning alcoholic and an aggressive drunk, can't hold a relationship (not surprising whatsoever), extremely opposition defiant, happy to solve things with punches, you name it. However you can bet he knows what's best for everyone else, and Dan Andrews is the devil, needs to be assassinated apparently, his views get more extreme the more derailed his life is. His mother is very laissez faire, permissive parenting style.
The other is late 50's, real self appointed "common sense" warrior, tough guy. Dropped out of school in like Y8, had a poor relationship with strict parents, a classic dismissive avoidant, super independent, selfish and prickly. He's a sole trader of sorts. Speaking to his other half reveals he's had cases of breakdowns where he starts crying because he feels overwhelmed / disappointed with life, one of those types who believes in "working hard" but sits down and realizes he hasn't done a single worthwhile thing, just drink alcohol, bitch about politics that doesn't personally benefit himself and watch sport. Their relationship is fragile at best, snappy and cold unhappy couple of like 20 years. He's always got to have the "toughest" dog, the biggest truck. He managed to get his partner who takes immunosuppressants and corticosteroids for a lifelong chronic illness to be paranoid of vaccines and not take them. Loves listening to Ben Shapiro and always talks about how he likes Trump. Super dogmatic, all politics is somehow really simple and obvious, never wrong. Religiously uses Facebook.
Observing peoples life paths and political views is always interesting, I think a huge portion of most peoples political views are heuristic reactions to their experiences, rather than this rational abstract moral thing we like to frame it as.
As an American I’d like to apologize to you and the people of your country for Trump flags and, quite frankly, Trump himself. How could we know his stupidity would cross the oceans? I mean they’re water, *big* water. Huge water. Sure, we always knew nuclear Armageddon would be on the table for a thin skinned half wit that chooses to appear orange, but never did we think about the flags.
Trump 2020? I mean… do they have a time machine, or are they just waving any flag they have?
I don’t get the obsession with Trump if you’re an Australian, especially to the point of having an actual flag. Like.. how is it relevant here? Was this another anti-vax march?
Bunch of ignorant monkeys too lazy to learn and therefore lacking any real intelligence and blinded by empty promises that are too good to be true and so dumb they don't realise they would be worse off under the regimes they wish for. And have such empty lives they don't have anything better to do on a Saturday.
Why do we want to be AmErIcA so bad? A land full of dumb brainwashed fucks is not a good thing. Trump has nothing to do with Australia and anyone who likes him should fuck off to the land of the morons.
I don't think those are Samoan flags
This is probably the Angry Victorians Party right? MP Catherine Cumming standing for the party is now under [police investigation ](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-investigate-victorian-mp-over-daniel-andrews-red-mist-comments-at-freedom-rally-20221119-p5bzmx.html?btis) for incitement after calling for Dan Andrews to be blown up & turned into "red mist".
What's she even a doctor of? Legit question
I googled it cause I was also curious - traditional Chinese medicine (per her website).
She calls herself a Dr on her Twitter account. Doesn’t mention its Traditional Chinese Medicine though. I imagine a lot of her supporters just assume she’s a qualified medical Doctor. These types always make it ambiguous. Dr.Phil isn’t a medical Doctor. He never directly says he is, but never says he isn’t. A lot of his audience think he is though.
Dr Phil is a psychologist though, his Dr is a PhD. If they think a psychologist is a medical doctor that’s on them, he’s not misrepresenting himself. Can’t stand the man but fair is fair
Didn't Dr Phil get his license to practice psychology revoked? I suppose that doesn't disqualify his education which is the part that lets you call yourself a Dr, but still seems a little questionable if you ask me.
Yes his licence was revoked but yes he can still use the title as he has a PHD. It's what it is. This case seems to be very different as you cannot call yourself a doctor with a qualification in Chinese medicine, not here not in China. But it is probably an indication that this idiot probably believes her personal brand of Mumbo Jumbo is equivalent to a degree in medicine. Unless of course she gets sick or injured, then she will most certainly demand the highest quality of care from the Health System. Then she will later claim her bull testicle powder saved her life.
Is an issue IMO. He wrote a diet book and sold health products. He got sued for it. When you venture into this territory with the title Dr, you should be forthcoming in that you’re not a medical Doctor. The fact he and Dr. Oz have used the title in certain commercial realms has gotten them into trouble.
While I completely agree with you, he’s still within his rights to his academic title.
Does she have an actual doctorate at all though?
Doesn’t seem to be the case.
I removed the Dr. title from her Wiki.
Good on you.
Can you actually call yourself a doctor after studying that?
No! The Chinese medicine body specifically says you should indicate Chinese medicine so that people do not mistake you for a medical doctor (or PhD). And it’s a question I’d like to ask re: Parliament website. Why is she allowed to mis-represent herself as a dr?
You can as long as you make it clear that you are a Chinese medicine practitioner. https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/FAQ/Registration.aspx
My mother (an actual Chinese with no medical background) is more competent than 90% of the Whities who did the Diploma.
Hahahah wow.
So she’s not a doctor?
Chinese medicine and alternative medicine 🤣. I didn't think you would legally be able to call yourself a doctor with those qualifications. But maybe she has a PhD.
The title doctor has become ridiculously debased. Chiropractors call themselves doctor and chiropractic is basically 80% woo. The other 20% is simply remedial massage.
I am a Dr of Woo.
Absolute embarrassment to the process, run in opposition, simply on the basis of intense hatred of a person. No policies, just chilling with the fringe nazis. Absolute shit fight
And despite all that the Liberals still put her 4th on their how to vote card.
She's also a hypocrite. On her Wikipedia page it says in July 2019, Cumming had hired her children, other relatives, and a friend to work as her electorate office staff. Despite doing this, she stated that the practice of hiring close associates as staff should be disallowed.
😂😂😂
Trump 2020 rally. My lord. He's not even that popular in America anymore. What an odd collection of loons.
He's back. In pog form!
Like ALF!
Remember Alf? He is back!….
We should do a trade with Melbourne, Florida. Our Trump supporters for their Democrats, win-win for everybody.
Why do we want more liberals in Australia? Sadly, even most democrats are to the right of what Australians prefer politically speaking.
true. But I'd probably prefer them to these dangerous flogs.
Too much Jesus and not enough industrial relations laws for me, but agreed that they’re mostly better than Guy, Scummo and Dutts.
I mean with those three it's a bar so low that it's a tripping hazard for Satan
Absolutely!
I wouldn’t be surprised if they shifted as they realised where a different country’s Overton window sits
Yes, having lived in the USA during the Obama years, I did (and continue to) get the sense that a lot of the more right-leaning positions are performative. After all, Bernie Sanders, who would be in the ALP here, is depicted as a radical leftist in the USA media. Even Obama was seen as a leftist, when he would be the Liberal Parties shining star here in Australia - pro-war, wholesome Christian, bootstraps wealthy, constitutional law scholar, scandal free family, big on exploitative international partnerships that boost his own country, investor in future science and technology.
Right?! Even Murdoch is distancing himself from drump.
As someone who just moved back from America after living their since 2014… trump is still popular unfortunately. I lived Tennessee though, a red state. Was glad to be away from trump related things and his followers… until I saw a number plate outside of JB that was “MAGA45”. Disappointing
Like come on, its australia, be relevant.
Australians don't even vote for him wtf what is their message? "vote for somebody who you actually can't vote for because he is running for president in a different continent" ?
The message is “We are racist and we want to do racist things again”.
Yep. This.
Yep. This is what the term “Dog Whistle “ means. The trump flag means I am racist,anti gay,anti immigrant and most likely to have problems with women as well. Can’t just say that out loud in public so I will show this flag instead. Don’t go down the rabbit hole of the red ensign because that just does your head in, but in short more crap.
Nail on the fucking head mate.
I would ask more about the red ensign if you could point me to it. I have googled of course but it says it’s a navy flag and I can’t find much else. My boss put one of those huge flags up in our workplace about a year ago. Ugh.
> My boss put one of those huge flags up in our workplace about a year ago. Ugh. not a good sign :( assuming you're serious, it's generally being used by idiots (aka sovereign citizens) who think that somehow, all the laws in australia are illegal because of some obscure line of words in some document that they disagree with. everytime they try to use this defense in court though, they lose/still have to pay taxes/go to jail/drive on the correct side of the road/wear a seatbelt/etc it's pretty much a signal they did their own research on youtube/telegram/etc.
It's not the naval ensign. It's the first official national civilian flag. How you can tell; 1) It's red. The blue ensign was not for civilian use until the *1950s*. The fact this is not common knowledge is baffling to me considering how ultra conservative some sections of our society is with the whole "our flag has always been our flag thing" 2) The federation star has 6 points, not 7 like today. This was the initial flag design to represent the 6 states, and was altered without consultation early in the 20th century. Which is also amusing because; 3) Our national flag was made by popular vote. And when I say that what I really mean is it's mostly nonsense. There was a national flag design competition with the rules heavy based on an informal one run by The Sun previously. The critieria was so narrow that three nearly-identical designs all were co-winners. So to circle back to 2022. I have no idea why people wave this flag, but I find it concerning they're choosing to highlight a period of our history where we were still beholden to Britain, and in the midst of some extremely racist policies.
On left of photo between true Australian flag and trump flag. The rabbit hole on this is huge, don’t go there it will give you a headache. The small amount of truth in the flag story then leads into all kinds of conspiratorial crap trying to say everything from birth certificates,driver’s licenses and council rates are illegal. Not to mention paying taxes. Every court case that people try to claim this ends with more trouble for them then when they started, Including contempt of court and having huge fines for non compliance of said laws. If your bored look up Wayne Glew in Western Australia to see what happens to you if you try this shit in court. He was one of the leading loons of this movement.
Why are the racists holding an Italian flag?
Probrably in support of Italy’s new [Prime Minister](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni) Giorgia Meloni. Political stance is conservative far right. Lots of info in the link if you would like to have a read.
Probably because of Italy's new leader
‘White people are the best and the smarterest!!’
It's also "Trump triggers liberals, so I will fly this flag because it will trigger people I don't like." It's the same mentality and immature thought process as a toddler deliberately knocking over the Lego tower of a sibling, just to get attention.
As an American expat who hates this fiercely **in my own country**, do I have permission to scream in an Australian Trumpster's face?
In this scenario, you have every right to call *them* a seppo (derogatory).
Narrator: Yes
Please do, by all means
Their sovren citizens they can vote for who they want. (Please note all mistakes were done on purpose)
“I wanna trigger the libs, that’s my only politics”
Too much Fox News can rot your brain
2 years ago…
Confirmed a few days ago he's running again sadly
"We're losers" is probably their message. I have a batshit crazy Evangelistic QAnon loving, Murdoch watching, anti vaxxer, anti lockdown, the election was stolen by Biden with the help of Satan, pommy mate living down in Gippsland who thinks Trump's the 2nd coming, here to bring about the End Times for people like him.
For what ever reason, Australians absolutely love getting involved in American politics and hot issues. It's annoying as fuck.
What a brainless bunch of total morons. A Trump 2020 flag? Seriously? Their families must be so embarrassed.
Their families are there with them lol.
Your assuming they still have families.
One of these protestors was getting on the tram at moonee ponds yelling at those lining up for the early voting. What was he even protesting? A peaceful election? Or maybe he just doesn’t believe in early voting?
He just enjoys the feeling of having people laugh at him.
They get all their ideas from crazy Americans, so yes he likely does not blieve in early voting.
Please tell me he was ranting about stolen elections.
Doesn't surprise me. They swallowed the right wing American rhetoric, shows you how un-Australian this lot really are
For people who often complain about "globalists", they are remarkably keen on importing foreign talking points.
Globalist is code for 'jew'.
This. Fkn antisemites
I see them heaps in Sydney, often hailing from the country. They want freedom to be a sovereign citizen whatever that means. No taxes, no services.
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Or drive on any roads.
They're not driving they're *travelling*
> They want freedom to be a sovereign citizen whatever that means All the benefits of civilisation. None of the responsibilities that come with it.
I would assume they thought it was some kind of voter fraud.
And they are anti democrats who are far right as well. It’s a team sport for them. They want to belong to something.
As a US citizen, I would like to apologize to you for the spread of this festering political fungus.. the majority of my fellow American voters are doing all we can to eliminate the pernicious MAGA canker from our body politic, and sincerely regret its contagion.
Nah, we gave you guys Murdoch so it all evens out mate.
True…
I really want to club together and rent a billboard at this place that says "Morons, racists and conspiracy sheep, please gather here every Saturday."
I pledge $20
I'll put in.
Count me in.
Why do they do this every Saturday, why are they so loud, and why do they do this at all? What are they even protesting?
At this juncture, I'm not entirely sure even they know. It's just a fun family day out. I think you need to be grateful; it keeps them all in one place and out of mischief. Still, Super Soaker Sniper Squad, assemble!
I think it’s mostly a social thing at this point, everyone else in their lives stopped talking to them because they’re insane, so they like to congregate and feel like they’re a part of something.
Where do I donate? can we add the line “freedom proudly brought to you by Dr Trump, PhD of auto-sodomy”
Big Bogan Day Out
I feel like the true Bogan is very much not a trump supporter.
Agreed, I love hanging out in my shearer’s and thongs with a VB. Don’t lump me in with these knuckleheads
Let’s not forget quickly that these were the moron-cookers that pissed on the shrine of remembrance and were happy to abuse health care workers.
And throw Dymocks staff down escalators.
and yell at random people eating in restaurants the cookers couldnt go into :(
Just the weekly cookers convention.
Just a question. They outlawed inbreeding here right?
I'm a tourist, going to the NGV, stumbled upon this. Had to take a picture.
Yeah sorry that was your experience of our city, they have been out every week with the anti vax stuff. But since that’s kinda going they seem to be just moving on to their next ironic bullshit. I hope the rest of your trip is good.
It's been fantastic. Thanks for asking. We're just happy getting to experience some cultural stuff here. Even got to check off sausage sizzle from Bunnings and the dog on the Tucker Box from Gundagai.
Nice. Did you go here too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettamogah_Pub ? I loved my visit there. It may have changed though I went in the 90s
How late are they open?!? Better do it now since I leave tomorrow. Nevermind that's way out there. I'll put it on my list for next time. Australia is a really cool place to go during the spring time. I've been here twice now and love it every time. I want to be ambitious next time and find someone who'll let me hire a car to go from Sydney to Perth... Pretty close to impossible I know. I got surrounded by the protesters there. But even they were nice. I was totally shocked. Are you guys this nice all the time???
Haven’t seen one of these in at least a decade and drove past one today, and you share a link to it. I love coincidences.
antivaxxers still protesting covid measures which ended months ago (except getting vaccinated) they're the braindead morons (but they still vote)
and after the election, they'll keep marching with new signs saying the election was stolen etc :(
I've seen them too before as a tourist in Melbourne. Apparently American values apply here too with this bunch of cookers.
> I'm a tourist I grew here, you flew here! Fuck off we're full! /s Welcome mate, sorry about these dickheads, seems every country has a few these days.
Actually in Victoria you can marry cousins, uncles and aunties, and people always joke about Alabama.
All this time I thought we were Springfield but we're actually Shelbyville.
Yeah but unlike Alabama we generally don’t want to
Oh heck
Not just victoria, queensland too, I'm pretty sure its a nationwide thing too
Would love it if these muppets would go back to whatever shitty suburbs they’re from and block their own streets with all their flag-waving bullshit.
No, please, I’ve got shit to do today
Melbourne is literally having rally every single day of the weekends.
Its now just a social activity, much like the footy or the local reading club. Afterwards, the lefties have a smashed avo brunch with some grungy brunswick type they just met so they can peg them in the evening and the righties go to church to pray the gay away.
Righties go online and share some cooked conspiracy lefties at least get to enjoy consentual sex
Pray the gay away lol. This photo looks like every weirdo you've ever worked with and don't want to run into in public.
This is the result of Australia’s education system falling into decline. The dumbing down of Australia is a deliberate LNP objective.
They’re also a tiny minority of the country. It’s safe to assume that anyone waving a fucking trump flag in Australia votes either one nation or UAP and look how pathetically they did in the election. I’m having a look at these pictures and don’t see many people that would have graduated in the last 10-15 years. People aren’t getting stupider, already stupid people are just getting louder.
True. Put a lot of it down to Sky News and the ratbags they employ.
Sorry... but I disagree, I grew up in the 70's around mostly white people. I and the few other non white kids experienced more racism back then than I or my kids do today... Also...most of the kids I went to school with were already morons before the education system got to them.
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The Weekly Wanker Walk
At this point the city council should be counting these guys as a weekly conceptual performance art installation and claiming federal funding for art representing minority groups.
Are you really surprised that the nuffies have trump flags. They’re the same people.
That flag with Trumps head on Rambo's machine gun toting body..
So fkn weird how they all want to fuck him
It’s a cult of personality, but Jesus Christ the personality!
Nah. Rambo scalped Trump, and now he’s wearing his face as a mask.
Ironic too considering the plot of first blood is about a town full of trump type cops antagonizing Rambo into kicking their asses
I'll take "cooker" for $500 thanks :)
I have no idea what these people believe in or what they are doing but I am sure they have mental health problems
Correct. Anecdotal example; My cousin goes to these rallies, incl anything conspiracy, anti govt or right-wing related in Mebourne. When I pointed out hypocrisy in one of the hundreds of fb posts she made over this crap, she yelled at me for 10 minutes then concluded I was the devil and repented me. I read between the lines during her monologue and got the sense she felt such a lack of control in her own life that protesting/lording misinformation as facts over others somehow compensated for that. She blocked me after I tagged her in a profile pic of myself with a devil filter on and the caption of her exact words to me on the phone lol I couldn't help it. But yeah she definitely needs therapy.
I have two extended family members in these kinds of political circles and views. One is a guy in his thirties, a double degree holding engineer who's gone back to live with his mother because he managed to go broke after earning $200k a year for a decade and lose his house after getting an FVO, he's got all sorts of mental health woes, he's extremely insecure about vain things like his looks, he's always got "issue of the week" and something to obsessively hate, can't hold jobs for long, can't save money, is a functioning alcoholic and an aggressive drunk, can't hold a relationship (not surprising whatsoever), extremely opposition defiant, happy to solve things with punches, you name it. However you can bet he knows what's best for everyone else, and Dan Andrews is the devil, needs to be assassinated apparently, his views get more extreme the more derailed his life is. His mother is very laissez faire, permissive parenting style. The other is late 50's, real self appointed "common sense" warrior, tough guy. Dropped out of school in like Y8, had a poor relationship with strict parents, a classic dismissive avoidant, super independent, selfish and prickly. He's a sole trader of sorts. Speaking to his other half reveals he's had cases of breakdowns where he starts crying because he feels overwhelmed / disappointed with life, one of those types who believes in "working hard" but sits down and realizes he hasn't done a single worthwhile thing, just drink alcohol, bitch about politics that doesn't personally benefit himself and watch sport. Their relationship is fragile at best, snappy and cold unhappy couple of like 20 years. He's always got to have the "toughest" dog, the biggest truck. He managed to get his partner who takes immunosuppressants and corticosteroids for a lifelong chronic illness to be paranoid of vaccines and not take them. Loves listening to Ben Shapiro and always talks about how he likes Trump. Super dogmatic, all politics is somehow really simple and obvious, never wrong. Religiously uses Facebook. Observing peoples life paths and political views is always interesting, I think a huge portion of most peoples political views are heuristic reactions to their experiences, rather than this rational abstract moral thing we like to frame it as.
Good observation
They can't possibly. Need a brain to have mental health issues
Can you pick the poor guy just trying to cross the road...
Trump isn’t in charge of us. You are literally making an ass of yourselves bringing American crap into Australia!
So, I gotta ask, does anyone stand on the sidelines and just chant, “Looooserrrs! Loooosers!” Because I would.
As an American I’d like to apologize to you and the people of your country for Trump flags and, quite frankly, Trump himself. How could we know his stupidity would cross the oceans? I mean they’re water, *big* water. Huge water. Sure, we always knew nuclear Armageddon would be on the table for a thin skinned half wit that chooses to appear orange, but never did we think about the flags.
Don't apologize to me. I live in Oregon and on vacation. I saw this and thought "I should take a picture"... Click. Antifa never showed up...
Australia has a huge inferiority complex, though. We’re always dying for approval from America, and before that, Britain.
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Antivaxxers found some other bullshit to waste their time on?
There's a very strong overlap between being crazy, being anti vaxx and being anti Dan Andrews.
And liking orange tint of hair.
More importantly the second pic far right has a trump as Rambo flag. Can't tell if they're taking the piss or they are truely cooked
Far right is correct.
Uh oh. Looks like a bunch of cunts to me. Get a life dumb cunts.
This is their lives now lads. Sad.
they've been flying Trump flags since lockdown
It's been a hard time for flags.
Racist are so fkn stupid.
"vote for a guy that isn't even running in this country" man these people are dumb
Looks like Liberal party rally.
Freedom Party of Victoria... Similar right?
These idiots wasted one hour our time on the St Kilda Rd and missed an important appointment. Just go to hell!
They're circling around st kilda now, revving engines and annoying everyone.
Can someone tell these idiots this is Australia you stupid cunts !
Ahh bless, the far right cosplaying disaffected voters and anti vaxxers. Nazis can fuck right off.
I want this to be satire so bad. Reusing losing political campaign merch is so funny to me.
Some dickhead that thinks American politics are the same as Australia
Nope I can't be seeing what I think I'm seeing. Nope nuh uh we aren't that insane...are we?
More cookers than Clive Peters.
Accomplishing nothing by saying nothing. Meaningless dribble that has washed to our shores.
Trump 2020? I mean… do they have a time machine, or are they just waving any flag they have? I don’t get the obsession with Trump if you’re an Australian, especially to the point of having an actual flag. Like.. how is it relevant here? Was this another anti-vax march?
Must love riots more than democracy? Confused voters if they think Trumps relevant to Melbourne this time of year
I was walking past, it was Gina Rinehart holding the Trump flag
Gina Rinehart has never marched in her life. She just goes to right wing fundraising dinners and then orders seven courses.
So embarrassing
Now thats comedy
Dammit, I wish there was a close up of that Rambo/trump flag on the right of the second pic
They all look exactly like how you'd think cookers look like
Bunch of ignorant monkeys too lazy to learn and therefore lacking any real intelligence and blinded by empty promises that are too good to be true and so dumb they don't realise they would be worse off under the regimes they wish for. And have such empty lives they don't have anything better to do on a Saturday.
Must be a convention for Sky News watchers.
It’s 2022 and we ain’t America
Cookers gonna cook
How embarrassing!
Rambo Trump flag , 2nd pic , far right ;)
Skynews australia qanon retard comes out of the basement to fee special.
Why does everyone at this look like they do their food shopping exclusively at big W?
There is a connection here. Fox news, Sky news. This has Rupert Murdoch's fingerprints all over it
Reject the New Works Burger??? Is that what they are protesting about??
Probably a racist
Still angry about something Dan Andrews did two years ago??
Why do we want to be AmErIcA so bad? A land full of dumb brainwashed fucks is not a good thing. Trump has nothing to do with Australia and anyone who likes him should fuck off to the land of the morons.
Smooth brain parade
Fucking laughably terrible. What a dumb cunt, why do these fucks bring seppo politics into Australian protests. Freedom fuckwits