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It already has been for a long time. Freedom and liberty are practiced differently in Australia.

by unixhero 5y ago

stuaxo 5y ago
Related to the history ?
chadcmulligan 5y ago
We're all making money, house prices are up, how good is that?
- techdragon 5y ago
  It’s disgustingly depressing for a generation who are looking at home ownership as unrealistic. I make pretty decent money but buying a home anywhere that isn’t several hours commute away from my entire life is an exercise in finding the most cramped shit hole imaginable. We’re a country of cities with tiny zones of walkable inner city surrounded by Suburban sprawl so extreme that for instance Perth’s metro area spreads the further than distance from LA to San Diego!
  - unixhero 5y ago
    Can confirm, Melbourne is absolutely gigantic. No really, so big it didn't make sense to me.
scoopertrooper 5y ago
I think we just have a lot of faith in our institutions. We just can't believe the state would ever be used as a weapon against us because we've never experienced large scale civil upheaval or suffered under periods of dictatorship. People rattling on about slippery slopes and abstract notions of liberty just seem a bit batty to most Australians. We have a free media, our elections are free and fair, we have routine transfers of power, minor parties are well represented in our parliaments, and we're generally free express our minds and go about our lives.
- lethologica 5y ago
  I’m seeing so many negative comments about Australia and yet this is the Australia that I know and love deeply. I wonder what’s causing the stark differences in view.
  - octodog 5y ago
    Just different perspectives I suppose. American elections seem farcical to me but lots of Americans don't seem to agree with me.
    - deleted 5y ago
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    - stOneskull 5y ago
      the president being partisan makes it quite a circus.
  - unixhero 5y ago
    I too love Australia. I lived there for 4 years.
  - brokenmachine 5y ago
    I love Australia, but the way we're headed is not the Australia that I love.
    - partomniscient 5y ago
      It's weird but to me looking back with your "Australia I love" comment, it seems Bob Hawke was the last true Australian Prime Minister.
      - unixhero 5y ago
        The last homie
  - 5y ago

It already has been for a long time. Freedom and liberty are practiced differently in Australia.

stuaxo 5y ago

Related to the history ?

chadcmulligan 5y ago

We're all making money, house prices are up, how good is that?

techdragon 5y ago
It’s disgustingly depressing for a generation who are looking at home ownership as unrealistic. I make pretty decent money but buying a home anywhere that isn’t several hours commute away from my entire life is an exercise in finding the most cramped shit hole imaginable. We’re a country of cities with tiny zones of walkable inner city surrounded by Suburban sprawl so extreme that for instance Perth’s metro area spreads the further than distance from LA to San Diego!
- unixhero 5y ago
  Can confirm, Melbourne is absolutely gigantic. No really, so big it didn't make sense to me.

scoopertrooper 5y ago

I think we just have a lot of faith in our institutions. We just can't believe the state would ever be used as a weapon against us because we've never experienced large scale civil upheaval or suffered under periods of dictatorship. People rattling on about slippery slopes and abstract notions of liberty just seem a bit batty to most Australians. We have a free media, our elections are free and fair, we have routine transfers of power, minor parties are well represented in our parliaments, and we're generally free express our minds and go about our lives.

lethologica 5y ago
I’m seeing so many negative comments about Australia and yet this is the Australia that I know and love deeply. I wonder what’s causing the stark differences in view.
- octodog 5y ago
  Just different perspectives I suppose. American elections seem farcical to me but lots of Americans don't seem to agree with me.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - stOneskull 5y ago
    the president being partisan makes it quite a circus.
- unixhero 5y ago
  I too love Australia. I lived there for 4 years.
- brokenmachine 5y ago
  I love Australia, but the way we're headed is not the Australia that I love.
  - partomniscient 5y ago
    It's weird but to me looking back with your "Australia I love" comment, it seems Bob Hawke was the last true Australian Prime Minister.
    - unixhero 5y ago
      The last homie
- 5y ago