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> We are quiet. But come election day, we will be heard. Which elections matter in this respect? When is their election day? Serious question. This is a spec

by Radim 5y ago

> We are quiet. But come election day, we will be heard. Which elections matter in this respect? When is their election day? Serious question. This is a spectacular social experiment being run in Australia, and I think a lot of outsiders (myself included) are eager to gather some hard data on its fallout.

erklik 5y ago
I am guessing he's talking about the State elections. Mainly because the current state government in Victoria is Labor, and Federal is Liberal. I am guessing he would be voting more Liberal/smaller parties not Labor at least. Federal Election is likely in May 2022 but may be called earlier. State Election is late 2022 I think.
- angry_octet 5y ago
  The mob will always vote for Barabbas.
tastysandwich 5y ago
Both state and federal election will be surprising I think. I know several Labor/Greens supporters who are gobsmacked by these lockdowns because they work in areas where they see the detrimental effects on society's most vulnerable. My psychology sister-in-law for example! She would never vote the Liberal (conservative) Party - for her the party "brand" is toxic. But she's absolutely set on not voting for anyone who supports lockdowns. I also know many "ordinary" folk (not college educated, blue-collar workers) who early on were very supportive of lockdowns and the state Government, but it has genuinely taken its toll on them and they are now sharing anti-lockdown posts on Facebook. I don't know how they will vote because they also hate the Liberal Party. On the other side of politics, I know many life-long Liberal Party voters who for the first time will be voting for someone else. They believe the party has abandoned its values. I don't trust any of the polls. On our last federal election, even the exit polls were predicting a Labor Party win! So they couldn't even predict how people would vote by asking them after they had voted!

by Radim 5y ago

erklik 5y ago

I am guessing he's talking about the State elections. Mainly because the current state government in Victoria is Labor, and Federal is Liberal. I am guessing he would be voting more Liberal/smaller parties not Labor at least. Federal Election is likely in May 2022 but may be called earlier. State Election is late 2022 I think.

angry_octet 5y ago
The mob will always vote for Barabbas.

tastysandwich 5y ago

Both state and federal election will be surprising I think. I know several Labor/Greens supporters who are gobsmacked by these lockdowns because they work in areas where they see the detrimental effects on society's most vulnerable. My psychology sister-in-law for example! She would never vote the Liberal (conservative) Party - for her the party "brand" is toxic. But she's absolutely set on not voting for anyone who supports lockdowns. I also know many "ordinary" folk (not college educated, blue-collar workers) who early on were very supportive of lockdowns and the state Government, but it has genuinely taken its toll on them and they are now sharing anti-lockdown posts on Facebook. I don't know how they will vote because they also hate the Liberal Party. On the other side of politics, I know many life-long Liberal Party voters who for the first time will be voting for someone else. They believe the party has abandoned its values. I don't trust any of the polls. On our last federal election, even the exit polls were predicting a Labor Party win! So they couldn't even predict how people would vote by asking them after they had voted!