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First person who's bothered to try and understand the result rather than denouncing the country. The No campaign was deliberately divisive, like Abbott's 2013 election or Howard's manipulation of the republic referendum in 1999. Not only that, lack of political engagement and awareness - most embarrassingly from our most prominent left party, the Greens, who get so embroiled in internecine disputes that they seem not to really get what a political party does. The LNP may not be doing well at the moment but they're a true coalition and trusted voting bloc.

In short, people just don't want to run headlong into progressive politics without thinking it through. We're tired of government interference following years of lockdowns, don't trust our state and federal governments because of repeated betrayal by the Morrison government and broken promises there and elsewhere, and Indigenous people were divided and made the perfect the enemy of the good.

Cain disAbeled his brother...

Beerfest is hilarious

free *rein (like not holding the reins on a horse, not like a king reigns)

Lemmy might not have karma, but I guarantee that dude's closed minded attitude will have him downvoted IRL from time to time!

I've lived in Bandung, and with the rainfall they get in West Java often leading to landslides that collapse the existing rail line to Jakarta, the maintenance costs will be higher than one might expect. Still, Indonesia has amazingly cheap goods and labor. I expect this high-speed rail to suffer accidents in the coming years however.

Two words: Palestinian Chicken.

Chill bro