Socially Awkward Ork

Good luck, ausies. May your election season be less nightmarish.

Let's not forget the important things though.

So, there's a lot of USians around who are very clearly fucking fed up with their political choices this election cycle, and planning to sit it out.

And I get it! What's the point of voting if there's no one to vote for?

The thing is, I'm Australian. In Australia, voting is compulsory. We don't get to sit out our elections, and I'll be real honest with you - we don't exactly get better choices than you lot. So how do you vote if there's no one to vote for? You find someone to vote against. And there's always someone to vote against.

Now, we have the pleasure of preferential voting in Australia - We get to rank every candidate from 1 to X, and I'll tell you, there's something so cathartic about putting the biggest bastard of the lot at the very bottom of your preferences. I understand that USians don't get that option - you get to mark one person, and that's it.

That means that you get one shot, so aim it at the biggest bastard of the lot. The candidate you most utterly detest. Put your vote in the worst possible place for them. Don't even think about who that vote's going towards, that's not the point. Remember, every vote is a vote against someone. Make sure you fuck up that someone's election day!

heres most of the notes i have for brisbane meshi. i could draw this forever probably

more brisbane meshi. theyre at queen st hungry jacks

modern au but set in brisbane. is this anything

For all my fellow Aussies remember, voting yes in the referendum quite literally means that Indigenous Australians will get a proper spot in parliament. If someone tells you to vote no they are racist, there is no reason why Indigenous Australians shouldn’t be allowed in parliament.

Vote Yes!

VOTE YES!!!!!!

also, "the referendum wont do anything" It's gonna do a hell of a lot more than what we've got now I'm telling you right fucking now

if your not Australian please reblog this, reblogging this will help show this to more Australians who will (hopefully!) vote yes. The people who are on the front lines for voting no are incredibly racist.

The referendum is going to be held on the 14th of October. If you are unable to make it that day remember to apply for early voting. This is something incredibly important, please even if you aren’t australian reblog this

If you like frogs. Or possums. Or cool builds. Or happiness. This is the video for you.

i've been staying with family in australia for a bit and this cannot be a real fucking country

@wealmostaneckbeard

@wealmostaneckbeard

Look @nandomando, I'm autistic and I didn't know any better. So I made an attempt at a counter argument. But I've been informed that arguing with anarchists on the internet is a waste of time, so I'm just going to give this to you, even if it's half-finished:

I know that what Conservatives believe in is bad for humanity but good for a select few. Specifically they believe that nepotistic hierarchies backed by spiritual and economic authorities is a great basis for society, EXCEPT IT’S NOT. And the only way conservatives can implement their vision of an ideal society against the will of the people (Overcome the Conservative Dilemma) is by dis-empowering the masses by any means necessary, either through genocide or political suppression.  Likewise, leftists can resist them either through assassination, warfare, or by voting against conservative interests.

You are advocating the same thing that conservatives want, the destruction of democracy. That's Understandable, As Murray Bookchin points out, it’s been horribly contaminated by conservative ideology.

Here is a video that is both counterpoint and complimentary to Mr. Bookchin’s essay:

If you don't feel like watching the whole thing, then here's two major points from the video which you might agree with:

and

I do want a political movement fully committed to democratic ideals, which I will admit that is what anarchism entails. In a war-torn wasteland that's a political void it is possible to implement anarchism, as the brave Kurdish people have proven. But how is anarchism to be successfully implemented in societies where opposition is more entrenched? To make that happen would require a huge logistical effort that, I think, would best be provided by (ironically) a large federal government. If there are community based solutions to geographical population misdistribution, defeating right wing fiefdom/militias, and training people to maintain the infrastructure responsible for post-scarcity life, then please tell me. Because in my opinion, if anarchists did destroy "Teh Liburalz" then they would still have to deal with those three problems.

In conclusion, you live in a country where democratic participation is mandatory, I live in a country where it's actively being denied on the basis of race and class. What we are having here is less a political debate and more an intercontinental culture clash.