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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

We’ve been here before.

Like what, the Civil War era? Obviously Trump is not Bush or Reagan or Eisenhower.

I'd like to point out that nobody in Australia hates the wildlife. It's all small, shy or confined to the water. It has issues too but I wouldn't avoid it just over that one.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 1 points 2 hours ago
  • The great awakening (the original woke, bit ironic now, ain’t it?)
  • Redeemer / post reconstruction era
  • Fascism after the New Deal
  • McCarthyism
  • The “Contract With America”

I should probably throw in the Gilded Age too as it seems to fit with our current situation nicely. We had a decent progressive push after the last one. History rhymes, so here’s hoping.

And yes, Australia is probably great. Would love to visit one day. However, politically, It has been led by their conservative party for the majority of two decades now - and has outsized influence from China due to it being a major importer of Ozzie’s natural resources.