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[-] Wiggle_Hard@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 7 months ago

Australia had the original Orange man bad

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 3 points 7 months ago

We did have a bad orange man.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Sorry but isn't that Bob Hawke? He was a great Prime Minister. Arguably our last great Prime Minister.

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

He was a shit heap that ruined this country by introducing neoliberalism to our shores. He is directly responsible for the sad state of social affairs today.

I easily rank him worse than Howard, probably the most destructive PM ever imo.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago

He's the guy that introduced Medicare, gave the federal government the ability to override states to protect World Heritage sites (and used those powers very prominently to protect the Franklin River—an event that notably can also be traced as the root of the Greens movement in this country, and while it would be giving him far to much credit to suggest he was responsible for that, it's at least fair to say he was on the right side of history), and introduced workplace discrimination laws.

For sure he wasn't perfect, and you can see where he introduced the same philosophy as British "new Labour". But he didn't embrace it as whole-heartedly as Keating, who I think really deserves the ire.

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Are you 25? Hawke was a shit stain who drank beer and loved sport thus endearing him to many while he fucked over the rest while they were distracted with his circus act

He started the rot that got worse and worse from there with successive governments.

The only quasi "decent" PM we've had in my life was Gough Whitlam.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Australian politician and skateboarding game inspration Tony Hawke, pictured here meeting the Queen of England

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

I'm confused. Isn't Dragon Ball a Japanese franchise?

[-] Wiggle_Hard@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 7 months ago

The English dub gave him an Australian accent

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Oh I see. Thanks for the link! I didn't realise that. I've not watched the show since I was a kid, and back then I don't think I noticed people's accents so much.

[-] Wiggle_Hard@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 7 months ago

There are several versions with differing accents

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Is it actually an Australian accent or is it an American attempting and failing to do an Australian accent? It sounds off to me.

EDIT: Seems like he is Canadian.

[-] Wiggle_Hard@hilariouschaos.com -1 points 7 months ago

Lol a salty canuck trolling on his aussie brothers with fake space aussie voice over

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