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Dutton is the high school tough guy who spends the entirety of his time calling others pussies.
No, dutton is a calculating and extremely cunning fascist.
He is not stupid, he is not childish, he is a terrifying man who has meticulously climbed the rungs of power in order to manipulate policy in favour of his terrible designs.
Don't minimise the danger he poses, dumb thugs don't become leader of the LNP.
Jesus, you make him sound like Voldemort!
Oh, wait...
Seriously we need to be worried. Our system doesn't concentrate too much power on the PM but the far right faction of the LNP are ascendant within the party right now and Dutton has been clear what his goals are.
You can read his inaugural speech here: https://www.peterdutton.com.au/about/maiden-speech/ and most of his goals are there. He has been continually banging the law and order drum since then despite crime rates continuing to drop and Australia being an astoundingly peaceful society.
If he leads a government they will enthusiastically continue the largely bipartisan assault on our rights to privacy and presumption of innocence. I would anticipate greatly increased rates of militarisation of the police and deeper integration with spy agencies/border farce. This is a man who deployed police to stop people in Melbourne and ask for their damn papers. Do not dismiss the threat he poses to equality and justice.