An Australian friend of mine said that a (one-time) mutual friend sniped at her social media that other countries could just shut up about the US Election because it didn't pertain to them.
The irony? She's UK born who got American citizenship through her marriage to a US citizen. She should know that the most televised politics in the world will bloody well affect the world!
I'm here because I have US friends who will be negatively impacted by the current administration, and not all of them have the spoons or time to act. (And because I'm hoping that seeing how you guys organise yourself here might help with ideas on how to mobilise Australian politics so that we don't end up following in your footsteps. (I think it's less likely due to mandatory voting, but I'd rather do too much and not need it, than have to fight a rearguard action on the back foot.)
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Date: 2017-01-10 09:25 pm (UTC)The irony? She's UK born who got American citizenship through her marriage to a US citizen. She should know that the most televised politics in the world will bloody well affect the world!
I'm here because I have US friends who will be negatively impacted by the current administration, and not all of them have the spoons or time to act. (And because I'm hoping that seeing how you guys organise yourself here might help with ideas on how to mobilise Australian politics so that we don't end up following in your footsteps. (I think it's less likely due to mandatory voting, but I'd rather do too much and not need it, than have to fight a rearguard action on the back foot.)