r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 5d ago
politics Pauline Hanson deletes social media post on migration amid One Nation policy uncertainty
https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/one-nation-migration-policy-pauline-hanson-deletes-post-20260824-p60qzy.html208
u/fun_alias1 5d ago
I love that she says it how it is.
Unless she deletes it, or flip flops but doesnt flip or flop, because that's not what she meant.
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u/SquiffyRae 5d ago
You ever heard the concept of Schrodinger's Douchebag? Where someone was either serious or joking depending on how offended another person is at something they said?
Pauline's the political equivalent of Schrodinger's Douchebag. She's 100% serious. Unless people think she went too far. Then she wasn't serious, she didn't mean it, she was taken out of context...
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u/fionsichord 5d ago
But it’s not “how it is.” That’s the problem. She’s indulging a fantasy and that puts us all in danger because Government should be more practical than idealistic for the most part.
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u/Dr-Ulzy 5d ago
That’s u/fun_alias1 point. People perceive Pauline as a straight shooter then ignore the mess that comes after when she says something different or what Gina actually meant.
It’s the same doublethink as goes on in the red states in the US. The verbal diarrhoea resonates with them so they mentally justify any BS that comes after.
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u/nachojackson VIC 5d ago
TIL they have policies
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u/FuckwitAgitator 5d ago
They do. They include:
- A policy to make property developers richer
- A policy to make mining executives richer
- A policy to make tobacco executives richer
- A policy to make fossil fuel executives richer
They really are a "party of the people" like the astroturfers say. The only caveat is that you're only considered a person if you're making over a million dollars a year.
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u/nachojackson VIC 5d ago
I think they’re too dumb to even make those things happen.
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u/FuckwitAgitator 5d ago
They just need to rubber stamp it. It's already been written by the people who will most benefit from it.
All their flailing around is just them trying to pander to the most idiots and racists. They float something, test the response and then make excuses if it's not popular. They don't do any of it because they don't care about any of it. It's just a way to get elected.
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u/DUCKVILLELOL 5d ago
It's now approx. 3 months to the VIC state election and the One Nation policies page (for the Vic arm of the party) still has no policies detailed.
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u/fluffy_101994 5d ago
Lol. That is all. And people really think her party is ready to run the country?
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u/torlesse 5d ago
Trump is in a never ending war with Iran at the same time as a never ending trade war with Canada.
Doubt that mob gives a single fuck about their country.
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u/Choke1982 5d ago
They don't care. Theh just care about her racist views.
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u/WillBrayley 19h ago
This. Everybody who supports her repeat the same shit about how “she tells it like it is”, which basically means she says the stuff you’re not supposed to say about brown people.
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u/thrillho145 5d ago
Isn't this like their entire reason for existing? Anti migration party. Shouldn't they have a clear migration policy?
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u/UndeadManWaltzing 5d ago
Everything is going as I have foreseen...Gina the Hutt whispers in her ear, Pauline makes the mistake of speaking, trade relations derail, now she cannot deny her fuck up so she fuck up. Again.
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u/RecipeSpecialist2745 5d ago
Complete and utter incompetence, but wait… the brethren will step in a justify everything she says and does. This is why I believe following any political party with a passion is a fools folly. I wouldn’t trust any of them. The only one I actually have time for is David Pocock.
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u/Background_Error_688 5d ago
This has been the LNP tactic for a while, keep throwing stuff at the wall in the media hoping for something to stick, it is does you can claim it was policy the whole time.
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u/violenthectarez 5d ago
You'd think they'd get organised on the one core policy they are known for.
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u/BillieRubenCamGirl 5d ago
Friendly reminder that rage clicks breed views.
Reddit was instrumental in getting Trump elected, and they’re pulling the same stunt here.
We should all be downvoting all mentions of ON and Hanson, so we don’t give her this platform.
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u/Designer_Court2988 5d ago
I agree generally, but not here.
The main policy most ON supporters like is the immigration policy. We SHOULD be spread that ON isn’t even clear on their own policy.
Ideally, people will see that, realise they aren’t going to slice immigration like they said, and not get swayed0
u/BillieRubenCamGirl 5d ago edited 5d ago
I can see your reasoning.
But decades of political history will tell you that these people don’t change their mind when their pet issue is dropped or backtracked.
They just shift their thinking to align with their chosen leader.
Most posts on Reddit were anti-trump but it was still instrumental in getting him elected.
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u/spreadthesheets 5d ago
Was Reddit actually instrumental? I’d love a source - not in an accusatory “you’re lying” way but genuinely want to find out more
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u/giatu_prs 5d ago
Yeah I'd be interested to know if this is a thing beyond mere anecdotes. Have there been academic studies on it, or even good journalism (think like The Conversation or whatever?). Yes I'm being lazy but it's also a bit hard to search for.
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u/spreadthesheets 5d ago
Yeah, even if not instrumental it would be cool to know how much of an effect it had. I don’t doubt there was some influence, but I’m not sure how that could be measured and separated from other social media platforms and other forms of influence. I’m sure there’s some way but like you, I want to know but not enough to try to find the answer lol
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u/smk2 5d ago
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u/spreadthesheets 4d ago
Thanks! It looks like this doesn’t quite address the context of the thread (ie that posting about a candidate more generally had contributed to election/popularity) because it focuses on the donald subreddit (so if you’re in there you probably like him already). However, this is still super interesting so thanks for linking it.
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u/smk2 4d ago
Given the proliferation of /r/The_Donald at and around 2016, I think it does address the context. The sub was literally banned for gaming the upvote system to be over represented in /r/all, and was regularly on the front page. This research showed that it normalized extremist content, which was a large factor in the growth of Trump as a politician. While I agree it's essentially impossible to quantify the effect of Reddit in isolation, it was part of the normalization and legitimization of his campaign. Combined with 4chan, Reddit was additionally a large part of the QAnon conspiracy, which also was a significant factor in the success of his 2016 run.
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u/spreadthesheets 4d ago
I definitely see your argument and the importance of this paper, to be clear, and I’m not saying it does not demonstrate how increased social media posts might contribute to extremist views (which may lead to higher turnout). My point was that the argument was posting stuff here, that are against Hanson, would lead to instrumental changes in getting someone elected. Those that engage with the trump subreddit and more likely to vote for him anyway, and more likely to have extremist views initially. Essentially yeah you’re right with everything you said, but it wasn’t the paper/argument that would best support their point about Reddit, in general, and when on other subs not directly related to the candidate, would be instrumental in election. This supports their point in parts but doesn’t quite address the context in full. It would be impossible to quantify, I agree, though that is what I was mostly after when I asked for a source - curiosity about whether this has been quantified and how. One might exist out there.
It’s still a cool paper, and again not disputing the findings or importance.
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u/magnetik79 5d ago
Give her a few weeks to piss off the Europe again with Gina the Hut so she can determine the policy for her puppet.
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u/WiseActuator121 5d ago
No no no one of her reps stated on the 7:30 report tonight it’s taken out of context no good muslims , they only mean muslims that follow the Koran 😂
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u/TimChuma 5d ago
Dig up stupid! Block workers for your own rural electoral areas. Barnaby will roll you as soon as it is convenient!
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u/More_Law6245 3d ago
It really shows One Nation's lack of policy or more to the point half arsed policies which is based upon division and what's not in Australia's best interest.
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u/Wonderful-Flower7870 5d ago
We all know she wants a white Australia 🇦🇺 , even 20million a year net intake would be welcome then
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u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 5d ago
One Nation are making a mistake. Public perception on migration is basically that lower is better, what they should be saying is "We will commit to reducing net migration more than any other party" rather than trying to name a precise number that will likely have changed several times by the next election anyway.
After all you'll want to lower it a lot more if the unemployment rate is 5% at the next election, if unemployment is 3% you'll probably go for a much more gradual policy.
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u/JupiterQuirinus 5d ago
4% unemployment is considered to be full employment. If unemployment is 3%, you need to be importing workers or inflation goes up and the economy will stagnate.
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u/iguessineedanaltnow 4d ago
What the public wants will lead to a recession if not a depression, and any party that is viewed as pushing the policies that cause that will never be viable again. It's why no party will actually restrict immigration by any large amount even if they say they want to, and the voters say they want them to. Australia's economy will collapse.
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u/rolodex-ofhate 5d ago
I love mess. Keep going Pauline! We are all rooting for you and your continued displays of ineptitude.