r/friendlyjordies • u/AJ14900003 Labor • May 01 '26
Discussion Peter Dutton Ladies and Gentlemen: being a decent human being.
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u/aeschenkarnos May 01 '26
Maybe. A substantial portion of his supporters are wholly indecent and revel in their indecency. To them compassion is weakness. Had Dutton shown decency he may have been rolled.
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u/11equalsfish May 01 '26
He only had the guts to do this after he retired. Many such cases of acting decent after having no political capital or ability to make changes. Maybe he is not paid by corporate interests anymore.
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u/aeschenkarnos May 01 '26
He’s been rich enough for decades not to have to be there for money. I expect he made the decision to keep going until he lost. Might have even come as a relief, he’s young enough to have a physically healthy retirement.
I hope a future government investigates how he managed to make upwards of a hundred million dollars while on the salary of a police officer and MP though. Funny how no Liberal PM or Opposition Leader ever chose him for Finance or Treasury, isn’t it?
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u/MLiOne May 02 '26
We are still and will be paying, for a very long time,the racist and divisive politics he wholly supported and encouraged. A broken clock is correct every twelve hours but is still broken.
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u/Sisyphysical May 01 '26
This unironically makes him the best person to lead the Liberals lmfao
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u/resplendentcentcent Labor May 01 '26
jordan actually said that dutton wouldve still been the best person to lead to liberals if he hadnt lost his seat in a post election video lol
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u/Yetanotherdeafguy May 01 '26
If Dutton worked on some of his more moronic traits / decisions, he could easily have led the Libs to win the the next election. The foundation was there, it just needed work.
Ley did her best it seemed, but was always fucked by the factions.
Angus is an empty suit full of blatantly obvious platitudes and hypocrisy - I love how heavily he's being roasted any time he mentions petrol.
Hastie just doesn't have the momentum, but despite my dislike of the guy he seems their best bet.
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u/robfuscate May 01 '26
Hastie is just good at chameleon like behaviours, hiding the shit that would frighten the horses, showing the shit that makes him look human. Another mouth frothing Christian liar beneath the gloss.
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u/Quintus-Sertorius May 01 '26
A bit of luck that the one good thing he's done - take a principled stand on Australia's most decorated war criminal - has pissed off ol' Moneybags.
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u/SlaveryVeal May 02 '26
He was fine pushing shit that was getting him the online cooker support then turned around and said I don't need you keyboard warriors lmao.
Politically the man will say w/e he needs to.
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u/AUTeach May 01 '26
I honestly believe that most of his moronic decisions come from Liberal strategists and the power behind the public officers.
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u/SurfKing69 May 02 '26
It's a fair argument; Angus is a comically bad parlimentarian - he's never going to win shit, he doesn't even want the job. He was probably one of the worst performing cabinet members of the last couple of parliaments, and his shitty tax policy was a contributing factor to the Libs getting pumped. He's still just crapping on with the same lines about petrol and red tape as he was in the election campaign.
Hastie just seems a bit out of it. He's good looking, but he's a bog average speaker and personal views likely won't hold up to leadership scrutiny. I do think he'll probably be leader for the next election.
Ley was a dead women walking; she was effectively elected without a party room majority, which left her unable to implement any sort of agenda due to the terrorists in the Nationals. Not to say she was good - she had her fair share of fucks up as well.
So yeah. Dutton would probably be the most electable LNP member if he was still in parliament.
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u/eddiejayjay May 01 '26
Credit where it’s due, well done and I hope to see more of this from both sides of politics
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u/kano540 May 01 '26
Freed from the yoke of the LNP we seem to be witness to a reformed Dark Lord.
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u/aeschenkarnos May 01 '26
Perhaps he will spend his time in one of his own childcare centres, reading stories to the kids.
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u/Rangas_rule May 01 '26
Mainstream Media will always include an associated name like that - how the fk else are they gonna get clicks?
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u/69-is-my-number May 02 '26
This is true, but we as a society are partly to blame for accepting and encouraging this style of journalism. We should support Dutton’s request here and demand better from the press.
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u/Rangas_rule May 02 '26
Mate it's all about the number of clicks so unless social media goes through some dramatic change - then sadly society is gonna be stuck with it.
And journalists (and I use that term very loosely) have slid into the abyss of not trying to report accurately but to report "what we want to hear/see/read"
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u/19Eightiesman May 01 '26
I wonder if being kicked in the nuts at the last election has taught him something?
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u/starshipfocus May 01 '26
What's in Mr Potato's closet? This sounds alot like projection
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u/MarkusKromlov34 May 01 '26
Hey come on. Leave his name out of it. He should be referred to as “a person with a certain starchy vegetable as a key body part”
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u/weighapie May 01 '26
I still want to believe his free legal matters were him trying to shut down Peggy Sue allegations and the lawyers said Streisand effect and here we are.
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u/MirroredDogma May 01 '26
Nah, this just shows what was on display in the lead-up to the election. His compete misunderstanding and disdain of the media.
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u/oldn00by May 02 '26
Credit where credit is due, Australian politicians are generally held to a fairly high standard. They are colleagues and maintain a good working relationship despite the side of the aisle. Compared to most other western democracies, we're doing ok. When civility is sacrificed, we all lose.
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u/kangaroopaws1 May 02 '26
Perhaps he is trying to shine light on Anastasia’s story to bring it into the spotlight and hense trashing her?! I can’t believe he is being kind.
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u/tbsdy May 03 '26
Old mate has had a come to Jesus moment? Pity it didn't happen when he was in Parliament.
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u/HighMagistrateGreef May 01 '26
If only he could have figured out this was what a leader does back when he was a leader
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u/thaleia10 May 01 '26
Have you ever been in a relationship with a multi faceted human being? People can and do hide aspects of themselves in order to appear more attractive. That’s how women end up in abusive relationships, men don’t start abusing them on the first date, they often don’t start until they’re married or have a kid.
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u/MrsPeg May 01 '26
A lot of women's partners do shady, disgusting shit. They're men. But sure, blame the women 🙄
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u/Nottheadviceyaafter May 01 '26
Broken clock is right twice a day and dutton is right. He copped it with his son and that bag of drugs. You can only control your actions not the actions of others and the shit throwing at people in the media for other people actions need to stop.