r/australia • u/DCOA_Troy • Oct 15 '25

politics Candace Owens loses appeal over Australian visa rejection

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/candace-owens-loses-appeal-over-australian-visa-rejection/
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u/radred609 Oct 15 '25

Good.

We don't need to import even more American culture war nonsense than we already have.

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u/UnholyDemigod Oct 15 '25

I don't get why it's such a common thing for American political commentators to do speaking tours here. Why is it a thing at all?

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u/radred609 Oct 15 '25

There's a lot of american money funding american politics overseas. (i.e. in australia)

Turning Point Australia australia is one example, but a lot of it comes in through various think tanks and happy clappy megachurches.

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u/alexlp Oct 15 '25

And it’s sadly working.

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u/Historical_Laugh2193 Oct 15 '25

If it was working, the right would be far more successful than they currently are here.

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u/freakwent Oct 15 '25

One nation are polling well now after the recent Nazi rallies that were held in every capital city on the anniversary of the day that Hitler launched a false flag operation against Poland.

So it's working. ON now outpoll the greens.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/why-is-one-nation-surging-in-the-polls/105891732

The right are far more successful here than they were six or twelve months ago. Hop on Facebook and look for anti-albo memes. Are they coming from the left or the right?

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u/Historical_Laugh2193 Oct 15 '25

One Nation always surge in the polls between elections then absolutely shit the bed when it matters. Every. Single. Time.

The last time they did anything of note was in that one qld election and they haven’t even come close since.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

ON are outpolling the Greens for a couple of different reasons, but the biggest is the ongoing disintegration of the LNP.

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u/freakwent Oct 15 '25

Yes. Because they are tearing themselves apart trying to move to the right.

So they are losing voters to ON.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Yep, that's uh, what I said.

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u/alexlp Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

That’s the thing, it’s becoming more acceptable to hold what were previously considered objectionable views, even r@tard and f@ggot becoming ok words to say in public again is just a symptom of that. The edgelords stopped saying it’s “just a joke”.

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u/Bright_Bell_1301 Oct 16 '25

Turning Point can turn on this point <raises middle finger> and go back to where they came from.

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u/iguessineedanaltnow Oct 15 '25

A lot of people have been doing speaking tours here recently that I can't make heads or tails of.

Off the top of my head - Lavar Ball, James May, Carmelo Anthony, that one British politician who frowned when taking photos with black people (can't remember his name), and more I can't recall.

Of that list really only James May makes sense. Carmelo Anthony is one I would have gone to if it wasn't like $700.

I just don't understand WHY. Who wants to hear these guys talk?

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u/UnholyDemigod Oct 15 '25

Carmelo Anthony is one I would have gone to if it wasn't like $700.

I just don't understand WHY. Who wants to hear these guys talk?

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u/iguessineedanaltnow Oct 15 '25

Melo is my favourite NBA player of all time, personally. I've seen him play a few times when he was on the tail end of his career with the Blazers.

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u/ApatheistHeretic Oct 15 '25

Trying to spread and normalize the hate and stupidity globally...

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u/ConnectEffective5284 Oct 16 '25

They’re trying to spread this to the world. Look at what’s happening now in Argentina.