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  • Y’all have first past the post / winner takes all, don’t you? There was a vote recently and “labor” won from what I’m reading?

    We have a (ranked choice voting) preferential vote system. You number your choices (1-8 for house of rep and 1-6 or 1-12 for senate). If the absolute majority isn’t obtained on first count the preferences are distributed until a majority is gained and that majority forms government.

    Labor, coalition, independents, etc. what kinds of parties are these?

    Centre-left (progressive), centre-right (conservative) and varied respectively. Independents can be anything from legalise cannabis through Kitkat Palmers (billionaire) wannabe Trump party [wrong, I lumped alt parties in with independents]. Ranked choice allows for support of smaller parties but still picking one of the main two if it comes down to a close call.

    I thought Albanese was a “cunt” yet his party seems to have won again? What’s going on?

    Im not a fan of Albanese due to him largely coasting on important issues; like housing but Im not aware of the broader population thinking he was a cunt. After Morison (deeply moronic conservative who was last PM) he got the job and at least was professional.

    Problem is Dutton, the opposition leader just had that bad a platform. Marking yet another attempt for the coalition attempting to bring US/Trump bullshit over here, being a cop who’d disobey an international court warrant, nuclear power saga and in general just being super scarce on details for his plans as PM.

    Even if I’m centre left inclined, the coalitions performance this cycle still somewhat disappointed me. A weak coalition means it’s more likely for a complacent Labor party.





  • CTDummy@lemm.eetoComedy Heaven@lemmy.worldCaught by wife
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    18 days ago

    I think pissing in the sink consistently is pretty gross. Unless you’re cleaning/disinfecting it thoroughly after and let’s be honest, if someone’s too lazy to walk to a toilet to piss; they ain’t doing that. It’s likely the idea of someone being a “sink pisser” is the bigger thing here, so finding out that your partner is one (a slob) is probably what led to the reaction.

    Bringing up what you think about a partners reaction to something can happen later. Saying “it isn’t hurting anyone” is marginalising her feelings instead of understanding what lead to it and is unhealthy/unhelpful imo. It’s a cop out. I could scoot my bare arse across the carpet in lieu of toilet paper and say it isn’t hurting anyone (ignoring carpet burn). Wouldn’t make it not gross as fuck. That’s not to say she’s chosen the most effective method for voicing her issue but that’s an aside.

    not sure what even to say in that moment

    I’d suggest he start with apologising for pissing somewhere that is not the designated piss zone, aka a toilet and go from there.