Dem candidates should do this here. Run as a Republican, then when elected….boom. Gotcha
Scrimshaw85 on
This is funny, but meaningless. In order for this to have any effect, in America at least, they’d have to continue the charade a bit. Gradually vote more progressively, and come up with libertarian sounding excuses as to why you voted for or against certain bills. If they immediately came out as an imposter they’d be censured and blocked from serving on committees. Instantly a lame duck
maliki2004 on
I was thinking if this would be possible to pull off. Like I couldn’t do it, I have to many liberal internet points, but someone with low notoriety in some small red districts. Just out sell your primary opponent, keep the ruse up until you’re sworn in. I wouldn’t even say anything, just keep voting with dems until someone catches on.
Makes sense, everything is reversed in the Southern Hemisphere. He’s Reverse Fetterman.
Pickleddilf on
Republicans do it here all the time
Elegant-Raise-9367 on
This guy is NOT a reverse Letterman. He is openly gay, has a Muslim immigrant boyfriend and still supports far right ideology. He is literally in the leopards eating your face party and he’s proud of it.
TheJenniMae on
It’s funny on its surface, but as a victim of this it SUCKS. PA was Trojan horsed like this with Fetterman. Politicians are meant to represent their voters, and it’s such a shit betrayal when they don’t.
Oxblood_Derbies on
He’s not a trojan horse, he’s just going to be leopard food. His partner is a migrant and yet:
“”I love migrants,” Mr Virgo said in his maiden speech, “the overwhelming majority are simply searching for a better life.
“But two things can be true at once, and I do believe migration levels in recent years have been too high.””
He’s joined the populist far right party which is known for infighting and backstabbing. He’s been sucked into the immigration issue being pushed by the right to distract from the real fact that our politicians are owned by the gas and mining lobby.
The leader of his party incidentally is being “mentored” by the richest woman in Australia, who is a mining oligarch, and has been given regular use of her private jet.
He’s not a reverse Fetterman, at best he’s a fool and it worst he’s a grifter.
Meat_Sensitive on
He didn’t come out, he’s been openly gay for many years, he was a member of the Labor party at 16 (Democrat equivalent) and then later the Sex Party. He doesn’t appear to have actually flipped his views, despite having a Muslim immigrant partner, he still maintains immigration is too high and is likely to toe the party line at parliament.
Realistically, he’s just someone aspiring to be a career politician over any actual principles.
TheBadBatch-99 on
Sounds good/funny in theory, but just like Fetterman, if anyone switches parties while in office, they should be faced with a recall election and be forced to run again.
We should want the same requirements across the board for all politicians.
Y0___0Y on
The Ol’ Tulsi Gabbard. Or John Fetterman. Or Marjorie Taylor Green. Or Joe Manchin. Man this happens a lot in America.
mintgoody03 on
To play the devil‘s advocate… this further eradicates trust in politicians and is an affront to democracy. Yes, we celebrate it because he did it in our favour. But we would be fuming if it was the other way around, too. This is no game, it‘s blatant deceit.
FearMyCrayons2023 on
Jimmy Carter did the same thing when running for governor of Georgia. His opponent was a staunch and very very vocal desegregationist. Carter kept his mouth shut, so naturally people assumed he was pro-segregation and that got him elected.
Much to everyones shock this led to the famous line in his gubernatorial address:
“The time for racial discrimination is over”
zepol_xela on
That’s so devious. I love it!
no_bender on
Republicans have done this in the US iirc.
SlippedMyDisco76 on
Its a reverse Fetterman. We Aussies love a good switcheroo
PassThatSpliff on
Racists and bigots getting conned by their own political picks is my never-ending favorite song.
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So he’s a reverse-Fetterman?
I can get behind that actually. 😆
Hell yea! Beat the ducks at their own game!
Dems should do this
He Fetterman’d ‘em.
Dem candidates should do this here. Run as a Republican, then when elected….boom. Gotcha
This is funny, but meaningless. In order for this to have any effect, in America at least, they’d have to continue the charade a bit. Gradually vote more progressively, and come up with libertarian sounding excuses as to why you voted for or against certain bills. If they immediately came out as an imposter they’d be censured and blocked from serving on committees. Instantly a lame duck
I was thinking if this would be possible to pull off. Like I couldn’t do it, I have to many liberal internet points, but someone with low notoriety in some small red districts. Just out sell your primary opponent, keep the ruse up until you’re sworn in. I wouldn’t even say anything, just keep voting with dems until someone catches on.
The fetterman special
https://i.redd.it/4m0k2gb7663h1.gif
Makes sense, everything is reversed in the Southern Hemisphere. He’s Reverse Fetterman.
Republicans do it here all the time
This guy is NOT a reverse Letterman. He is openly gay, has a Muslim immigrant boyfriend and still supports far right ideology. He is literally in the leopards eating your face party and he’s proud of it.
It’s funny on its surface, but as a victim of this it SUCKS. PA was Trojan horsed like this with Fetterman. Politicians are meant to represent their voters, and it’s such a shit betrayal when they don’t.
He’s not a trojan horse, he’s just going to be leopard food. His partner is a migrant and yet:
“”I love migrants,” Mr Virgo said in his maiden speech, “the overwhelming majority are simply searching for a better life.
“But two things can be true at once, and I do believe migration levels in recent years have been too high.””
He’s joined the populist far right party which is known for infighting and backstabbing. He’s been sucked into the immigration issue being pushed by the right to distract from the real fact that our politicians are owned by the gas and mining lobby.
The leader of his party incidentally is being “mentored” by the richest woman in Australia, who is a mining oligarch, and has been given regular use of her private jet.
He’s not a reverse Fetterman, at best he’s a fool and it worst he’s a grifter.
He didn’t come out, he’s been openly gay for many years, he was a member of the Labor party at 16 (Democrat equivalent) and then later the Sex Party. He doesn’t appear to have actually flipped his views, despite having a Muslim immigrant partner, he still maintains immigration is too high and is likely to toe the party line at parliament.
Realistically, he’s just someone aspiring to be a career politician over any actual principles.
Sounds good/funny in theory, but just like Fetterman, if anyone switches parties while in office, they should be faced with a recall election and be forced to run again.
We should want the same requirements across the board for all politicians.
The Ol’ Tulsi Gabbard. Or John Fetterman. Or Marjorie Taylor Green. Or Joe Manchin. Man this happens a lot in America.
To play the devil‘s advocate… this further eradicates trust in politicians and is an affront to democracy. Yes, we celebrate it because he did it in our favour. But we would be fuming if it was the other way around, too. This is no game, it‘s blatant deceit.
Jimmy Carter did the same thing when running for governor of Georgia. His opponent was a staunch and very very vocal desegregationist. Carter kept his mouth shut, so naturally people assumed he was pro-segregation and that got him elected.
Much to everyones shock this led to the famous line in his gubernatorial address:
“The time for racial discrimination is over”
That’s so devious. I love it!
Republicans have done this in the US iirc.
Its a reverse Fetterman. We Aussies love a good switcheroo
Racists and bigots getting conned by their own political picks is my never-ending favorite song.
I’ve always wondered if this would work