As a Belgian I cannot and do not want to imagine a single party government. Our current one consists out of 7 parties and it’s been the best in at least 20 years.
MMDP systems have their fair share of problems, and plenty of backroom deals. They really enhance the power of party leaders, and don't result in much loyalty to constituents.
Well technically Australia is a two party system, with independents and minor parties represented in the crossbench. I see what you're saying through, a multi-party system would have its advantages.
As an American, I really wish I had the freedom to vote in such a way that outsiders could win some seats in government. Even if your chances of reform are slim, at least you Australians HAVE A CHANCE.
Literally need a overhaul of presidential vs parliamentary system, probably need 2/3 of votes in the house and the senate. And change the constitution as well The Big Two won't vote for something that will remove them from power Better chance to invent a time machine and go back to 1776 and let the British win, then wait for independence in 20th Century. Then you will have a parliamentary system with prime minister instead of presidents
when outsiders DO get elected u just participate in a massive cia psyop disinformation campaign against them to label them "russian spys" or "white supremacists" (they're not) Same reality you get exactly what you deserve.. You don't really want independent Outsider candidate. You HATE independent Outsider candidates and you participate in Democrat and CIA disinformation campaigns against them if they accidentally get elected.. You want a nice comfortable corrupt candidates like Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi and you will fight to the death against anyone else
@@mikekasich836 "Democrat CIA campaign"? you mean the same CIA who assassinated a Democrat president in 1963? Yea, if you believe the CIA is run by Democrats you are brainwashed. They're not run by Repubs or Dems, they're run by the corporations who own both parties.
I watched this video as well as the suggested one about preferential voting and it's the most concise explanation of how to vote effectively for climate action in Australia I've seen so far. Super helpful as someone who will be a first time voter in the coming election!
Awesome that you'll be voting for the first time in 2022! Thank you for taking the time to learn how our voting system works beforehand. I hope many others are doing the same 🙏👍
The entire Govt says that while laughing at us, just like they laughed about the Pacific island countries rising sea levels and drowning due to climate change
As an American, this is like a dream to me. I'd love to have the messed up political system that Australia has because they actually have a crumb of democracy. To anyone who doesn't know anything about American politics: it's really bad over here. Help
They will need to be careful, with all that hung talk the terror unit will claim their front door frame is a ready made gallows. It was interesting to see, all not shit candidates had nothing hanging. So they want a well hung parliament made up from the non hangers, as long as we don't end up in the shit with any back door deals, she'll be right mate.
Watch the podcast companion for this Honest Government Ad: th-cam.com/video/vuMspLFTlc8/w-d-xo.html The reason I wrote this Honest Government Ad now is we’re approaching a crucial election here in Australia in the first half of '22. It’s crucial coz we can't afford another 3 years of climate shitfuckery like the world witnessed from this govt at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. And whilst their climate policies differ in some regards, neither major party is going to this election with a science-based emission target or a policy to phase out coal and gas this decade - which is what the science says must happen. And that is why the key to ending this shit-stained chapter of climate inaction in Australia is to elect a Crossbench full of Not-Shit MPs who will force both major parties to adopt Not-Shit climate policies, if they want to govern. “Not-Shit Candidate” is my short-hand for a party or Indy candidate with science-based policies for responding to the climate crisis and who doesn't take money from coal & gas companies - which unfortunately excludes both major parties. (There are ofc also Shit Indys and 3rd parties - so it's important to check their policies before you give them your vote!) The Morrison govt is shitting itself about all the Not-Shit candidates running in safe Liberal seats coz they know people there won't elect a Labor/Greens candidate, but they might elect a small-l liberal Not-Shit Independent (as they did in Indi, Mayo and Warringah). And its strategy for dealing with this threat will be to run fear-campaigns about Indys, hung parliaments and minority governments - with help from uncle Rupert. Which is why it's so important that more people understand what these things are - and why we made this Honest Government Ad. Meanwhile, if you haven't seen our Honest Government Ad about Preferential Voting, I encourage you to check it out: th-cam.com/video/bleyX4oMCgM/w-d-xo.html This Honest Government Ad acts as the sequel to it: explaining what happens if a Not-Shit candidate is elected to the crossbench.
@@declanwain7581 I think you have missed the point. Yes, it will cause a disrupt. But it also allows actual policies to help Australians instead of hidden and not so hidden agendas get through due to these corrupt parties.
I guess it's fine if you're a single issue voter and all you care about is Climate Change. But for those who want less income and wealth inequality, a stronger medicare, TAFE, social security safety net, more public housing and a federal ICAC, I'd be voting Labor for a majority government.
Carl T: yes!! I was thinking the same thing. It’s obvious the ad is based on a one policy issue. It’s not even considering the modelling on climate change Labor done, the tafe placements, investment in renewables and all the policies being brought forth. I fear this ad will encourage people to vote for “independents” who are just liberals in disguise and it’s effectively going to shoot itself in the foot.
Germany has practically always had coalition governments since 1949, and with its proportional voting, smaller parties can win a substantial number of seats and become a government party, such as the Greens in 1998 to 2005 and again in 2021. Reforming voting systems in order to avoid a virtual two-party duopoly will only happen with pressure from the people, as the two major parties will never give it up voluntarily.
Absolutely correct. What’s hard is that most people in the US aren’t smart enough to understand what you just wrote, they can only act when they see something they can connect to, election systems are just too abstract. Many protested for BLM and criminal justice reform because of the videos of unjust death and violence and personal stories. Others listens to media propaganda or political agents, that’s why many people have become anti-Vader or believe in Christopher Rufo’s CRT talking point.
Absolutely. Sadly, in much of the English-speaking world we have the self-styled emperor of information Rupert persuading everyone that coalitions and hung parliaments are a bad thing, because then he would lose control of the narrative.
Yeh but here in Oz there are 3 big main parties...2 form a coalition because theyre too shit to beat the other main less shit party on their own...haha. Its fucked.
It doesn't help Germany since all the parties are corrupt, rotten to the core, except one (probably because they are not in the game long enough) that is too small to change anything. Politics is not the solution. It's the problem.
I do expect political triggers triggered by Honest Government Ads, but that meaty slap knocked me back into... basic aesthetics, for a minute. You're a wicked team Juicemedia.
@@motleycat5030 They’re basically just pointing out that slapping people on the butt is sexual harassment. Of course, that doesn't apply when both parties involved are consenting adults (😏) but the way it's presented in the video seems to imply that's just how Really Shit MPs act towards women in general... Which probably isn't too far from the truth, tbh.
The ones who most need to see it will be more disturbed by the use of the F-word than the truth of the message. Conservative "Ive always voted this way" types.
@@ThePowerchimp Well that is obviously not true, so for some reason you apply double standards towards Conservatives. Are you aware of that? And if your going to claim you didn't make that mistake, then what do you make of the fact that there are plenty of Independent & small party Conservative options, which are pretty successful? e.g. Bob Katter, Tony Winsor, One Nation. Then there are also conservative backbenchers who openly disagree with the party line on lots of things. This is the same with ppl Left of Centre who vote Labour VS smaller options.
@Free Lobsters Yes it does, because I gave clear examples contrary to your claim. Likewise, could you give examples of your claim that Conservatives are much less likely to vote independent? Or do you really think that is true? I think a little bit for not desiring a hung parliament, just a guess, but I do not believe Conservatives are much less likely to vote independent, & risk a hung parliament, as you claimed. Thus such a voter is hearing the point made in this video.
@@Sonnabend00 China has a problem doesn't mean we don't have a problem mate. I know some people can go overboard with the self-criticism and sometimes people might abuse you for doing it, but fixing ourselves before we criticize others is generally a good rule to follow.
@@Sonnabend00 Since you decided to put zero thought in your reply, so will I until you stop. China has a problem doesn't mean we don't have a problem mate. I know some people can go overboard with the self-criticism and sometimes people might abuse you for doing it, but fixing ourselves before we criticize others is generally a good rule to follow.
Terror unit will be onto you claiming your porch was a ready made gallows. If the not shit candidates, all without anything hanging, don't do dodgy back door deals that get us into shit, she'll be right mate, or at least independent.
The two ladies who can really wake me up, .. I mean really make a meaningful point in the most mischievious but hilarlious manner. Keep it up ladies because this team can make the difference for Aussies.
And the whole of Canada. But then, Canada has a PM who went into an Election to win an Absolute Majority for his Party, under the FPTP and still failed, even though he promised to bring Electoral Reform after 2015 and then proved a liar!
Canada with it’s three parties of shit liberals has no chance and maintaining it self as a country. All three parties beholden to the UN. The NDP every idea we have is a bad idea that will fail, Liberals Justin Trudeau is not a liberal, the Conservative party that wants desperately to be a progressive liberal party. Chasing green energy which doesn’t exist. If you don’t have a battery storage in the green energy scheme it doesn’t exist as a viable source of energy. The only reason there’s a push for green energy “that doesn’t exist” is the money made in the switch from one form of energy to another. You are all dumb fucks supporting the greatest wealth transfer in history from the pour to the very rich.
Let’s all take care to KNOW where the Independents “hang”… We don’t want “Fake Independents” 😡 Check their preferences BEFORE voting for an Independent. Write to the politicians in your electorate and tell them what you expect of them!
This is good advice about checking what your Indy candidates' policies are, to make sure they really are a Not-Shit candidate. However please remember that it is you - the voter - who chooses your preferences - not the candidate. Candidates can indicate who their own preference would be, as a guide on how to vote; but it's just a guide. It's the voter that chooses where their preference flow on their ballot. There seems to be a lot opf misconception about this out there.
@@thejuicemedia It may be a misconception but it also has nothing to do with what the original commenter said. The independents preference vote may note even be represented on their "How to vote" materials, it usually is a decent insight to the independents preference however. The commenter was indicating that we should confirm what the independents preferred party is or party's are. While some are truly independent and only prefer one major party over the other slightly; There are also independents that may as well be a donky vote, usually to Labors detriment, and Liberals & Nationals wearing the facade of an independent candidate. The last two variants of independents actively undermine Labors chances of forming any government and neuter any Labor government does manage to form. Videos like this are essentially a TH-cam based ABC for younger demographics in that you both undermine and disillusion Labors voter base. Thus you are both actively maintaining the hegemony of the Liberals & Nationals. Which means the meaningful changes like a higher emissions reduction will never occur at all. Additionally you are actively keeping the Labor party at such a severe handicap; Even if they do form government they wouldn't be able to maintain or improve their policies at all. If you were serious about making the changes you want to happen and still didn't want to support either major party then you should be advocating to make a unified cross bench like the Democrats were. That did back in the day and would today actually have a meaningful & positive change to parliament proceedings and governments formed. The purposfully diluted cross bench will never have as much impact.
@@soulsurvivor8293 The problem is that neither party or any right wing party has ANY interest in improving things because that would change the status quo, something conservative parties do not want. You'd have to FORCE them to do any real, progressive policy making and even then they'd do literally everything in their power and influence to blunt such bills into basically being ineffectual.
F-off your moronic nazis, my family lived through nazi-fascism in Italy and the hatred and evil your kind generates is reprehensible. Hard to believe that all the so called “democracies” that sacrificed all those people fighting nazi-fascism are now in the thrall of right wing authoritarian governments.
@@O1OO1O1 Since you asked: Fascism is the ideology outlined by Mussolini and Gentile which can be summed up as: The Left are all idiots, therefore the opposite of what they want must be correct. Fascism nowadays claims to oppose Fascism, defining antifascism (antifa) as Fascists, which makes things confusing. But the core ideals, namely opposing the political Left (Socialists, i.e. pacifists, unionisers, feminists, anarchists, atheists, SocDems, and of course Communists) in every way, are still the same. Many who support the goals and policies are often surprised to find that they align perfectly with Fascism, which they were led to believe they oppose. Indeed, Neonazis idolise people who actively fought Fascism to the death nowadays and see no contradiction. In their minds, the antifascists fought "the system" in the same way that they do.
@@davidwuhrer6704 funnily enough, fascists ironically enacted many mixed policies... tbh the word fascist is so overused on everything that it is incredibly annoying which led to this exchange right here
THE US government doesn't function in exactly the same way, but the essential problems a two-party system causes for Australians absolutely ring true for us Americans, too.
It's worse for you Americans due to many reasons. One being your voting system disincentivising any other candidate but the big two. And that's why they want to keep it that way. Combined with gerrymandering, voting booth closures and just outright rigged elections with say a sitting Governor having the responsibility to oversee the state election like in Georgia (WTF). And you have to 'register' for a party (WTF) Australia's system on the other hand, is the most democratic in the world (watch the preferential voting video), its mandatory voting (this is better as it forces you to be politically involved and you don't have to "rally the base" like in the US), voting areas are based on as equal population as possible and two citizens are responsible for independently overseeing the election and are the only two citizens legally barred from voting.
Third parties would only survive where voting isn't winner-take-all. The current system naturally converges on two sides: the one winner, and the collection of losers. America can certainly learn from the Aussies... again -- we had adopted the secret ballot from Down Under in order to fight the corruption and (sometimes quite violent) coercion of open polling where the local party boss knew who somebody voted for 🗳️🔫
Complicated by the fact that the two-party system typically buys out the third party competition to run lame campaigns, and if that doesn't work, they try to spin mainstream media against them (ala Nader).
@@doujinflip there are many States that disqualify and make it nearly impossible for a third party to be on the ballot at all, they require a lot of hoops to jump through. It would require a Billionaire to compete against the byzantine system.
This was an especially spicy episode, and I actually spat out the tea I was drinking. Well done all, absolutely fantastic! It's also really encouraging seeing the positive engagement here in the comments from people who will be voting either for the first time or with purpose come the next election!
It really is. we honestly have fuck-all else and it's only got worse the closertothe election date. Roughly 3 weeks now and its a really disturbing amount of complicity in favour of the govt. Murdoch is going for broke on a last-ditch attempt to save the Govt and is now publishing outright lies. We have nothing likeNBC/CNN and I've listened to the BBC both radio and TV and they are both massivley left wing by comparison lol
One of the stupid things about this country is we get taught how elections and parliament works (or is supposed to work) in year 5 and 6. By the time we get through high school most people have forgotten it.
To be fair, ALL juicemedia videos should be. Gives a bit of perspective yeah? Especially for all those about to be old enough to enrol to vote. Love juicemedia. :)
@@josephradley3160 Yeah was about to say that it DOES get taught and not even in a bias way (from memory). It's accurate. Like I was confused about how people did not know this but I think you are right, they forget. Maybe that's working as intended though because the two major parties certainly have no interest in educating people, that'd mean... gasp... doing things that help the people!
That's not an education mate. Education is a learning anything else, to become a homo sapiens and be able to understand the life, where politic is part of. Long story short - You can't teach donkey how to fly. BTW, this video is rather sad, than optimistic. It teaches us how to vote for one particular problem, not for the party with a big picture. It, actually, works for those shit parties very well. I think they are using this as a Trojan Horse.
Good luck Australia! In Denmark we have 10 parties in the Parliament it makes sure that the politicians think a bit more about their actions. They are still corrupt just less. Let's reduce and make corruption more difficult in Australia too!
@@masterofalltrades_ Not even half as terrible as Australia's or that of any English speaking country. The only exception is New Zealand and they have proportional representation like most European countries.
@@masterofalltrades_ TBH, if compared to other countries in the likes of america, denmark is better in most aspects, iif you speak their language ofcourse
And I though U.S. politics was messed up. Well it is, way more than the Australian. We have 2 independents out of 100 senators. The house has 2 out of 435. Also, these girls are awesome "announcers".
For real. We'll probably have exploded by then. I say exploded because the US will definitely try its best to cause collateral damage onto other countries in hopes of feigning imperial power.
Why is it my whole life I understand Absolutely NOTHING about parliament, or even really care and just try to vote in who I think is a decent person or a decent party... But then this comes along and I fucking understand?!?! This is bloody brilliant!! And as much as it is comedic it is actually honest!! Or at least I hope it is!! If thats how all that works, you have actually finally made me understand and with my hole heart thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I envy Australia for this. At least they have a mechanism to ensure the electability of a not-shit candidate, unlike in most developing world where the elites hold the power of the parliament. Great video!
But it does, especially with what was just shown. Many other countries the voters don’t matter when there’s so much control like in Iran or in countries where party machines are too powerful. Australia can definitely get better, there just needs to be a little better organizing and education. Education is key, that’s why Kerala does so well in comparison to most states within India.
Fascinating. The more I learn of Australian government, the more I think that every country which the British Empire had a hand in founding completely screwed everyone over.
While it's true that the British legal system is inadequate and prone to corruption, it's still the best system on earth. Is it any wonder that all the top immigration destinations are the ones that have a British based legal system? NZ, Australia, USA, Canada, most of Europe, and until recently, South Africa and Rhodesia. The system stinks, but at least it has the in built means to be changed by the people.
@@mgrauvel correct, the USA is the world's top immigration destination, with over a million new immigrants annually, and around 50 million applications at any given time.
This is maybe the best "Every Vote Counts"- or "Go Vote"-Video i've seen. The ones i've seen, were mostly fearmongering telling me, that shit people will always vote for the shit party. That way Non-Voters give them a relative advantage. This video made me actually hopeful, that my vote changes things. Thanks :)
These are the only videos I like because I want them to get on to other peoples youtube pages I think that this youtube channel is so amazing and insightful. I have learned so much and I think as an aussy we all need to learn more about our government and I think this is vital so thank you, everyone, working at thejuicemedia truly thanks you
Fantastic video,The Juice Media!! Sure wish you could make one for us unfortunate Americans who are thwarted from voting for third parties at every level of government. It hasn't slowed me down any, but it would be nice to get a few more folks to realize that there are other parties beside Sh*t and Sh*t Lite or as we call them "the Wall Street Parties".
Not at all. German politicians mostly act much more like adults than many in the US. Boris Johnson cannot compare in leadership qualities to Jacinda Ardern or Olaf Scholz. Bernie Sanders is a recpectful person who’s honest about his beliefs and is not delusional and like Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz. They can definitely differ widely. Whitman was one of Australia’s greatest Prime ministers but his vision was thwarted by his undemocratic ousting from office.
Americans could learn a lot here about two party systems. Like the fact that it is corrupt as fuck! You need a third party to keep the other two in check.
In Australia the government is chosen by a small minority of swinging voters in the (another minority) of seats that are swing seats, and most of those voters decide on the day. This add simply reflects the growing disenchantment aussies feel for their 'two-halves-of-the-same-ideology' parties they traditionally choose between.
I am a swinging voter. Despite this, I agree with your assumption that most swinging voters decide on the day, many while staring at the ballot paper. I am quite sure that for a majority of swinging voters that are aware of the preferential voting system, the voting process is more about arranging preferences from least worst to worst rather than voting on the basis of platform and policy. While this is certainly a reflection of people's disenchantment with the majors, it's probably not the best mindset to have when walking into the polling booth. At the end of the day, the old saying that oppositions don't win government, governments lose government, holds true.
So we should give credit to the government for bucking the trend ... sportsrorts and car park corruption and all the other grift ... ahem, "grant" schemes that majority benefited coalition held seats should have been spent on marginals?
Hey Juice gang, Patron here. I keep coming back to this video, and one thing that worries me is painting the ALP as a not-much-better alternative. Can we please remember that the LNP are the real villains here? There is a serious danger that campaigning for Independents will simply increase the majority for the LNP. In an ideal world, yes, we have a mix of 10-12 (or more) fantastic Independent and Greens MPs who provide supply and confidence to the ALP, but at the moment, the reality is, the LNP have the 76 seats to form outright government, plus they have 3 of the minor party MPs (KAP, CA, UAP) and at least 1 Independent (Zali Steggall) who back the LNP. It's all well and good to want Independent MPs and Greens MPs in the HoR, but if it doesn't kick the LNP out then I will remain in a constant state of feeling physically ill.
We would need to adopt more Aussie style voting for that to happen. It's been done before, we had adopted the "secret ballot" from Down Under so that you no longer had to fear what the local party boss would do if he found out you voted against him 🗳️🔫
There use to be a poster hidden in the corner of the voting room which showed where your preferences went if you vote above the line. It was a small poster which most people did not know existed, but at some point people did notice - mostly the fact that according to preferences the Liberal Party would prefer One Nation to govern over the Labor Party. Since that time the poster has vanished, now it is in a book that is hidden on a desk somewhere in the voting room and many people in charge of the voting places have no idea what you are asking for when you ask to see it. So if you wish to vote above the line ask to see the book.
Great vid, all Aussies should be watching this and taking heed. Sadly we are at the point where if you were to get a few credible, talented, non-corrupt individuals into Federal government, their job of repair would be akin to a few ants starting out to climb Mount Everest. After 10 years of this, we're buggered...
Great video. The only issue is you missed out the independent running in my electorate of Groom in QLD. Suzie Holt is trying to win the second safest liberal seat in the country and needs all the support she can get.
Y'all are great keep this going. I am from The United States of America and we have the major league douchebags in our system. We have senators that think their presidents and ex presidents that think they are still president. Just keep up the good honest work on your videos and make so more about us yanks.
Also American. Most members of congress are millionaires who have no connection with most people and live in delusions they believe or fake believe but at the end of the day they please donors. Miraculously there is Bernie Sanders who seems to the complete opposite of most politicians. He supports social Democratic policies, he’s been consistent with his messaging, he doesn’t take big money, and he actually can talk to people and not be fake. Sadly he’s been pretty forgotten since the 2020 election by the media and many Americans (especially the middle age and elderly who dominated voter turnout).
Joey boi is just doing the right thing. He sworn to uphold & defend Cotus, his loyalty is to Cotus, not to the Democrat agenda or to Biden or to the Squad. He a true blue Hound dog & proud of it. Unlike the others that cringing like beaten & frighten hound dogs.
@@cmdrtianyilin8107 I'd put the guillotine at the members' entrance to Parliament House. Needing to walk past the bloodied blade might discourage misbehaviour. The blood, of course, would be left to accumulate.
Thought that you had an awesome "ultra-nailed it" episode with Preferential Voting but this one is beyond clouds. Couldn't stop laughing for a couple of minutes! A life-long Not Shite Party voter! 😘💚
It's so nice to see that there are 28,000+ likes and zero dislikes 🙂 Maybe we should have a voting system where if you get more than 30% of the votes the extra ones get distributed amongst the minor parties although I don't see one nation or the UAP as a good recipient of free votes.
Spread the word 👍👍👍Thanks for the inspiration to vote "non-sh*t" next time around ☺ Aka "strategic voting", my personal strategy ever since I found out how "democracy" *really* works 👍
You missed an opportunity to remind us the Nats used to be called the Country party. We'd be shortening that if it was still their name. Great work. Very well hung work.
In response to Sir Winston Turnbull shouting in parliament: “I am a Country member” “I remember,” replied Whitlam, to applause from both sides of the aisle.
This is brilliant! How can we get this and the other preferential voting video on television and radio? Everyone should see these before they vote! Great work as always guys 👏👏👏
no surprise, when Australia had the option to change they chose the German MMP system because "Germans work so efficiently", and it was "something different". I chuckled until Covid times showed how dangerous this system is. P.S. Germany got the system given/enforced by US presumably to never allow one person absolute power. Turns out it also prevents any decision making to the benefit of society. It also promotes lobbyism and corrupt backbenchers. Big corporations must laugh their heads off about our naivety - believing, that we elect our government who is acting in our interest....
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Germany had a democracy a thousand times better than the US. They actually have way more candidates than represent the interests of voters and they can have much stronger campaign finance laws than in the US. Not to mention the post war German government haven’t relied on large coalitions, it’s always been two party coalitions which didn’t make it hard to govern (mostly a strong CDU or SPD which made them have the saying power). Also many of Germany’s social programs and labor policies are a dream in the US that would be deemed by American media, politicians, and elites as too radical.
@@ricardobarahona3939beautiful example of propaganda and glorification. Neither US nor Germany represent democracy "in the interest of the people". All parties incl coalitions represent big business, and ONLY big business. Lobbyismus and career advancements, laws, all directed and people fall for the beautiful theatre. P.S. Check how German election system was formed and how German legislation excludes all politicians from corruption charges (except for tax evasion). And check where the wonderful "democracy" in Germany has got the country into. P.S. And my references to the benefits of the Green coalition and anti-Russia politics turning into war threats disappear from comments miraculously... Winter is not coming. It's already there.
Love your work. At this rate the Government's chief censor, oh I mean e-safety commissioner will have you blocked. We are one electiom away from a really bad, and I mean really bad Govt. Good work in stepping up and picking this fight.
Due to your popularity and indeed accuracy please keep similar informative videos coming in the lead up to the next election as the understanding of how parliament works by the younger generation is extremely disappointing.
@@hedera1332 The same can be said for the U.S. In the state I grew up in, we were only required to take government for one semester in 12th grade. Not enough time to learn anything. School is still being utilized for indoctrination rather than to empower society through useful knowledge. The capitalist system needs obedient worker drones for it to function.
@@EightyFourThousands84000s and when the time comes that robots are far cheaper and better to be worker drones, we would be turned into techno state as we would become useless and suffer in a dying earth
@@charlestonianbuilder344 there'll probably be a civil war, too. Ugh. Like, come on people, stop being stupid. MAGA people are pretty much organized and you know they've hoarded tons of guns and ammo. I'm just glad I don't live in Texas. The fascism that's been spreading is going to be so much fun to deal with *sigh*
Hotspringer? I haven't been on the Guardian comments for years, (since the betrayal of Assange and failure to scrutinise federal corruption.) But remember the hedgehog pic.
No the reason they are far ahead is they vote for social Democratic parties to be in government 75% of the time. Which is why Labor needs to be elected more often then the Libs.
Great educational video. Can we please also have a follow up on Senate voting and pros/cons of above & below the line voting, plus whether to number all boxes or only preference those you like and how that potentially influences outcomes.
I’m glad about our Swiss System. We have 11 Parties in our Parliament, no party has the majority, but there are still no coalitions. Depending on the topic different parties work together and usually the four biggest Parties get a seat in the federal council, which serves as our head of state and government (at the moment these four parties are the nationalist SVP, the social democratic SP, the liberal-conservative FDP and the centrist, christian-democratic Die Mitte. Though the Greens are also demanding a seat, so it could change to five parties after the next election).
As a Belgian I cannot and do not want to imagine a single party government. Our current one consists out of 7 parties and it’s been the best in at least 20 years.
MMDP systems have their fair share of problems, and plenty of backroom deals. They really enhance the power of party leaders, and don't result in much loyalty to constituents.
Government is a criminal enterprise. Understand this. Legal mafia.
Half the time you had no PM, that screwed with the EU lol.
Well technically Australia is a two party system, with independents and minor parties represented in the crossbench.
I see what you're saying through, a multi-party system would have its advantages.
No government worked out best for us tho
"But a *hung* parliament can also sound like a good thing." I am dying.
Rewatched this one several times
@AYLÉN wtf
But then you wake up with an hung over from all the shit policies.
Are you an Aussie?
Can someone explain? Is this a death joke or a genitalia joke?
As an American, I really wish I had the freedom to vote in such a way that outsiders could win some seats in government. Even if your chances of reform are slim, at least you Australians HAVE A CHANCE.
Literally need a overhaul of presidential vs parliamentary system, probably need 2/3 of votes in the house and the senate. And change the constitution as well
The Big Two won't vote for something that will remove them from power
Better chance to invent a time machine and go back to 1776 and let the British win, then wait for independence in 20th Century. Then you will have a parliamentary system with prime minister instead of presidents
when outsiders DO get elected u just participate in a massive cia psyop disinformation campaign against them to label them "russian spys" or "white supremacists" (they're not)
Same reality you get exactly what you deserve.. You don't really want independent Outsider candidate.
You HATE independent Outsider candidates and you participate in Democrat and CIA disinformation campaigns against them if they accidentally get elected.. You want a nice comfortable corrupt candidates like Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi and you will fight to the death against anyone else
You Americans need to go full China
no problem. Move to Australia
@@mikekasich836 "Democrat CIA campaign"? you mean the same CIA who assassinated a Democrat president in 1963? Yea, if you believe the CIA is run by Democrats you are brainwashed. They're not run by Repubs or Dems, they're run by the corporations who own both parties.
I watched this video as well as the suggested one about preferential voting and it's the most concise explanation of how to vote effectively for climate action in Australia I've seen so far. Super helpful as someone who will be a first time voter in the coming election!
Awesome that you'll be voting for the first time in 2022! Thank you for taking the time to learn how our voting system works beforehand. I hope many others are doing the same 🙏👍
@@thejuicemedia I hope so too. Thank you for your work, these videos are a fantastic resource
You have been watching juicemedia videos? Vile vile person! :D
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@AYLÉN Shut
The way she smiled when she said "we're corrupt as fuck" had me dying 🤣🤣🤣
The entire Govt says that while laughing at us, just like they laughed about the Pacific island countries rising sea levels and drowning due to climate change
As an American, this is like a dream to me. I'd love to have the messed up political system that Australia has because they actually have a crumb of democracy. To anyone who doesn't know anything about American politics: it's really bad over here. Help
Republican is to Democrat as Tweedledee is to Tweedledum.
@@Tflexxx02 Republicans are literally nazis, and democrats just aren't.
Don't worry, it's messed up here too
The good thing: A well hung Parliament.
Thank you, Ellen. I’ll never see politics the same way again. 😝😷
After repetition the seats were just a dick and the logos the balls
They will need to be careful, with all that hung talk the terror unit will claim their front door frame is a ready made gallows. It was interesting to see, all not shit candidates had nothing hanging. So they want a well hung parliament made up from the non hangers, as long as we don't end up in the shit with any back door deals, she'll be right mate.
It's just a jump to the left.
We definitely a 'hung' party, who's bringing the gallows for it though?
if there's one thing that can fuck the two party system
Watch the podcast companion for this Honest Government Ad: th-cam.com/video/vuMspLFTlc8/w-d-xo.html
The reason I wrote this Honest Government Ad now is we’re approaching a crucial election here in Australia in the first half of '22. It’s crucial coz we can't afford another 3 years of climate shitfuckery like the world witnessed from this govt at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. And whilst their climate policies differ in some regards, neither major party is going to this election with a science-based emission target or a policy to phase out coal and gas this decade - which is what the science says must happen. And that is why the key to ending this shit-stained chapter of climate inaction in Australia is to elect a Crossbench full of Not-Shit MPs who will force both major parties to adopt Not-Shit climate policies, if they want to govern.
“Not-Shit Candidate” is my short-hand for a party or Indy candidate with science-based policies for responding to the climate crisis and who doesn't take money from coal & gas companies - which unfortunately excludes both major parties. (There are ofc also Shit Indys and 3rd parties - so it's important to check their policies before you give them your vote!)
The Morrison govt is shitting itself about all the Not-Shit candidates running in safe Liberal seats coz they know people there won't elect a Labor/Greens candidate, but they might elect a small-l liberal Not-Shit Independent (as they did in Indi, Mayo and Warringah). And its strategy for dealing with this threat will be to run fear-campaigns about Indys, hung parliaments and minority governments - with help from uncle Rupert. Which is why it's so important that more people understand what these things are - and why we made this Honest Government Ad.
Meanwhile, if you haven't seen our Honest Government Ad about Preferential Voting, I encourage you to check it out: th-cam.com/video/bleyX4oMCgM/w-d-xo.html
This Honest Government Ad acts as the sequel to it: explaining what happens if a Not-Shit candidate is elected to the crossbench.
I think it's important people vote based on policy and not with this low brow idea to disrupt
@@declanwain7581 I think you have missed the point. Yes, it will cause a disrupt. But it also allows actual policies to help Australians instead of hidden and not so hidden agendas get through due to these corrupt parties.
I guess it's fine if you're a single issue voter and all you care about is Climate Change. But for those who want less income and wealth inequality, a stronger medicare, TAFE, social security safety net, more public housing and a federal ICAC, I'd be voting Labor for a majority government.
Being a kiwi I absolutly love the influence the green party has had on or labour government. 😁
Carl T: yes!! I was thinking the same thing. It’s obvious the ad is based on a one policy issue. It’s not even considering the modelling on climate change Labor done, the tafe placements, investment in renewables and all the policies being brought forth. I fear this ad will encourage people to vote for “independents” who are just liberals in disguise and it’s effectively going to shoot itself in the foot.
"It's not size that matters, it's how you use it"
Juice media, 2021 😂👍
Germany has practically always had coalition governments since 1949, and with its proportional voting, smaller parties can win a substantial number of seats and become a government party, such as the Greens in 1998 to 2005 and again in 2021. Reforming voting systems in order to avoid a virtual two-party duopoly will only happen with pressure from the people, as the two major parties will never give it up voluntarily.
Absolutely correct. What’s hard is that most people in the US aren’t smart enough to understand what you just wrote, they can only act when they see something they can connect to, election systems are just too abstract. Many protested for BLM and criminal justice reform because of the videos of unjust death and violence and personal stories. Others listens to media propaganda or political agents, that’s why many people have become anti-Vader or believe in Christopher Rufo’s CRT talking point.
Right on! Adam, nail on head. also, love this video.
Absolutely. Sadly, in much of the English-speaking world we have the self-styled emperor of information Rupert persuading everyone that coalitions and hung parliaments are a bad thing, because then he would lose control of the narrative.
Yeh but here in Oz there are 3 big main parties...2 form a coalition because theyre too shit to beat the other main less shit party on their own...haha. Its fucked.
It doesn't help Germany since all the parties are corrupt, rotten to the core, except one (probably because they are not in the game long enough) that is too small to change anything. Politics is not the solution. It's the problem.
I do expect political triggers triggered by Honest Government Ads, but that meaty slap knocked me back into... basic aesthetics, for a minute. You're a wicked team Juicemedia.
I hate to be that guy, but can you spell that out for me lol
@@motleycat5030 They’re basically just pointing out that slapping people on the butt is sexual harassment.
Of course, that doesn't apply when both parties involved are consenting adults (😏) but the way it's presented in the video seems to imply that's just how Really Shit MPs act towards women in general...
Which probably isn't too far from the truth, tbh.
@@motleycat5030 Oh the animal moment passed, thank Christ. So.. I'll go with Reiteration 6. That's what I meant.
@@reiteration6273 you need to become familiar with Barnaby to understand it fully
@@abies2000 wdym political triggers to be triggered by honest gov ad
American here. This channel is an absolute masterpiece and there are so many parallels to America that I never even knew about.
This should be mandatory viewing for all voters in Australia. Well done.
@@nenmaster5218 That market is already pretty taken tbh.
I think this should be mandatory to play on citizenship ceremonies.
The whole of Australia needs to see this
Fucking oath they don’t teach us any of this at school so now during the holidays I’m teaching myself the shit. Fucking bullshit
The ones who most need to see it will be more disturbed by the use of the F-word than the truth of the message.
Conservative "Ive always voted this way" types.
@@ThePowerchimp Well that is obviously not true, so for some reason you apply double standards towards Conservatives. Are you aware of that?
And if your going to claim you didn't make that mistake, then what do you make of the fact that there are plenty of Independent & small party Conservative options, which are pretty successful?
e.g. Bob Katter, Tony Winsor, One Nation.
Then there are also conservative backbenchers who openly disagree with the party line on lots of things.
This is the same with ppl Left of Centre who vote Labour VS smaller options.
Unfortunately 3/4 of Australians wouldn't even understand it.
@Free Lobsters Yes it does, because I gave clear examples contrary to your claim. Likewise, could you give examples of your claim that Conservatives are much less likely to vote independent? Or do you really think that is true?
I think a little bit for not desiring a hung parliament, just a guess, but I do not believe Conservatives are much less likely to vote independent, & risk a hung parliament, as you claimed.
Thus such a voter is hearing the point made in this video.
Every country should be required to have such videos explaining its political system to voters. Well done, team!
"Yes ma' am we'll open another coal mine right away."
Jesus I'm hyperventilating
Other than busting a rail, it's the only way to wake up! lol
@@Sonnabend00 WUTABOUTCHINA right on time lmao
>Jesus I'm hyperventilating
That's probably from all the coal
@@Sonnabend00 China has a problem doesn't mean we don't have a problem mate. I know some people can go overboard with the self-criticism and sometimes people might abuse you for doing it, but fixing ourselves before we criticize others is generally a good rule to follow.
@@Sonnabend00 Since you decided to put zero thought in your reply, so will I until you stop.
China has a problem doesn't mean we don't have a problem mate. I know some people can go overboard with the self-criticism and sometimes people might abuse you for doing it, but fixing ourselves before we criticize others is generally a good rule to follow.
Australian: "I don't know how this works so I won't vote for an independent."
American: "Indi-what?"
@Agnez what
@@ariannahoward4579 It's a bot, just report it.
@Agnez shut up
@@byunbaekhyun2283 Just report em. :)
I did and now it's gone. 👍
Only the Australians could produce such fine political art and commentary. And may God bless them for it.
"Well-hung parliament..." - that's going right to the top of my viral meme list. No copyright, please!!!
The joke comes from Monty Python. "That's what I mean by a well-hung jury!" said their law-lord.
Terror unit will be onto you claiming your porch was a ready made gallows. If the not shit candidates, all without anything hanging, don't do dodgy back door deals that get us into shit, she'll be right mate, or at least independent.
So clever 🤣
The two ladies who can really wake me up, .. I mean really make a meaningful point in the most mischievious but hilarlious manner. Keep it up ladies because this team can make the difference for Aussies.
Can we get like a UK version of this channel please. The way you guys cut through the BS and inform us what's really going down is fantastic.
I feel like the province of Ontario needs something like this.
The Liberal lied about election reform. I wished there were a strong NDP government that wasn’t so cowardly.
And the whole of Canada. But then, Canada has a PM who went into an Election to win an Absolute Majority for his Party, under the FPTP and still failed, even though he promised to bring Electoral Reform after 2015 and then proved a liar!
Justin Trudeau broke his promise to remove fptp
@@GF2445 shh I don't think Canada has free speech and also some food is illegal so soon it will be eating that lab made goo from Sweden
Canada with it’s three parties of shit liberals has no chance and maintaining it self as a country. All three parties beholden to the UN.
The NDP every idea we have is a bad idea that will fail, Liberals Justin Trudeau is not a liberal, the Conservative party that wants desperately to be a progressive liberal party.
Chasing green energy which doesn’t exist. If you don’t have a battery storage in the green energy scheme it doesn’t exist as a viable source of energy.
The only reason there’s a push for green energy “that doesn’t exist” is the money made in the switch from one form of energy to another.
You are all dumb fucks supporting the greatest wealth transfer in history from the pour to the very rich.
Let’s all take care to KNOW where the Independents “hang”…
We don’t want “Fake Independents” 😡
Check their preferences BEFORE voting for an Independent.
Write to the politicians in your electorate and tell them what you expect of them!
Voices candidates will run open tickets, so that won't tell you everything.
This is good advice about checking what your Indy candidates' policies are, to make sure they really are a Not-Shit candidate. However please remember that it is you - the voter - who chooses your preferences - not the candidate. Candidates can indicate who their own preference would be, as a guide on how to vote; but it's just a guide. It's the voter that chooses where their preference flow on their ballot. There seems to be a lot opf misconception about this out there.
Yes like much of the Liberal vote will be split to UAP which is Liberal light party in reality.
@@thejuicemedia It may be a misconception but it also has nothing to do with what the original commenter said.
The independents preference vote may note even be represented on their "How to vote" materials, it usually is a decent insight to the independents preference however.
The commenter was indicating that we should confirm what the independents preferred party is or party's are.
While some are truly independent and only prefer one major party over the other slightly; There are also independents that may as well be a donky vote, usually to Labors detriment, and Liberals & Nationals wearing the facade of an independent candidate.
The last two variants of independents actively undermine Labors chances of forming any government and neuter any Labor government does manage to form.
Videos like this are essentially a TH-cam based ABC for younger demographics in that you both undermine and disillusion Labors voter base. Thus you are both actively maintaining the hegemony of the Liberals & Nationals.
Which means the meaningful changes like a higher emissions reduction will never occur at all.
Additionally you are actively keeping the Labor party at such a severe handicap; Even if they do form government they wouldn't be able to maintain or improve their policies at all.
If you were serious about making the changes you want to happen and still didn't want to support either major party then you should be advocating to make a unified cross bench like the Democrats were.
That did back in the day and would today actually have a meaningful & positive change to parliament proceedings and governments formed.
The purposfully diluted cross bench will never have as much impact.
@@soulsurvivor8293
The problem is that neither party or any right wing party has ANY interest in improving things because that would change the status quo, something conservative parties do not want. You'd have to FORCE them to do any real, progressive policy making and even then they'd do literally everything in their power and influence to blunt such bills into basically being ineffectual.
This channel teaches Politics more easier and interesting than what schools teach. Amazing work!
These guys are fabulously fierce, love them. Come on Australia, get rid of the fascists.
Do you even know what "fascist" means?
@@O1OO1O1 Yes they know, but they want to elect communist dictators, so they have to pretend that anything else is fascist.
F-off your moronic nazis, my family lived through nazi-fascism in Italy and the hatred and evil your kind generates is reprehensible. Hard to believe that all the so called “democracies” that sacrificed all those people fighting nazi-fascism are now in the thrall of right wing authoritarian governments.
@@O1OO1O1 Since you asked:
Fascism is the ideology outlined by Mussolini and Gentile which can be summed up as: The Left are all idiots, therefore the opposite of what they want must be correct.
Fascism nowadays claims to oppose Fascism, defining antifascism (antifa) as Fascists, which makes things confusing. But the core ideals, namely opposing the political Left (Socialists, i.e. pacifists, unionisers, feminists, anarchists, atheists, SocDems, and of course Communists) in every way, are still the same.
Many who support the goals and policies are often surprised to find that they align perfectly with Fascism, which they were led to believe they oppose. Indeed, Neonazis idolise people who actively fought Fascism to the death nowadays and see no contradiction. In their minds, the antifascists fought "the system" in the same way that they do.
@@davidwuhrer6704 funnily enough, fascists ironically enacted many mixed policies... tbh the word fascist is so overused on everything that it is incredibly annoying which led to this exchange right here
THE US government doesn't function in exactly the same way, but the essential problems a two-party system causes for Australians absolutely ring true for us Americans, too.
It's worse for you Americans due to many reasons. One being your voting system disincentivising any other candidate but the big two. And that's why they want to keep it that way. Combined with gerrymandering, voting booth closures and just outright rigged elections with say a sitting Governor having the responsibility to oversee the state election like in Georgia (WTF). And you have to 'register' for a party (WTF)
Australia's system on the other hand, is the most democratic in the world (watch the preferential voting video), its mandatory voting (this is better as it forces you to be politically involved and you don't have to "rally the base" like in the US), voting areas are based on as equal population as possible and two citizens are responsible for independently overseeing the election and are the only two citizens legally barred from voting.
Third parties would only survive where voting isn't winner-take-all. The current system naturally converges on two sides: the one winner, and the collection of losers.
America can certainly learn from the Aussies... again -- we had adopted the secret ballot from Down Under in order to fight the corruption and (sometimes quite violent) coercion of open polling where the local party boss knew who somebody voted for 🗳️🔫
Complicated by the fact that the two-party system typically buys out the third party competition to run lame campaigns, and if that doesn't work, they try to spin mainstream media against them (ala Nader).
@@doujinflip there are many States that disqualify and make it nearly impossible for a third party to be on the ballot at all, they require a lot of hoops to jump through. It would require a Billionaire to compete against the byzantine system.
Imagine one party having more than 23% of the votes and having less than 19 parties in your parliament
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Hands down, this is the next-level campaign by JuiceMedia. Guaranteed that this ad will go in the history books. Love it.
This was an especially spicy episode, and I actually spat out the tea I was drinking. Well done all, absolutely fantastic!
It's also really encouraging seeing the positive engagement here in the comments from people who will be voting either for the first time or with purpose come the next election!
Thank humanity for all the great and important work you do! ❤️
The service you provide to Australians and the world is truly invaluable.
It really is. we honestly have fuck-all else and it's only got worse the closertothe election date. Roughly 3 weeks now and its a really disturbing amount of complicity in favour of the govt. Murdoch is going for broke on a last-ditch attempt to save the Govt and is now publishing outright lies. We have nothing likeNBC/CNN and I've listened to the BBC both radio and TV and they are both massivley left wing by comparison lol
Brilliant. One of your best. Should be compulsory viewing in every High School classroom in the nation.
One of the stupid things about this country is we get taught how elections and parliament works (or is supposed to work) in year 5 and 6. By the time we get through high school most people have forgotten it.
To be fair, ALL juicemedia videos should be. Gives a bit of perspective yeah? Especially for all those about to be old enough to enrol to vote. Love juicemedia. :)
I think they do work in schools. Obviously these aren't suitable until, I dunno, yr6! 😄😄😄
@@josephradley3160 Yeah was about to say that it DOES get taught and not even in a bias way (from memory). It's accurate. Like I was confused about how people did not know this but I think you are right, they forget. Maybe that's working as intended though because the two major parties certainly have no interest in educating people, that'd mean... gasp... doing things that help the people!
That's not an education mate. Education is a learning anything else, to become a homo sapiens and be able to understand the life, where politic is part of. Long story short - You can't teach donkey how to fly. BTW, this video is rather sad, than optimistic. It teaches us how to vote for one particular problem, not for the party with a big picture. It, actually, works for those shit parties very well. I think they are using this as a Trojan Horse.
This was by far one of the funniest Honest Government Ads I have seen. Newsflash: I have seen them all.
Good luck Australia!
In Denmark we have 10 parties in the Parliament it makes sure that the politicians think a bit more about their actions. They are still corrupt just less. Let's reduce and make corruption more difficult in Australia too!
The Danish government is terrible, TBH.
Australia has become a prison country; Australians who come to this channel will deny this, however. They are the ones who are still asleep.
@@masterofalltrades_ Not even half as terrible as Australia's or that of any English speaking country. The only exception is New Zealand and they have proportional representation like most European countries.
@@masterofalltrades_ TBH, if compared to other countries in the likes of america, denmark is better in most aspects, iif you speak their language ofcourse
Go full China and execute corrupt politicians
And I though U.S. politics was messed up. Well it is, way more than the Australian. We have 2 independents out of 100 senators. The house has 2 out of 435. Also, these girls are awesome "announcers".
I humbly request the youtube algorithm to blow this up in preparation for the election
The USA needs something like this. Let's be honest, that will never happen
I think every country need this because all governments lied
Sadly, no. This will never happen in the USA.
I follow Robert reich's TH-cam and you guys have Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and the likes
For real. We'll probably have exploded by then. I say exploded because the US will definitely try its best to cause collateral damage onto other countries in hopes of feigning imperial power.
@@MarkWTK I think he meant preferential voting. For reich and the rest, they’re all a mouthpiece for one of the two parties.
the way australian women pronounce "no" ranges from hilarious to sexy and i'm not ashamed to say that out loud.
Especially when it's pronounced
' Noi '
@@upsidedahead how'd you get an I in there? I can't hear it.
@@DrYazman pronounced NOY
Not sure if it's in this video, but definitely a thing with Aussie women
@@upsidedahead doesn't sound like that all to me, at least in this vid. weird
@@DrYazman th-cam.com/video/5ZrXKJp9CQ8/w-d-xo.html
Not the best example, but trust me.... Oi Noi happens a lot 🤣
Why is it my whole life I understand Absolutely NOTHING about parliament, or even really care and just try to vote in who I think is a decent person or a decent party... But then this comes along and I fucking understand?!?! This is bloody brilliant!! And as much as it is comedic it is actually honest!! Or at least I hope it is!! If thats how all that works, you have actually finally made me understand and with my hole heart thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I envy Australia for this. At least they have a mechanism to ensure the electability of a not-shit candidate, unlike in most developing world where the elites hold the power of the parliament. Great video!
Yes exactly, thank you.
Lots like to complain about the government, but like you say it's better than most.
@@ecurb10 it doesnt mean its good though
Vote won't matter, elites decides either way.
But it does, especially with what was just shown. Many other countries the voters don’t matter when there’s so much control like in Iran or in countries where party machines are too powerful. Australia can definitely get better, there just needs to be a little better organizing and education. Education is key, that’s why Kerala does so well in comparison to most states within India.
If the mechanism is in place, but the elites control the minds of most people, what's the point?
Great job Juice Media team. Making the parties into characters is really effective
I wish i had someone who made satire on the italian government like you do on australia
Fascinating. The more I learn of Australian government, the more I think that every country which the British Empire had a hand in founding completely screwed everyone over.
Yup basically
While it's true that the British legal system is inadequate and prone to corruption, it's still the best system on earth. Is it any wonder that all the top immigration destinations are the ones that have a British based legal system? NZ, Australia, USA, Canada, most of Europe, and until recently, South Africa and Rhodesia.
The system stinks, but at least it has the in built means to be changed by the people.
@@jesseking9254 USA??!!
@@mgrauvel correct, the USA is the world's top immigration destination, with over a million new immigrants annually, and around 50 million applications at any given time.
Hmm yea not a perfect system, but there's not too many out there much better.
This is maybe the best "Every Vote Counts"- or "Go Vote"-Video i've seen. The ones i've seen, were mostly fearmongering telling me, that shit people will always vote for the shit party. That way Non-Voters give them a relative advantage. This video made me actually hopeful, that my vote changes things. Thanks :)
These are the only videos I like because I want them to get on to other peoples youtube pages I think that this youtube channel is so amazing and insightful. I have learned so much and I think as an aussy we all need to learn more about our government and I think this is vital so thank you, everyone, working at thejuicemedia truly thanks you
Fantastic video,The Juice Media!! Sure wish you could make one for us unfortunate Americans who are thwarted from voting for third parties at every level of government. It hasn't slowed me down any, but it would be nice to get a few more folks to realize that there are other parties beside Sh*t and Sh*t Lite or as we call them "the Wall Street Parties".
I totally agree 🤤
No matter which country are you from, politicians are the same. Greetings from Costa Rica, pura vida😊
Not at all. German politicians mostly act much more like adults than many in the US. Boris Johnson cannot compare in leadership qualities to Jacinda Ardern or Olaf Scholz. Bernie Sanders is a recpectful person who’s honest about his beliefs and is not delusional and like Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz. They can definitely differ widely. Whitman was one of Australia’s greatest Prime ministers but his vision was thwarted by his undemocratic ousting from office.
I thought this was an advert for the UK parliament. Apart from the preferential voting its spot on.
Loving the new Nationals character, especially with Zoë’s own voice too!
And who doesn't want a well hung parliament anyway?
Thats what she said.
It's not nec ...cess ...sar... ry ???? 😬😳
As a American it has always amazed me how little Australian people know about the voting system or the tax system in Australia.
Americans could learn a lot here about two party systems. Like the fact that it is corrupt as fuck! You need a third party to keep the other two in check.
It's the Dodgy Marxists (aka the greens) ...
we have that many dodgy independents that are ex liberals it wont work.
@@johnston7744 Most of the "independents" have substantial Marxist ties, and openly leftist agendas ...
@@paulreid2223 don't vote for the marxist ones if you don't like them!
@@paulreid2223
And the problem with that is?
In Australia the government is chosen by a small minority of swinging voters in the (another minority) of seats that are swing seats, and most of those voters decide on the day.
This add simply reflects the growing disenchantment aussies feel for their 'two-halves-of-the-same-ideology' parties they traditionally choose between.
I am a swinging voter. Despite this, I agree with your assumption that most swinging voters decide on the day, many while staring at the ballot paper. I am quite sure that for a majority of swinging voters that are aware of the preferential voting system, the voting process is more about arranging preferences from least worst to worst rather than voting on the basis of platform and policy. While this is certainly a reflection of people's disenchantment with the majors, it's probably not the best mindset to have when walking into the polling booth.
At the end of the day, the old saying that oppositions don't win government, governments lose government, holds true.
So we should give credit to the government for bucking the trend ... sportsrorts and car park corruption and all the other grift ... ahem, "grant" schemes that majority benefited coalition held seats should have been spent on marginals?
I use this to stay up with Aussie poltics for my comparative poltics course in moderns studies in the UK. Keep it up.
As an American, it gets me every time when they do the finger wag and say “Noiarrh” 👆🏼
Gotta say, the more your channel ages, the better and wittier it gets :) Just like fine wine.
Unlike fine wine, you WANT to share this
The most accurate explanation of the 2 party system I have ever seen in my 60 years on the planet- Congratulations on a job well done.
It hurts how much I can associate this with my country...
Please everyone vote Independents this coming election. The planet and most vulnerable people will thank you.
which ones though, the wrong independents and you end up with the liberal nation coal-alition again
Hey Juice gang, Patron here. I keep coming back to this video, and one thing that worries me is painting the ALP as a not-much-better alternative. Can we please remember that the LNP are the real villains here? There is a serious danger that campaigning for Independents will simply increase the majority for the LNP. In an ideal world, yes, we have a mix of 10-12 (or more) fantastic Independent and Greens MPs who provide supply and confidence to the ALP, but at the moment, the reality is, the LNP have the 76 seats to form outright government, plus they have 3 of the minor party MPs (KAP, CA, UAP) and at least 1 Independent (Zali Steggall) who back the LNP. It's all well and good to want Independent MPs and Greens MPs in the HoR, but if it doesn't kick the LNP out then I will remain in a constant state of feeling physically ill.
I wish we had something even remotely similar to this here in the US
Never going to happen in the US, where the plutocrats are very much in charge. If you want to read a sick book, read Dark Money by Jane Meyer.
We would need to adopt more Aussie style voting for that to happen. It's been done before, we had adopted the "secret ballot" from Down Under so that you no longer had to fear what the local party boss would do if he found out you voted against him 🗳️🔫
Another work of art. You guys are amazing!
There use to be a poster hidden in the corner of the voting room which showed where your preferences went if you vote above the line. It was a small poster which most people did not know existed, but at some point people did notice - mostly the fact that according to preferences the Liberal Party would prefer One Nation to govern over the Labor Party. Since that time the poster has vanished, now it is in a book that is hidden on a desk somewhere in the voting room and many people in charge of the voting places have no idea what you are asking for when you ask to see it.
So if you wish to vote above the line ask to see the book.
Artistic shitfuckery and the visuals..... lmao.. exactly what i was expecting. Love the eyebrow action. Thanks guys what a way to end the year!
Well done! I really hope this will help to get a better political climate in Australia.
All the best from the Netherlands!
I already voted that way, great to see this message get out.
Great vid, all Aussies should be watching this and taking heed. Sadly we are at the point where if you were to get a few credible, talented, non-corrupt individuals into Federal government, their job of repair would be akin to a few ants starting out to climb Mount Everest. After 10 years of this, we're buggered...
Great video. The only issue is you missed out the independent running in my electorate of Groom in QLD. Suzie Holt is trying to win the second safest liberal seat in the country and needs all the support she can get.
These ads are great as usual, and maybe I'm just juvenile but I found the fact that Zoe smacked her own bottom particularly funny.
Y'all are great keep this going. I am from The United States of America and we have the major league douchebags in our system. We have senators that think their presidents and ex presidents that think they are still president. Just keep up the good honest work on your videos and make so more about us yanks.
G'day Michael 👍👍👍 🦘🦘🦘
Also American. Most members of congress are millionaires who have no connection with most people and live in delusions they believe or fake believe but at the end of the day they please donors. Miraculously there is Bernie Sanders who seems to the complete opposite of most politicians. He supports social Democratic policies, he’s been consistent with his messaging, he doesn’t take big money, and he actually can talk to people and not be fake. Sadly he’s been pretty forgotten since the 2020 election by the media and many Americans (especially the middle age and elderly who dominated voter turnout).
Your democracy (plutocracy in another word) makes Australia's seem not that bad. Makes us feel better about our shit fight. Thanks for that.
Kleptocracy with extra steps
Joey boi is just doing the right thing. He sworn to uphold & defend Cotus, his loyalty is to Cotus, not to the Democrat agenda or to Biden or to the Squad. He a true blue Hound dog & proud of it. Unlike the others that cringing like beaten & frighten hound dogs.
Best of luck Australia! You can do it!
There were some Liberal MPs saying "I'd rather a Labor government over a hung parliament". Yes, yes you would.
Right now, I'm wondering if we can arrange for a HANGED Parliament.
I could see the current government making such online statements/jokes a criminal offence.
Well, it better be Guillotine Parliament.
@@cmdrtianyilin8107 I'd put the guillotine at the members' entrance to Parliament House. Needing to walk past the bloodied blade might discourage misbehaviour. The blood, of course, would be left to accumulate.
Thought that you had an awesome "ultra-nailed it" episode with Preferential Voting but this one is beyond clouds. Couldn't stop laughing for a couple of minutes! A life-long Not Shite Party voter! 😘💚
It's so nice to see that there are 28,000+ likes and zero dislikes 🙂 Maybe we should have a voting system where if you get more than 30% of the votes the extra ones get distributed amongst the minor parties although I don't see one nation or the UAP as a good recipient of free votes.
Another great ad guys, one of your best.
I can't love thejuicemedia more than I do. Thank fuck for the sanity you bring.
I'm both sad but happy to be a supporter.
Spread the word 👍👍👍Thanks for the inspiration to vote "non-sh*t" next time around ☺
Aka "strategic voting", my personal strategy ever since I found out how "democracy" *really* works 👍
10/10 for both entertainment and information, brilliant!
You missed an opportunity to remind us the Nats used to be called the Country party. We'd be shortening that if it was still their name.
Great work. Very well hung work.
In response to Sir Winston Turnbull shouting in parliament: “I am a Country member”
“I remember,” replied Whitlam, to applause from both sides of the aisle.
Well this aged like a fine wine
This is brilliant! How can we get this and the other preferential voting video on television and radio? Everyone should see these before they vote! Great work as always guys 👏👏👏
You can hijack radio stations locally, should work on TV too. Yes it's really illegal, but you can't comply your way out of tyranny.
As a german i am very confused. This is literally how every parliament is here
Australians mostly don’t understand it though
no surprise, when Australia had the option to change they chose the German MMP system because "Germans work so efficiently", and it was "something different".
I chuckled until Covid times showed how dangerous this system is.
P.S. Germany got the system given/enforced by US presumably to never allow one person absolute power. Turns out it also prevents any decision making to the benefit of society. It also promotes lobbyism and corrupt backbenchers. Big corporations must laugh their heads off about our naivety - believing, that we elect our government who is acting in our interest....
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Germany had a democracy a thousand times better than the US. They actually have way more candidates than represent the interests of voters and they can have much stronger campaign finance laws than in the US. Not to mention the post war German government haven’t relied on large coalitions, it’s always been two party coalitions which didn’t make it hard to govern (mostly a strong CDU or SPD which made them have the saying power). Also many of Germany’s social programs and labor policies are a dream in the US that would be deemed by American media, politicians, and elites as too radical.
@@ricardobarahona3939beautiful example of propaganda and glorification. Neither US nor Germany represent democracy "in the interest of the people". All parties incl coalitions represent big business, and ONLY big business. Lobbyismus and career advancements, laws, all directed and people fall for the beautiful theatre.
P.S. Check how German election system was formed and how German legislation excludes all politicians from corruption charges (except for tax evasion). And check where the wonderful "democracy" in Germany has got the country into.
P.S. And my references to the benefits of the Green coalition and anti-Russia politics turning into war threats disappear from comments miraculously... Winter is not coming. It's already there.
Doesn't the CSU have a massive Majority in Bavaria and has controlled the State for decades?
This should be played on prime time TV
This should be shown in schools to teach kids.
its already taught in schools why do so many believe people don't know how preference voting works?
Where did this myth come from?
Good luck on your future well hung parliament, hope it last forever :)
Love your work. At this rate the Government's chief censor, oh I mean e-safety commissioner will have you blocked.
We are one electiom away from a really bad, and I mean really bad Govt. Good work in stepping up and picking this fight.
Due to your popularity and indeed accuracy please keep similar informative videos coming in the lead up to the next election as the understanding of how parliament works by the younger generation is extremely disappointing.
Yeah, you'd think they didn't teach us any of this in school... oh wait, they didn't :(
@@hedera1332 agreed.
@@hedera1332 The same can be said for the U.S. In the state I grew up in, we were only required to take government for one semester in 12th grade. Not enough time to learn anything. School is still being utilized for indoctrination rather than to empower society through useful knowledge. The capitalist system needs obedient worker drones for it to function.
@@EightyFourThousands84000s and when the time comes that robots are far cheaper and better to be worker drones, we would be turned into techno state as we would become useless and suffer in a dying earth
@@charlestonianbuilder344 there'll probably be a civil war, too. Ugh. Like, come on people, stop being stupid. MAGA people are pretty much organized and you know they've hoarded tons of guns and ammo. I'm just glad I don't live in Texas.
The fascism that's been spreading is going to be so much fun to deal with *sigh*
In the Nordic countries, minority governments are the norm - that's why those countries are so far ahead of us in pretty much everything.
Hotspringer? I haven't been on the Guardian comments for years, (since the betrayal of Assange and failure to scrutinise federal corruption.) But remember the hedgehog pic.
No the reason they are far ahead is they vote for social Democratic parties to be in government 75% of the time. Which is why Labor needs to be elected more often then the Libs.
I hope Aussies do elect sensibly this time for the common good.
Hoping for a change, who reverberations will ring back in my country too.
Another banger, thanks Australien Government 👏👏👏
Tribute to the algorithm and climate action !
And a hug for everybody that reads this !
Thanks for educating. 👍🏽
Love you guys. ❤️
Brilliant as always folks. Keep up the fine work.
Best political humor on the internet. Thanks.
Great educational video. Can we please also have a follow up on Senate voting and pros/cons of above & below the line voting, plus whether to number all boxes or only preference those you like and how that potentially influences outcomes.
2:03 I love how the curve goes well above what it was before, right after the clean energy act lol
I will be voting so the shit and shit lite parties are at the bottom of my list. Thank you for your great videos 💙
I’m glad about our Swiss System. We have 11 Parties in our Parliament, no party has the majority, but there are still no coalitions. Depending on the topic different parties work together and usually the four biggest Parties get a seat in the federal council, which serves as our head of state and government (at the moment these four parties are the nationalist SVP, the social democratic SP, the liberal-conservative FDP and the centrist, christian-democratic Die Mitte. Though the Greens are also demanding a seat, so it could change to five parties after the next election).
Fucking brilliant explanation of a hung parliament 👌