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		camillomiller on Aug 31, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliam... My girlfriend is Australian, stranded abroad here in Germany like many other Aussies. I’ve bern following the news from down under for quite a while. I have the nagging feeling that Australia is currently the Western country with the highest chance of turning into Gilead.

lox on Aug 31, 2021 | [–]

Nah, we lack the political motivation for really any major change. Australian politics is about not losing vs winning.

inter_netuser on Sept 1, 2021 | [–]

Gilead...? You mean Gulag?

arthens on Sept 1, 2021 | | [–]

I assumed they meant this https://the-handmaids-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Republic_of_Gilea...

camillomiller on Sept 1, 2021 | | [–]

Yep, as per the other comment. Reference to the Handmaid's Tale.

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