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One in four young men now say violence for a cause can be justified (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 week ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/australia@quokk.au

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In short:

A new survey has revealed a rise in young men who say "extreme measures" could sometimes be justified to advance a cause.

The McKinnon Index data also shows trust in politicians and governments has fallen among Australians in the past year.

Australia's democracy has been in the spotlight since the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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[–] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

given the rise of fascism around the world, I agree. Let's go back to treating nazis the way we did in 1942.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ignoring them until they become a problem that actually affects us?

[–] EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well Australia was already fighting against the nazis since 1939, and still going in 1942, that's not ignoring them

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

We're ignoring them now. Penny Wong hasn't even written a letter telling everyone how 'deeply concerned' she is by the rise (in popularity) of white nationalist parties, like Pauline Hanson's One Nation.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The nazis were a problem well before '39

[–] WhiplashPost@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

And yet their comment said "The way we did in 1942". Not "the way we did prior to 1939". So wtf is your point here?