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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-28 months agoCooker parties means there can be independent parties with uh… fringe beliefs that you may not align with. So it’s good to do research on each party or candidate
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI cannot vote but as a recent arrival I’m in the process of getting the picture.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months agoIndies? I define “cooker” as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-28 months agoYeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoafaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists: From Wiktionary: (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoOh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-28 months agoeureka explained it well, but my slighter broader definition is: Anti-vaxxer and other single-issue conspiracy parties Religious right parties with sometimes innocuous names (like “Family first”) Nazis
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Cooker parties means there can be independent parties with uh… fringe beliefs that you may not align with. So it’s good to do research on each party or candidate
I cannot vote but as a recent arrival I’m in the process of getting the picture.
Indies? I define “cooker” as the LNP and everyone to the right of them.
Yeah. It’s usually been the fringe parties that were most obvious but actually you do have a point
afaik, ‘cooker’ has risen as a slang term for the wackier conspiracy theorists:
From Wiktionary:
Oh okay, I think I have in mind some politicians that fit into the description. Thanks!
eureka explained it well, but my slighter broader definition is: