Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election (Patreon)
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Dear PatronsHere is our latest Honest Government Ad - made, as always, thanks to your generous monthly support!Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election (Congratulations President Trump)Firstly, my sincere condolences to all our friends in the USA.After the US election, my first instinct was to make a US Govt HGA, reflecting on the causes of the outcome. But I quickly realised there was a surplus of "takes" about this: some of them good (although my favourite was Jon Stewart's)So instead of jumping on the bandwagon, I thought the better and more forward-looking option would be an HGA about what our own, Australian government can learn from the US election outcome, if it wants to avoid Peter Dutton winning at our coming election (which will be called early in 2025), and implementing Project Gina. I've also been thinking a lot about how fortunate we are to have preferential voting here in Australia - and how it makes our elections so different (and superior) to the USA's. I think America's voting system is a major factor in Trump's win - and the general deterioration of US politics under a spiralling two-party system. As Ralph Nader once said, if you keep voting for the lesser evil, eventually all you're left with is evil. Of course, US voters have little choice but to vote this way, because they lack a preferential voting system, like ours.And yet, among the hundreds of "takes" about the US election, I have not seen anyone commenting on this. It blows my mind.Which is why I wanted to make an HGA that speaks, both to Aussies - reminding them that we have a preferential voting system, and that we should use it - as well as to Americans - many of whom watch our videos - to let them know that their electoral system is a key factor in the shitshow they are in and that reforming it should be part of the conversation when discussing the outcome of the US election. (cc: UK voters too!)So that's what this Honest Government Ad is about!As always, thank you to all of you for supporting our work here at the Juice Media. And at the risk of sounding repetitive, I just want you to know we never take it for granted. Giordano & team