Despite the limited logic of One Nation’s vibes-based politics, it’s not hard to see why dismissing experts might be a winning political position.
A decade later, Pauline Hanson is channelling the same energy as she continues her march to the frontline of politics in Australia.
On Tuesday, when she was challenged over whether One Nation’s plans to cut 750,000 overseas arrivals over three years would push Australia into recession, Hanson said she didn’t care.
On proposals like cutting immigration or easing cost-of-living pain, they trust Hanson to follow through, much like Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters don’t care about the disruption he creates.
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On Tuesday, when she was challenged over whether One Nation’s plans to cut 750,000 overseas arrivals over three years would push Australia into recession, Hanson said she didn’t care.
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Despite the limited logic of One Nation’s vibes-based politics, it’s not hard to see why dismissing experts might be a winning political position.
At the height of the Brexit campaign, Michael Gove, a prominent leave campaigner made what might be one of the defining statements of the era in global politics.
Rebutting questions about the possible economic damage to Britain from leaving the European Union, Gove said voters were sick of being told what was in their own interest, including by organisations who often got it wrong anyway.
A decade later, Pauline Hanson is channelling the same energy as she continues her march to the frontline of politics in Australia.
Releasing One Nation’s policies on early access to superannuation a week ago, and on cuts to immigration on Monday, Hanson and her colleague, Barnaby Joyce, dismissed questions about the economic effect of the plans. Asked if releasing billions of dollars from super would add to inflation or hurt account holders in retirement, Hanson and Joyce dissembled.
On Tuesday, when she was challenged over whether One Nation’s plans to cut 750,000 overseas arrivals over three years would push Australia into recession, Hanson said she didn’t care.
Hanson was silent on the warnings of universities, the agriculture sector and aged care providers.
Many voters don’t care what experts or economists say. On proposals like cutting immigration or easing cost-of-living pain, they trust Hanson to follow through, much like Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters don’t care about the disruption he creates.
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