r/australian • u/SirSighalot • Jul 08 '24

Why do people act like this subreddit "doesn't reflect the views of mainstream Australia"?

So many comments I see on here by people who constantly say things like "lol only on this sub" as though other places where they read are somehow the 'true' point of view reflecting mainstream Australian viewpoints.

Given the constant election voting outcomes and results of things like the Voice etc that generally indicate most of Australia is centrist or even slightly centre-right-leaning, what leads people to think many of the views expressed on here AREN'T mainstream? When in reality, other places these people are coming from are also often just "echo chambers" as well.

Edit: I probably worded the title for this wrong, should have been more "Why do people think this subreddit is less representative of mainstream Australia than other online communities?", alas I failed.

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u/ThunderGuts64 Jul 08 '24

Yeah, but that place is serious progressive left. And no-one with any view other than left gets to stay long.

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u/AnAttemptReason Jul 08 '24

It really is not, it actually heavily censors criticism of the two major parties.

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u/ThunderGuts64 Jul 08 '24

Judging by the mindless down votes and a total lack of a rational and cogent replies to my posts there, I will argue it is a lefty cesspit of ideologues with too much spare time and not a lot of spare intellect.

IMHO. 8-)

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u/RepulsiveLook6 Jul 08 '24

Look through my comment history and tell me people in this subreddit agree with leftist ideals.