Zagorath@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoAustralia will never elect a Donald Trump – and it’s due to one national trait[: our culture of not getting too big for your boots]www.brisbanetimes.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkAustralia will never elect a Donald Trump – and it’s due to one national trait[: our culture of not getting too big for your boots]www.brisbanetimes.com.auZagorath@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareabhibeckert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months ago view the cultural trait it represents as a mostly good thing I disagree. We should hate people for what they do, not because they happen to be tall. The world is full of nice people who happen to be tall.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoUh, you know the phrase “tall poppy syndrome” has literally nothing to do with people’s heights, right?
minus-squareIlandar@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI’m assuming they were referring to successful people, as per the phrase. Not literal tall people.
I disagree. We should hate people for what they do, not because they happen to be tall. The world is full of nice people who happen to be tall.
Uh, you know the phrase “tall poppy syndrome” has literally nothing to do with people’s heights, right?
I’m assuming they were referring to successful people, as per the phrase. Not literal tall people.