Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 25 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 25 Oct 2023
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I live in Brisbane but really want to move to Melbourne. Is it actually as progressive and inclusive as everyone says?
Depends on where in Melbourne. Inner burbs are both.
I think the differences have evened out a bit in recent years. You guys have not one but THREE federal Greens MPs - you've out Melbourne'd Melbourne! It depends on where you are coming from in Brisbane and where you go to in Melbourne. Some suburbs can still be rather conservative. But I think in general it is easier to find "weirdos" and there is a greater baseline tolerance of such things across the board, at uni or in workplaces.
Brisbane is kind of weird politically. It's definitely getting more progressive, but there's still this solid foundation of Queensland conservativism, which is very socially conservative. Brisbane is also described as being a big country town because so many people (myself included) flock here from the regions. Brisbane feels like a bit of an oasis in the desert, but some people do still bring a lot of conservative culture norms with them when they move here. At the same time a lot of people from northern nsw also move here so they kind of level things out a bit.
As a proud weirdo this is what I'm looking for. Just somewhere that's a little bit more down with diversity in all its forms.
What's an example of conservative outlooks you have noticed?
Racism definitely. The voice has really driven this home for me. There's a reason one nation is popular in QLD. At the moment there's a lot of media rhetoric about youth crime and shit has turned into racist vigilantes 'taking justice into their own hands'. It's also not uncommon to randomly come across people with homophobic and transphobic views that you otherwise wouldn't have picked as being conservative.