Current Events > Gay Marriage Vote in Australia is heading toward a SHOCK DEFEAT with a NO!!

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An Academic Study says that although twitter opinions point to a heavy 72% in favour of gay marriage, it is now heading towards a narrow defeat with a slim majority win for a NO victory for GAY MARRIAGE in Australia!!

It says that while 72% of tweets favoured same sex marriage, less than 15% were sent by people over the age of 55

David Tuffley and Bela Stantic used advanced data analytics which they say have proven uncannily accurate at predicting the outcomes of hard to call polls, including the US Presidential Election which they said Trump would win.

On the face of it, it seems like an overwhelmingly amount of people will vote Yes but adjusting the low proportion of tweets from over 55's and matching it against 36% of the voter pool they represent, support from yes comes down to 49%

It is now likely a slim win for the No as one of the problems with predicting poll outcomes is people often are reluctant to say out loud what they really think in the age of political correctness

What would you vote if your country had a gay marriage vote? let's see what people will vote

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Full Throttle posted...

An Academic Study says that although twitter opinions point to a heavy 72% in favour of gay marriage

fucking lmao at using "twitter opinions" in a serious way
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Gay people should know better than to be a minority. Better start converting
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Lol "shock". They got people that literally take out ads against gay marriage over there. Them voting no wouldn't be shocking at all

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

it won't be a shock to me. The no side has run a disgusting scare campaign that I think has probably been successful

and yeah there are way too many old people in this country
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Oregon was one of, maybe even the first State to make it legal here in America. I was downtown celebrating with people because of it. This was in 2004, and it got reversed.
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Let the people decide
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Oregon was one of, maybe even the first State to make it legal here in America. I was downtown celebrating with people because of it. This was in 2004, and it got reversed.

We here in Mass did.
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Sayoria posted...

Bad_Mojo posted...

Oregon was one of, maybe even the first State to make it legal here in America. I was downtown celebrating with people because of it. This was in 2004, and it got reversed.

We here in Mass did.

Ah, okay. Thank you for the correction
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ThePrinceFish posted...

Full Throttle posted...

An Academic Study says that although twitter opinions point to a heavy 72% in favour of gay marriage

fucking lmao at using "twitter opinions" in a serious way

Yeah, my eyes almost rolled out of my skull at that.

But wouldn't be surprised if they did vote it down. Stupid penal colony.
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CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

Even the ultra-conservatives here recognize that. They're going with the whole slippery slope 'it's okay to say no' routine.

Callixtus posted...

Let the people decide

We still aren't. This is a vote for it to be voted on in parliament by the politicians. It's a massive waste of money.
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I'd vote no.
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If my country had a gay marriage vote I probably wouldn't even be bothered to vote because I'm lazy, but if I did vote obviously I'd vote yes like any other half rational person.
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They will overturn it. Just look at Prop 8 in California.
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I don't have a horse in that race, but I'd vote yes if anything. My life isn't going to be worse because of that, but somebody else's will be better.
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CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

I havent looked at it much but I think a major argument is that the wording on the vote is very vague, and could lead to people being prosecuted for saying something against gay marriage, or something like that. Slippery slope argument.
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Vicious_Dios posted...

I'd vote no.

I'd vote yes.
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

I havent looked at it much but I think a major argument is that the wording on the vote is very vague, and could lead to people being prosecuted for saying something against gay marriage, or something like that. Slippery slope argument.

It's not really a vote. It's more like a survey.
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Darmik posted...

We still aren't. This is a vote for it to be voted on in parliament by the politicians. It's a massive waste of money.

122 million dollars. It's a bad joke
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AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

I havent looked at it much but I think a major argument is that the wording on the vote is very vague, and could lead to people being prosecuted for saying something against gay marriage, or something like that. Slippery slope argument.

People said that same sort of stuff before gay marriage was legalized in America--and lo and behold nothing bad happened. I remember a high school teacher of mine telling the class that ministers would be arrested if they refused to let gay people get married in their churches. *eyeroll* nothing but lies and scare tactics.

The slippery slope here is that your kids will be deciding their own gender in school or something.
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It says that while 72% of tweets favoured same sex marriage, less than 15% were sent by people over the age of 55

On the face of it, it seems like an overwhelmingly amount of people will vote Yes but adjusting the low proportion of tweets from over 55's and matching it against 36% of the voter pool they represent, support from yes comes down to 49%

I genuinely hope they release the break down age ranges and what % of the population didn't vote in each demographic so we can definitively say which whiny ass age group (millennials) didn't stand up for what they so loudly profess to believe in. The older generation are homophobic and racist, but at least they can admit it, the rest are just slacktivists.
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"radical sex education"

Most of the religious people that are complying about this couldn't actually tell you what this actually means, however after a quick googling it's clear that it's just substituting the word radical for modern.

I was really hoping for some 30-40yo to ride in on a skateboard wearing 90s clothes, talking about nocturnal emissions.
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Daily fail and terrible methodology.
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Australia

LUL
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LAWLstralia.
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Isn't Australia a mostly atheist country too? Lol...
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Wow Australia more balls than I thought
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Nukleen posted...

Isn't Australia a mostly atheist country too? Lol...

no. it's barely any different from the US in that regard. they have their own fair share of evangelicals and young earth creationists there as well. it's at least less taboo to be an atheist there, but it's hardly an atheist country
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It will happen eventually, and all these expensive public votes will have been for nothing
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No religion is getting higher and higher over here. Reached 29% in the last census and finally overtook the Catholics. The religious right are feeling their irrelevance coming sooner and sooner which is a reason why they're being so aggressive here. They're overall a vocal minority but they're certainly vocal.

Just to add our Prime Minister currently is leader of our conservative party but he's for gay marriage. So it's not a unanimous thing. I think overall the Yes vote will win.
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Darmik posted...

Just to add our Prime Minister currently is leader of our conservative party but he's for gay marriage

Fuck your leader who's wasting money on this farce and putting people through hell. It should have been voted on and passed a long time ago. They already know the public wants it.
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CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

You're operating under the assumption that there has to be a rational, evidence-based reason to vote no if people do vote no. But there does not have to be one. They might simply not like gay marriages to exist at all. If they are allowed a vote, they can vote however they please.
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...

CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

You're operating under the assumption that there has to be a rational, evidence-based reason to vote no if people do vote no. But there does not have to be one. They might simply not like gay marriages to exist at all. If they are allowed a vote, they can vote however they please.

Sure, but that makes them irrational and foolish.

Sir Will posted...

Darmik posted...

Just to add our Prime Minister currently is leader of our conservative party but he's for gay marriage

Fuck your leader who's wasting money on this farce and putting people through hell. It should have been voted on and passed a long time ago. They already know the public wants it.

I agree. He's a spineless dude.
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CiIantro posted...

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

You're operating under the assumption that there has to be a rational, evidence-based reason to vote no if people do vote no. But there does not have to be one. They might simply not like gay marriages to exist at all. If they are allowed a vote, they can vote however they please.

Sure, but that makes them irrational and foolish.

Yes. I agree with you.
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Voting no is basically just asserting that you're a scum bag

Just an FYI
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If you think that's bad, you should see who we voted in as Prime minister
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CiIantro posted...

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

You're operating under the assumption that there has to be a rational, evidence-based reason to vote no if people do vote no. But there does not have to be one. They might simply not like gay marriages to exist at all. If they are allowed a vote, they can vote however they please.

Sure, but that makes them irrational and foolish.

That's the way humans opperate, unfortunately.

Most everyone does irrational/emotional shit from time to time.
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Dyinglegacy posted...

CiIantro posted...

Lorenzo_2003 posted...

CiIantro posted...

I don't understand why anyone would vote no. If 2 consenting adults want to get married, that is their choice. It affects nobody else, and numerous studies have shown that LGBT couples are just as competent at parenting as straight couples. There is no rational, evidence-based reason to vote no.

You're operating under the assumption that there has to be a rational, evidence-based reason to vote no if people do vote no. But there does not have to be one. They might simply not like gay marriages to exist at all. If they are allowed a vote, they can vote however they please.

Sure, but that makes them irrational and foolish.

That's the way humans opperate, unfortunately.

Most everyone does irrational/emotional shit from time to time.

It is just disturbing when that "emotional shit" directly harms other people.

What will aussies do now that they can't pretend to be more virtuous than the US?

I thought Aussies were progressive
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Huh.

My only real attention to it was because of the idiocy on youtube with anti-sjw idiots like Bearing thinking it would be an attack on free speech, some-fucking-how. Are all Aussies that dense?
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SageHarpuia posted...

I thought Aussies were progressive

No idea what political opinions you'd have, but...our government has always been full of idiots. I don't particularly care about the gay marriage thing, but I'm still fuming at the colossal mess that is the LNP's NBN - you don't screw up something like that so badly unless it's on purpose.
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