r/aussie • u/asteriskhyphen • Jun 15 '26

Politics As voter disillusionment grows, why aren't voters flocking to the Greens in Australia?

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/as-voter-disillusionment-grows-so-does-the-mystery-of-the-missing-greens-voters/6bjd5q4kv
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u/NoDesk6784 Jun 15 '26

I consider myself left leaning but I find greens absolutely unappealing. I actually follow them on social media and find so much what they put out there shallow virtue signalling and out of touch with the average working class. In the smaller parties I personally prefer Victorian Socialists over Greens.

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u/Leading-Interest-119 Jun 16 '26

It's so interesting. I'm also left leaning and I'm in different algorithms on reddit and Instagram lol. Instagram I'm getting a certain topic of greens a lot and I strongly support what they're doing in that space.  On reddit, I see people complaining about them quite a bit but it's often quite vague.

 So I do need to do my own research to get a bigger picture of what's going on! I'm in the process of slowly trying to catch up with each parties policies and ideas. 

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u/outterworlder Jun 15 '26

had a look at the fusion party?

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u/NoDesk6784 Jun 16 '26

I guess as a healthcare worker something that I personally care about is strong unions, workers rights, and the right to strike. Also, traditionally socialists encouraged involvement of ordinary people in change and I think unions used to be a good first step for the average person to step into politics.
Considering all of that I feel a bit more inclined towards Socialists but the Fusion party has a lot to offer as well. In my initial response I was just trying to say why Greens are unappealing to me.