You must understand, I have no idea what I'm doing

One Nation has won its FIRST ever House of Representatives seat and everyone's acting like they could be the next opposition/government. No they can't. They've yet to go a full calendar year without falling apart internally. Even Pauline Hanson was once kicked out of One Nation. It's that self-destructive of a party.

Also, One Nation doesn't have policies. They just have reactionary bullshit that goes "THINGS SUCK! BOOO! IMMIGRANTS ARE TO BLAME!" that's not a policy. Even if you agree with cutting immigration... then what? What about every other facet of government? What about literally everything else the government needs to do? One Nation doesn't have plans. It just doesn't like Labor. The enemy of your enemy still needs a fucking plan or it's pointless to support them.

The Greens get every policy independently costed. They figure out how much policies cost and how to pay for them. They act as if they could take over the reigns of government tomorrow and put in the work to formulate viable, costed, well balanced and researched policy that listens to experts and tackles real issues. The only party that needs a shadow cabinet is the Opposition, but the Greens create their own equivalent of spokespeople on issues anyway to demonstrate they have the skills and people to formulate complex policy and look after different portfolios. If you want someone competent who has thought out how to form government: the Greens are literally right there.

The Greens are literally the ones with the solution to all the grievances and problems facing One Nation voters but the media either brands Greens as extreme or ignores them. Meanwhile, the media is having a field day blowing air up One Nation's ass because the billionaires who own the media companies don't like Labor and figure they're rich enough to survive whatever fucked up harm One Nation does to the economy if they ever get power.

So, back in october I was at a monthly trans meetup just chatting with the other women there. We were talking about how all the best games are made by transfems, and I made the joke that someone from team cherry needs to transition. One of the other women cackled at my joke. At the time I didn't think anything of it.

Fast forward one month. The person who cackled at my joke brought a friend with her this time. I was chatting with this new girl for a while, getting to know her, as you do.

After like an hour of chatting, the conversation turns to silksong and team cherry. I casually say "My impression of team cherry is that they're all really chill dudes," and I swear to fucking god the girl next to me says, "Yeah, we are."

Cue me being absolutely dumbfounded. I actually couldn't believe that my offhand joke from a month ago was real.

More Hollow Knight doodles

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It is insane to me that even now in the year 2026 if you watch a vid about T'au on youtube and scroll down to the comments they are just filled of endless hate for the faction.

I do not think there is any single faction in the setting the fandom has ever so collectively hated and shat upon. It is just bizarre to me.

The fact the the complaints about them are always along the lines of 'they win too much' or 'they have too much plot armour' in a setting where Space Marines, Custodes and Primarchs exist defies my understanding.

What sort of cognitive dissonance must exist to look at 40k's lore and conclude that the T'au are the faction with the most plot armour?! How does one even rationalize something like that?!

I thought overtime the hate would reduce because the T'au certainly are a faction which sells well by all indications, but the T'au still seem to be the most widely hated faction in the setting by far.

You know the difference between Imperium fans and Drukhari fans? The latter fully admit how fucked up their faction is and vibe with them especially because of it. The vocal Imperial fanboys often just point to the setting and say "but everyone is stupid evil that is the setting!".

Except not everyone is stupid grimdark evil. The T'au would be the hypercompetent oppressive evil empire in most other settings, but here they are just a rational actor showcasing by existing how fucked up the Imperium is in contrast. It makes them look bad.

Worse: it makes them look stupid.

And that happens in addition to the T'au being a threat to humanity's main-charater role in the setting, which also seems to trigger in some fans a reaction that can only be suspected to be rooted in a "fear of emasculisation".

They are not much different from all other shooting armies. Knights for example were much more of an issue due to how the titanic keyword worked for terrain and sightlines.

It is insane to me that even now in the year 2026 if you watch a vid about T'au on youtube and scroll down to the comments they are just filled of endless hate for the faction.

I do not think there is any single faction in the setting the fandom has ever so collectively hated and shat upon. It is just bizarre to me.

The fact the the complaints about them are always along the lines of 'they win too much' or 'they have too much plot armour' in a setting where Space Marines, Custodes and Primarchs exist defies my understanding.

What sort of cognitive dissonance must exist to look at 40k's lore and conclude that the T'au are the faction with the most plot armour?! How does one even rationalize something like that?!

I thought overtime the hate would reduce because the T'au certainly are a faction which sells well by all indications, but the T'au still seem to be the most widely hated faction in the setting by far.

You know the difference between Imperium fans and Drukhari fans? The latter fully admit how fucked up their faction is and vibe with them especially because of it. The vocal Imperial fanboys often just point to the setting and say "but everyone is stupid evil that is the setting!".

Except not everyone is stupid grimdark evil. The T'au would be the hypercompetent oppressive evil empire in most other settings, but here they are just a rational actor showcasing by existing how fucked up the Imperium is in contrast. It makes them look bad.

Worse: it makes them look stupid.

And that happens in addition to the T'au being a threat to humanity's main-charater role in the setting, which also seems to trigger in some fans a reaction that can only be suspected to be rooted in a "fear of emasculisation".

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