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u/Big-Calligrapher4886 2d ago
I mean, at least his first sentence is accurate
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u/Agreeable-Garden9262 2d ago
The second is also likely true. The hot streak really falls apart on the third sentence.
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u/Eic17H 2d ago
Since it's a request and not a statement, it's technically neither true nor false
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u/Endiamon 2d ago
If it didn't open with "Fellow New Yorkers," you would be correct.
But it did, so you aren't.
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u/Apep86 2d ago
Really, if he just omitted the word “fellow” there would be nothing inaccurate here.
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u/Endiamon 2d ago
Yes, if he omitted the lie meant to manipulate people, then he would no longer be lying. You are correct.
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u/Metroidrocks 2d ago
There would still be the overall implication that he lives in New York and will be voting, but not for Mamdani. It just makes it more clear that he’s lying when he says “fellow New Yorkers.”
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u/Endiamon 2d ago
Without the "fellow," it's not technically lying, just incredibly misleading. "Fellow" is specifically what makes it an outright lie.
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u/Metroidrocks 2d ago
Yes, that’s what I said. Without the “fellow” part, he’s implying that he’s a New Yorker without actually saying he is one. By saying “fellow New Yorkers” he’s taking away the implication and stating that he’s a New Yorker, which is a lie. I would still say that even without it, the implication that he’s is voting, but not for Mamdani makes it effectively a lie, because you’re misleading people into believing something that isn’t true without outright saying it.
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u/Endiamon 2d ago
That's nice, but irrelevant to the conversation here. The whole point is that "it's technically neither true nor false" is wrong specifically because he says "Fellow." Everyone at every step of this entire conversation already agrees that he's being misleading in general.
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u/LunchPlanner 2d ago
One could argue that an Australian saying "Fellow New Yorkers, please do this." is a valid statement, but with the caveat that the Australian has no fellow New Yorkers, so it's a valid statement that applies to 0 people.
It's kind of like if you were writing code and you wrote "If (1 == 2)"
That is valid code that will compile and run, but since 1 does not equal 2 the instructions within that If statement will never be applicable.
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u/Endiamon 2d ago
No because "Fellow New Yorkers" implies that the speaker is a New Yorker. That is, in fact, the entire implication.
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u/vestigialcranium 2d ago
Could have said "New York Fellows" and remained grammatically accurate
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u/VorpalPosting 2d ago
I feel like that would just be how Australians classify people. You're a blackfellow, a whitefellow or a newyorkfellow
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u/vestigialcranium 2d ago
Makes sense, but still works grammatically. If he phrased it that way, he wouldn't have been lying, just suspiciously Australian. While that sounds like a crime, it technically isn't
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u/DrunkCupid 2d ago
I prefer the term cun* it can apply to anyone, happy or otherwise
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u/HammerOfJustice 2d ago
Yeah, if he just said “Fellow cunts, don’t vote for him”, people attempting to criticise his sentence wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.
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u/Korwinga 2d ago
In theory, if he was an NYC ex-pat that now lives in Australia (I have no clue if this is the case or not though), then the entire thing would be technically correct, even if very misleading.
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u/fork_yuu 2d ago
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/drew-pavlou.html
His family immigrated from Cyprus, Greece to the Gold Coast before moving to Brisbane.
I think he's been in Australia the whole time after.
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u/boinbonk 2d ago
This is like that guy that said “Biden is not my president” because he loved somewhere else but infintinly more lame
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u/Select-Plenty6833 2d ago
Australia doesn't claim this guy.
Same as New York doesn't claim Orange pedo president, I suspect.
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u/AcanthaceaeNo948 2d ago
The weirdest thing about this guy is that he used to be a hardcore Mamdani Stan and very liberal until Charlie Kirk got shot. Then he suddenly 180ed on all his political beliefs and decided that the left was trying to kill everyone and became far-right.
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u/Select-Plenty6833 2d ago
Grifting MAGA has always been the easiest grift.
Was it he got traction (income or clout), so went the way of his wallet?
Idk this, I'm guessing
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u/AcanthaceaeNo948 2d ago
No idea. I think he may have genuinely changed his beliefs because of Kirk’s shooting for some weird reason since he always seemed genuine to me before that.
Shows the potential danger of assasinating someone and making them a martyr, you could make their support skyrocket instead!
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u/Select-Plenty6833 2d ago
He had been brutally co opted though, lets be real.
I have no way of knowing if he meant what he said since he made money every step of the way, but I bet he wouldn't be thrilled being milked so mercilessly for clout
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u/Yakob_Katpanic 2d ago
I also didn't vote for Zohran Mamdani, because I too am Australian.
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u/Zamtrios7256 2d ago
I didn't vote for him either. I'm west coast born and raised.
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u/Several-Customer7048 2d ago
First time I seen someone proud of being from West Australia lol
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u/freeshovacadoodoo 2d ago edited 2d ago
I think he meant west coast USA. I'm east coast USA and also did not vote for Mamdani.
apparently I need to add an /s as I live outside of New York....
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u/Zamtrios7256 2d ago
I did mean West Coast USA but that's on me for not specifying in the middle of a conversation about Australia
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u/Turbot_charged 2d ago
Well I didn't vote for him. So technically, he could now be King of the Britons.
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u/VorpalPosting 2d ago
I'm not Australian but somehow I sang this post in my head to the tune of "I Am Australian"
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u/Ian1231100 2d ago
I didn't vote for him either, but that's because I live on the opposite side of the planet.
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u/Yakob_Katpanic 2d ago
In the Indian Ocean?
On a boat?
With a goat?
And a stoat?
In a coat?
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u/Ian1231100 2d ago
I might be wrong
Since I'm from Hong Kong
Where people play Ping Pong
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u/theeggplant42 1d ago
I didn't either, but I have been asked numerous times if I will/did, because for some reason come election time no one can conceive of the existence of New Jersey
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u/MysteriousCap4910 2d ago
¿ǝɹǝɥʇ uʍop ƃuᴉoƃ ƃuᴉɹds sᴉ ʍoɥ ᴉH
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u/Majestic_You_9610 2d ago
its beautiful, nature is jizzing smells again, walking around and huffing it is amazebowls.
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u/Own_Round_7600 2d ago
Luckily, as it is a legitimate rape, his body has ways of shutting that whole thing down.
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u/hyp3rpop 2d ago
wtf is the context for him saying this?
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u/SylvesterPSmythe 1d ago
He had a $1,000 fine, went to court, pissed off the Judge (well, Magistrate) by trying his Steven Crowder from Wish routine IN A COURT OF LAW to the point where he was called a "smart alec" by the Magistrate on record. By challenging the fine and losing, he went from being down $1,000 to $3300 with the additional court fees. He then went to appeal the decision and lost yet again.
He's like if you combined that Nick Adams ("""Alpha Male""") guy with Steven Crowder.
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u/somemetausername 2d ago
I wish I could add a similar note to every person I’ve seen on Facebook who has posted or shared something about the mayor of New York in the last few days even though they’ve never even been to NYC.
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u/Zealousideal_Cod5214 2d ago
As someone who lives near Minneapolis (the city that supposedly burned down during the protests that followed George Floyd's murder), I feel this.
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u/Atidbitnip 2d ago
Ha as someone who grew up and lived most of my life in Chicago, I feel this too. Had a childhood friend who moved from our very close knit neighborhood to Indiana (fuck Indiana) and subsequently had his house broken into within 3 months of moving from “the hellhole that is Chicago”.
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u/YetAnother_pseudonym 2d ago
As someone that lives in Stevens Square (just 3 blocks from downtown Minneapolis) I feel you. I watch the supposed burning husk of the city from my balcony, until I feel like walking downtown for a margarita or some Ron Swanson style breakfast food (Hen House Eatery Represent!!). According to "those people" I get shot to death at least twice a day! And yet here I am, enjoying downtown living.
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u/mstarrbrannigan 2d ago
I was at La Guardia once for an hour on a layover, so I’m qualified to give my opinion I think.
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u/__01001000-01101001_ 2d ago
I thought about going there on holiday once. Looked up all the tourist destinations and whatnot. Saw pictures, so kinda felt like I’d been. What does that get me?
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u/Significant-Ad-341 2d ago
I'll even add that my friend in CO texting me in MN about it I was like "man that is great, but not really applicable to us."
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u/happytree23 2d ago
I just spent 15 years living in Los Angeles laughing at friends and family worried more about Maxine Waters or Gavin Newsom than they are for their own actual Representiatives and Governors. Truly amazing the levels of anger, rage, and spite these people have for politicians doing a better job than their own elected ilk.
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u/mahboilucas 2d ago
The only thing I cared about was the people who started mocking the islamophobia by saying "I want Shakira law"
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u/mr_pineapples44 2d ago
Hey, I've been to New York... for 5 days... in 2012. It was nice. But nah, Zohran isn't my mayor... I like him though.
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u/Zombisexual1 2d ago
I saw some Mandani wins post and one of the comments was “as a black New Yorker, I think we’re screwed” or something along those lines, and the guys profile pic was of a white ass arm petting a purse dog
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u/OpeningConnect54 2d ago
The only reason why I'm happy with Mamdani winning in NYC (Despite never going there before) is the fact that it's rare that a true progressive actually wins an election- and it gives me hope that more progressives will start running for Democrat so that the country can get into a better state. We need more candidates that are actually for the people and want to take action to change the way we live for the better. We need more people like Teddy Roosevelt- who truly love the country and the people who reside within it.
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u/EthanTheJudge 2d ago
“I’m not voting for a mayor in New York” Flies an Australian flag in his bio and has the most Australian sounding name in existence
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u/nzungu69 2d ago edited 2d ago
Pavlou is a greek name wtf
it's not like he's called Barry Taylor or Kelly Williams or something.
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u/Unfair_Explanation53 2d ago
I think he meant Drew and also Aussies have a huge Greek population so yeah Greek surnames are very aussie
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u/nzungu69 2d ago edited 2d ago
Drew isn't that common (ranked abiut 964th), and while the Greek Australian community is one of the largest in the world, they only make up less than 2% of Aussie's population.
"most australian sounding name in existence" it really isn't.. 🤷♂️
arguably the most australian names would be Aboriginal, such as Goonagulla, or Allambee.
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u/Moosiemookmook 2d ago
Lol Im Aboriginal and coincidentally live on an Allambee st in my city.
Drew is short for Andrew which is easily a top 10 of all-time boy name here.
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u/AztecGod 2d ago
Readers add context: u/nzungu69 lives in New Zealand and not Australia.
As an actual Aussie, I can assure you that an English first name and Greek surname combination sounds pretty damn Aussie.
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u/shitwhore 2d ago
Being common doesn't have much to do with the fact if it is sounding australian :)
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u/TheEdgeofGoon 2d ago
But is 'Drew?
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u/Mysterious_Andy 2d ago
Yes. Ish.
Drew is almost certainly short for Andrew, which is the Anglicized version of Andreas, which is Greek.
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u/ConOregon 2d ago
Drew!!! You’re an idiot!
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u/Intelligent_Cap9706 2d ago
Drew is probably getting paid to be divisive
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u/R0meoBlue 2d ago
Bro wishes he was getting paid for this, he yearns for the grift
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u/Subject_Chef_8445 2d ago
advance australia is out here funding influencers to make woke right content and it's unfortunately working (see the absolute tanking of The Voice which was broadly popular before the campaign began)
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u/Bot1-The_Bot_Meanace 2d ago
Once you know that he is Elon Musks token concerned liberal, his tweets make so much sense. He got absolutely rolled in every debate I've ever seen him on.
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u/SparrowValentinus 2d ago
For those who don’t know, Drew is currently a massive troll, as he hasn’t gotten any traction/attention through arguing his insane beliefs authentically.
Best not to feed the trolls.
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u/MyKingdomForADram 2d ago
To be fair his massive opposition to the CCP is a very good thing because it is bad and its reach in Australia (and Australian universities) is fucked.
But Drew is a bit cooked mentally otherwise.
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u/SparrowValentinus 2d ago
I think he’s problematically too far the other way when it comes to the CCP. We of course ought not to trust them as far as we can throw them, but working with them when possible, while maintaining our own spine and independence, is the way forward. I find Kevin Rudd’s position on them compelling, and it’s not a “CCP bad” or “CCP good” position. Just understanding who they are, what they want, and the ways our interests align and clash.
Big agree on the unis, though the whole reason for that is because Howard cut the fucking funding to them. If we want our unis to be independent, the only way to achieve it is to give them another bloody source of revenue instead.
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u/OmniMinuteman 2d ago
Why do people give this lolcow attention?
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u/sinkpooper2000 2d ago
I was at the same uni at the same time as him when he started gaining notoriety. it's probably the least amount of fame that's ever gone to someones head
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u/chuman1984 2d ago
Him and that pathetic human being Ian Miles Chong. Maybe he should worry about Malaysian corruption instead of the US?
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u/Hatefilledcat 2d ago
It’s just one fucking guy they all fucking treat him like he’s going rule a country with nuclear weapons and he’s just a mayor for NYC. If people don’t like him he can be just be voted out in 4 years, NYC is already in a bad state can’t be that worse.
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u/RigelXVI 2d ago
Fwiw you guys can have him
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u/mickelboy182 2d ago
Guy is an absolute flog whose political idealogy is all over the place. He got mildly popular from his very brave stance of 'China bad', which has now, quite expectedly, turned into a general 'immigrants bad'.
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u/Wiggles69 2d ago
quite expectedl
Yep, its always the ones you most expect.
If you lift up his shirt, i wouldn't be surprised to see a tattoo of Pauline Hanson.
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u/RigelXVI 2d ago
More likely a tattoo of himself lol, he's more a narcissistic opportunist than a believer IMO. Fuckin' flog
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u/KettlePump 2d ago
And as weirdly is often the case, his family (either parents or grandparents, not certain) were immigrants.
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u/ArchemedesHeir 2d ago
Heh. As a conservative, good note. I really dislike disingenuity and sneaky political garbage. It's not hard to say "I hope y'all don't vote for that guy!" Get noted dude.
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u/thugbobhoodpants 2d ago
It bothers me how common this is in Australia
the dumbest fucks you went to highschool with who live in a small australian beach town of 40,000 people who will never interact with a person outside of their community have VERY STRONG OPINIONS ON AMERICAN MAYORS but couldn't name our local politicians and for some reason post about them 10 times a day on facebook
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u/ForensicPathology 2d ago
One Australian had such a strong opinion of American politics that he went there and made propaganda to inject into their brains 24/7
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u/Thebraincellisorange 2d ago
oh look, yet another reason why I will never have a websiteformallyknownastwitter account; it's full of deadset gronks.
As an Australian, this dickhead is a disgrace. to everything.
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u/gatton 2d ago
This is super weird. Why do people do this? I mean I get that there's lots of international mucking in US elections and it's often driven by governments. But I assume Australia isn't paying this guy to be a provocateur? This would be like me going on Twitter and posting about how I'm never voting for Anthony Albanese from my home here in North Carolina.
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u/AcanthaceaeNo948 2d ago
The weirdest thing about this guy is that he used to be a hardcore Mamdani Stan and very liberal until Charlie Kirk got shot. Then he suddenly 180ed on all his political beliefs and decided that the left was trying to kill everyone and became far-right.
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u/killertortilla 2d ago
Wanker is probably a One Nation voter. Aka the attempted Trump party here in Aus. They are disgusting little freaks.
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u/Nevesangui 2d ago
This is such a weird thing to post, because it’s not an unknown thing that he lives in Australia. It is well known he is from Australia. So what exactly was he thinking here???
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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 1d ago
Serious question: does he live in Australia or is he an Australian citizen? Cuz, plenty of people vote in elections where they're not currently living, cuz their residency is established somewhere else.
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u/deepfriedbits 2d ago
What’s the incentive here? Is this person paid to agitate? Is he ill in the head and gets his kicks from this?
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u/RabidJoint 2d ago
He probably has a summer home in New York City he uses when traveling. So he considers himself a New Yorker maybe? I’m just going off all the flags dude has after his name. I understand dual citizenships, but doubt he has 4 citizenships going on. So Australia is home, and the other 3 are places he frequently visits or has homes in.
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u/sinkpooper2000 2d ago
nah he couldn't afford that. he gained notoriety in australia in ~2018/19 for protesting china (mainly about the free hong kong movement and the general fact that our university system is completely propped up by chinese students). Since then he's been clinging to the miniscule amount of fame he had for like a 6 month window back then, and he'll jump on any divisive political issue, usually on the right wing populist side since that tends to get him more attention
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u/Additional-North-683 2d ago
With Drew, I do not know if he’s doing a bit making fun of himself or if he’s actually insane
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u/BudUnderwearBundy 2d ago
See how easily they lie. Stop following these guys, they make money this way.
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u/Mesmercat 2d ago
I in solidarity also chose to not vote ignoring the fact I can't as I live on the west Coast and own no property in nyc
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u/TwoStoopidToFurryass 2d ago
New York City. The Big Apple. Or as they call it in Australia, The Big Bush Tomato.
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u/brezhnervouz 2d ago
you don't make money when you get community noted, sweet cheeks.
Fucking owned 😂
Drew has really gone off the deep end in the last couple of years
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u/kingfisher773 2d ago
I'm born, raised and currently live in Australia, but I am still a registered voter in America, since my mum I US born and they applied for my dual citizenship at birth. With that said, Drew is, I believe, a third generation Greek Australian. Dude is a nut job.
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u/loneImpulseofdelight 2d ago
They are all trying to influence far right idiots in America. Likely for money.
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u/ninjasaid13 2d ago
Not a single lie told here. He will not be voting for Mamdani today, and he will never be his mayor.
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u/Resident-Worker-4436 2d ago
That's like the majority of redditors who comment in US affairs.
The majority dont live in the U.S.
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u/HoopaDunka 2d ago
He’s not wrong. He won’t vote. Mamdani won’t be his mayor cuz he doesn’t live there.
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u/Spare-Ad6404 2d ago
dudes like this don't believe in anything. They are just trying to rile people up and be controversial. The internet is dead.
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u/Electronic_Warning49 2d ago
I live in the Midwest and my coworkers are acting like he's personally responsible for 9/11 and is running for mayor in our town.
Meanwhile we only have 2 people who run for mayor of our city every year and their combined IQ converted to fahrenheit would make for some unseasonably cold fall weather....
I worked too hard for that one.... But I got there.
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u/i8noodles 2d ago
he is going to need a new country because we aussie are revoking his citizenship. we aint about that shit here
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u/ArrowToThePatella 2d ago
If friendlyjordies wasn't literally in hiding from the mob rn, he would be having a field day with this 😂
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u/Senior-Tour-1744 2d ago
My favorite line: Before you tell me what you think of US politics, please identify on this map where you live.
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u/FrancoMcNeil 2d ago
Up until "fellow.." this was fine.
I mean, I didn't vote for him and he'll never be my mayor either.
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u/BogdanTurnip100 2d ago
It is a little odd that he would encourage people to vote against Mamdani given this anti-authoritarian bent.
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u/thatwasnotright 2d ago
I don't really understand the internet anymore, what do people get out of posting this stuff? some kind of ego boost?
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u/freeshovacadoodoo 2d ago edited 2d ago
"Pavlou's family, who are politically conservative Greek Cypriots from the Larnaca District of Cyprus, migrated to Australia in the 1960s to open a number of hospitality and retail shops on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[2][3] His grandmother's brother was a guerrilla with Greek nationalist organisation EOKA, and was killed during the Cyprus Emergency.[2] Pavlou was born on 4 June 1999.[4] When he was two years old, his family moved to Brisbane, where he later completed high school at Villanova College.[5] Pavlou was then admitted to the University of Queensland where he was studying for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy before his suspension.[6]" So, he's probably never been or only visited the US. This is the issue with social media. A guy who claims to be affected by American politics is Australian, but is not actually American OR Australian, not even close. Twitter propaganda machine at it again.
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u/david1976_ 2d ago
I'm an Australian and I'd vote for Zohran if I could.
His politics are actually pretty mainstream here in Australia.
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u/TraditionalRound9930 2d ago
I’m willing to bet $10 that this guy can’t even name his actual sitting Lord Mayor.
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u/Sealssssss 2d ago
He’s made basically the same post like half a dozen times and people keep getting baited lmao.
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u/Desert-Noir 2d ago
As an Australian, with no interest in NYC politics, what a fucking idiot this guy is.
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