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Kitty Smith's avatar

Tbh I preferred Carmen Sandiego

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During Australia's Black Summer bushfires, when literally the entire eastern seaboard was on fire, ex-PM Scott Morrison went on a family trip to Hawaii. It did NOT go down well. There was general outrage that the nation's putative leader had sauntered off for a beach break during one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded.

He was eventually persuaded to cut the holiday short, but it was too late. During photo ops, survivors and firefighters literally refused to shake his hand. Photoshopped images of him in Hawaiian shirt and flower crown became a meme for the rest of his tenure, symbolic of how out of touch he was with "ordinary Australians".

Tell the Montana Democrats to research the fiasco of Scott Morrison's Hawaii trip, how the memes lingered, and how it helped wipe out the Liberal Party at the next election. Then do what they can to recreate it.

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