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Flat White

Even a meme can expose a lack of values

Why Young Liberal social media campaign failed

16 May 2025

1:32 PM

16 May 2025

1:32 PM

In an age of censorship and conformity, social media memes have proven cut through on issues thought outside the bounds of ‘acceptable’ debate. They serve as a Trojan horse for injecting hard truths and outside-the-box ideas into public discourse under the guise of humour.

In this context, the tragedy of the Liberal Party’s election campaign was its values vacuum.

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