Dr. Bradley Thayer

are going to not only understand the electoral process in every respect, but be able to actually win elections through very specific targeting of voters.

So the legitimation crisis is profound and it's affecting, of course, all Western democracies, but groups like ADVANCE and perhaps others are offering solutions about how a populist right can employ very specific mechanisms

to win elections.

And that's a welcome change from center-right Republican parties, which seem to welcome and embrace losing elections, but giving excellent concession speeches when they lose.

So advantage is focusing on actively the nuts and bolts of winning.

And therefore, in an extraordinary group,

And there's much to learn from it, Steve, in the States as well as around Western democracies.

Lockdowns in Australia were so draconian, they were only exceeded by China's, right?

It shows you how bad the lockdowns were.

At this conference, we have many veterans of that lockdown experience who suffer, who are persecuted because of everything.

The lesson from the lockdown for patriotic Australians was the government is only a half a step away from being hard authoritarian.

And additionally, individuals here see that as a dry run, essentially as a dress rehearsal for steps that the Australian government may take in the future.

So a hard authoritarianism that would rival China in many respects is possible really in any Western democracy.

Australia might be the most acute or see that most intensively as a result of their experience.

Sadly, there's nothing to guarantee

that a future crisis would not be met with the same reaction.

No matter what the Australian people think, the Labor government, in conjunction with its allies, might again resort to a very hard authoritarian approach.

That authoritarian approach is welcomed by the Chinese Communist Party, welcomed and supported by the Chinese Communist

And it's doing its utmost to ensure that groups like Advance or Patriotic Australians are not able to have a role in Australia's political life.

Yes, Steve.