Mike is joined by psychiatrist and social commentator Tanveer Ahmed to discuss the term “weird” and its impact on conservatives.

From Tony Abbott eating an onion to Clive Palmer’s Titanic project, “weird” has become a label often associated with conservative figures.

In the U.S., this term has been effectively used against Republicans, exemplified by Kamala Harris’s choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

This narrative resonates with everyday Americans, contrasting with the more extreme depictions of Trump and his supporters as authoritarian.

Similarly, in Australia, conservatives in elite circles feel marginalized as society becomes less religious, more accepting of varied sexualities, and embraces a multiracial, internationalist outlook.

Many in the Liberal Party, while supported by a ‘silent majority’ of workers, rural communities, and traditionalists, feel the sting of being labeled “weird,” as it taps into deep-seated resentments among elite conservatives.

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