When one thinks of The Bachelor, rarely does it conjure up images of a political election. Regardless, Aussie The Bachelor host Osher Gunsberg has taken to social media to share a message about the upcoming election in a bizarre way.
While the message itself isn’t actually that unusual – the fact that Gunsberg decided to film himself in the bath while sharing it is certainly a little out of the left field.
In the video, The Bachelor host filmed himself propper up in a big bath overflowing with bubbles and some insights about citizen’s assemblies. Citizen assemblies in politics are when a group of people come together to discuss a political issue.
“They take everyday people like us – like you – chosen by a lottery – they’re given a problem and asked to solve it, as a group. They’re given plenty of time, information, access to experts and they’re paid,” Gunsberg explains.
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He continues “And, because it’s a lottery, you get people from all walks of life. And, you know what, because they don’t need to get headlines, get elected or raise money, well, their only incentive is to make a decision.”
“Plenty of countries already do this. Citizens assemblies helped change Ireland’s laws on abortions and marriage equality. President Macron did one on the climate change solutions, so did the Danish PM. And, it can happen here too. But, we need your help.”
“Politicians think you don’t care, show them you do. Change politics and join the movement,” he says.
“Here, I’ll hold my breath while you do it,” Gunsberg concludes before dunking his head underwater in the bath.
Gunsberg participated in the video to promote changepolitics.org.au. Change Politics is an initiative to encourage everyday Australians to have more influence over Australian politics.
On the Change Politics website, it explains that the first step is to “continue running more Citizens’ Assemblies on complex topics politics traditionally struggles to tackle, like climate change, housing, Indigenous recognition, and tax reform. This will help raise awareness of a better way to make decisions in our country.”
It goes on to say that once awareness is raised, the plan is to “work towards Parliaments and Councils putting in permanent review bodies made up of everyday people”.
Earlier this week it was announced that Australia will hold its general election on May 21. The news marks the start of a six week campaigning period for Australian political parties.
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