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John West's avatar

Thank you Joel for this analysis.

The gleeful Marles wandering around providing our land to the US Secretary of WAR (emphasis added) demonstrates total sycophancy. Marles' comments about weapons being beautiful is sociopathic. A very dangerous man.

Never mind also that more money for the military means that the ALP underfunds schools, healthcare and public transit. The ADF and ASIO will continue to exercise even more influence over our domestic political process. Once the budgets are increased exponentially, who knows how they may react if the funding is cut years down the line? Should Indonesia and broader SE Asia and Pacific be concerned that Australia does not use these weapons to threaten them?

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Davina's avatar

How very true, when media reports that pensioners are getting a ^boost^ which turns out to be $2.30 a week but the rent goes up by $18.00 per week - the only boost is to set Australia as the first target of the next war. China could crush Oz like a bug and the sky could fall before the US came to our aid. We've always blown that, so follow the money and how puffed up he chests of small men are who will it have to go out and fight, but hide in a well-stocked bunker, safe and sound counting their traitor's money.

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Deb's avatar

Horrific. So against what the people want. Yet again the political class demonstrate absolute disregard for transparency and consultation with the electorate. Marles is a dangerous man.

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Rob Cook's avatar

Don't forget the huge role Palantir plays in this.

The next election we vote for the Greens and Independants only? Seems like Pro Israel/Genocide Labor aren't leaving much choice.

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lowly snail's avatar

Need a massive push to get the decent tiny parties to join up, push the Greens to progressive economics, and give us something worth voting for.

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Didi's avatar

Darwin was bombed in WW2 by the Japanese and the town remained intact. The next war will see far worse devastation. The yanks are using Australia as the next Ukraine. Rather than using their country they rather see others as convenient targets for mass destruction. Albanese has sold us out to the yanks for free using our taxpayers money to fund free ports and land.

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lowly snail's avatar

US has several sacrificial offerings - Taiwan, Phillipines, Oz, Japan. It deludes itself if it doesn't grasp China+RU reach major US bases & cities at home.

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Godfrey Moase's avatar

This is indeed a sobering read.

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Dean Kiley's avatar

Horrific & unapologetic & disastrous populist-attempting militarisation. Inexcusable. Thanks for the incisive analysis.

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Niemoller's Ghost's avatar

Good writing, Joel.

'Cook Off AUKUS'

(to: 'Waltzing Matilda')

Cook Off AUKUS x2

We want peace, not imperialism.

We'll keep our billions,

you'll keep your dud nuke subs,

Cook off AUKUS, for now, and for good.

Down from the pentagon, riding on his e-go,

Down came the POTUS, all hail him!

He'll have our billions of dollars that we really need,

and we'll attack China for no good reason.

*CHORUS:

*No bloody way mate x2

*There's no way that's in our best in-te-rests!

*What sorta traitors are in our Par-li-a-ment House?

*Vote them out now, we can do better, grouse!

Up rolled the oligarch, mounted on his media empire,

'You need to obey the U-S-A',

You're either with us, or you're against us,

China must be our e-ne-my!'

*CHORUS

Up stood the activist, for Australian interests,

'We'll never support foreign imperialism',

and his song may be heard, as you pass by protestors:

'Cook off AUKUS, for now, and for good!'

*CHORUS

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Elizabeth Chandler's avatar

A nauseating photo of two war mongers who would run miles from any war front themselves , but happily send young men and women as cannon fodder to die in support of Colonialism and weapons manufacturers .

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sunny's avatar

Outstanding piece, Joel of Bogan. An essential intelligence beyond & within Australia. I found your coverage, by adept interview, of the local level establishment & empowerment of independent Zionist/Law Enforcement Committees empowered to prevent anti-Redefined by Intnl Holocaust Definition-semitism extremely 👀. The advance of Rare Earth Mining (& presumably Refining) is an Ecological death knell. The trajectory highlighted in your current article is hysterically threatening to all Ausies and points to the Ukrainian model.

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Anne Lanham's avatar

Terrifiyingly accurate Joel.

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John Giles's avatar

Another great succinct piece, Joel. 👍🙏

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D’en's avatar

💯💯💯Joel

Thank you

Brilliant analysis as always and very very scary as we head towards the cliff

And soon to appear on our streets will be the Aussie version of ICE to ‘assist’ in disappearing people who have not yet been programmed

Time for révolution in the streets.

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BlueBagger35's avatar

Marles! Might as well be the Leader of the Liberal party he is so right wing. And he calls himself a Labor politician. What a joke!

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