The election thread - Two middle-late aged white men trying to be blokey and convincing..., same old shit, FFS.
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It was a bye bye election.
Calvin27
Eats Squid
Libs still blaming Malcom hahaha.
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
A couple of questions regarding this debacle.
If well-heeled inner-city Liberal voters are telling the Government to pull their necks in regarding Climate Change and donations from the coal lobby, are we going to see rural Nationals voters do the same? Surely they're the one electorate who are most at risk or do droughts have nothing to do with climate?
Secondly, my word what the fuck was Scott Morrison thinking with that embassy move bullshit? I mean, seriously!? The dopey prick is in charge of a country with the world's largest islamic nation not only right next door but in a position to control of a great deal of our international maritime access.
Not to mention that there are fairly sizeable islamic communities here and pandering to the extreme right is pretty bloody shaky in a place with compulsory voting.
It's utterly mind-boggling!
If well-heeled inner-city Liberal voters are telling the Government to pull their necks in regarding Climate Change and donations from the coal lobby, are we going to see rural Nationals voters do the same? Surely they're the one electorate who are most at risk or do droughts have nothing to do with climate?
Secondly, my word what the fuck was Scott Morrison thinking with that embassy move bullshit? I mean, seriously!? The dopey prick is in charge of a country with the world's largest islamic nation not only right next door but in a position to control of a great deal of our international maritime access.
Not to mention that there are fairly sizeable islamic communities here and pandering to the extreme right is pretty bloody shaky in a place with compulsory voting.
It's utterly mind-boggling!
Calvin27
Eats Squid
You'd be surprised.
Kind of the opposite of hipsters telling people to stop eating meat for the environment but proceeding to do europe trips twice yearly.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Only twice?
@PINT of Stella. mate!
The Embassy thing was and dripped with pure desperation. Even with the pro-Zionists in Wentworth, it was obvious that this was a hollow bone being tossed to them with a string attach to yank it back as soon as the election passed. And that’s even more insulting than not mentioning Jerusalem at all.
Just a hair to split, as it makes me feel like a big man, Indonesia doesn’t control our international maritime access at all. One might even argue, if you want to use strict naval terminology, that the Indos are so weak on the water that they don’t even control access to their own achepelagic (sp?) waters.
We can access the Indian and Pacific oceans without going anywhere near Indo waters. We can also access the South China Sea without transiting Indo waters, it just means greater time and cost to go the long way. If push came to shove we could also force our way into RI waters as our navy and air is far superior to theirs.
Their leverage over us is more market and diplomatic. However, even then, we certainly don’t want them barring us from their straits, regardless of how much stronger they are.
The Embassy thing was and dripped with pure desperation. Even with the pro-Zionists in Wentworth, it was obvious that this was a hollow bone being tossed to them with a string attach to yank it back as soon as the election passed. And that’s even more insulting than not mentioning Jerusalem at all.
Just a hair to split, as it makes me feel like a big man, Indonesia doesn’t control our international maritime access at all. One might even argue, if you want to use strict naval terminology, that the Indos are so weak on the water that they don’t even control access to their own achepelagic (sp?) waters.
We can access the Indian and Pacific oceans without going anywhere near Indo waters. We can also access the South China Sea without transiting Indo waters, it just means greater time and cost to go the long way. If push came to shove we could also force our way into RI waters as our navy and air is far superior to theirs.
Their leverage over us is more market and diplomatic. However, even then, we certainly don’t want them barring us from their straits, regardless of how much stronger they are.
I would have liked to see Turnbull throw his hat in the ring for pre-selection for the seat of Warringha.
If this by-election hadn't happened, or if Dr Phelps hadn't won it (doesn't win?), I reckon she would have run as an independent against Tony Abbot just out of a sense of civic duty.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Only to 1m depth.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Stay off my wave Jerry.
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
That’s just it. They’ve got the power to make it a massive pain in the arse to access SE Asia and the manufacturing and trading hubs of places like Thailand Vietnam and Singapore. Don’t even get me started on how vulnerable our LNG export market would be given the location of the bulk of our fields and terminals are.
As far as forcing our way through goes, whilst we do have a technologically superior navy, it can’t be everywhere at once. The Horn of Africa experience has shown us how disruptive gangs of locals with speedboats, AK47s and mobile phones can be.
I think the libs who are lining Turnbull up with the bus have forfotten he donated $16B last election which was pretty much all their campsign funds.
stirk
Burner
You sure about that figure?!
I though it was only a couple of million.
Our politicians are getting worse, the crap about moving our embassy in Israel had better be a bloody stupid lie. The next election ads, smears and slogans are going to be awesome!
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Yeah - $16,000,000,000?
I think not!
I think not!
How many million times have I told you not to exaggerate?
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
No matter how much the figure was, it was a big one. Fortunately Abbott and Dutton, along with their comrades, have shown us that their morals are not for sale. We should take solace.
stirk
Burner
When you've sold your soul do you have any morals?
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
These gentlemen obviously do. #values