Albo to the rescue

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

3 hours ago, facthunter said:

Worshipping him will be COMPULSORY soon

Well, you guys worship the major parties, the ALP and the Coalition, who in the 60s introduced compulsory military service. Two year jail sentence for failing to comply.

[octave]

4 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

Well, you guys worship the major parties, the ALP and the Coalition, who in the 60s introduced compulsory military service. Two year jail sentence for failing to comply.

 

Conscription was reintroduced by Menzies in 1964 and retained by Holt, Ewen, Gorton, McMahan (all Libs) and abolished by Whitlam shortly after taking office in 1972. In terms of conscription, one side of politics maintained it and one side abolished it as soon as they took power.

[nomadpete]

And I can't see ANY sign of us worshipping any political party.

 

Further, most of us don't worship any gods, either

[Marty_d]

The difference is that the PM is simply the person who his/her party elects to lead them.

Albo is currently doing a good job but if he were to fall off the perch or do something stupid, someone else in his party would do just as well.

(I think Jim Chalmers the current treasurer has real potential.)

It's not a popularity contest over here. We elect the party, they choose the leader.

[facthunter]

 We will agree with you when we can, GON.. Look up things like corruption Level and desired places to Live.   Yes as Marty says the  Leader is chosen by the elected members Here . Trumper reckons DOG put him there. Bush said Dog speaks through him, A born again reformed rug addict,  Crazy CULTS thrive in the USA Greed is the religion and Guns are an addiction and a big problem.  Servicemen Are Suckers and Losers in Trumps opinion AND IF you haven't noticed, Trump behaves as if HE rules the entire WORLD and that NO ONE should be allowed to stop him.  Nev

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

Trump behaves as if HE rules the entire WORLD and that NO ONE should be allowed to stop him.  Nev

He's more interested in saving the United States from international socialism. 

[red750]

All he's interested in is getting the rest of the world to kiss his butt.

[facthunter]

You should be on the STAGE GON,  The Scandanavian Countries are where the PEOPLE are the Most Content and not that warlike these days. Trump wants to make himself (and his cronies) RICHER and stuff you other suckers.. Nev

[octave]

54 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

He's more interested in saving the United States from international socialism. 

International socialism, like our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme?    

 

"US President Donald Trump this week threatened to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals, a move which sent a chill through Australian manufacturers.

American drug companies have long railed against what they call our ‘socialised medicine’, arguing our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme discriminates against them and unfairly forces down prices. "

 

Life

Australia Institute

The PBS is, literally, a life saver for Australian families.

The Australia Institute has compared the staggering difference between the prices Australians and Americans pay for some of the most common medicines in the world.

For example, Atorvastatin - a cholesterol pill which is among the top ten most prescribed drugs in Australia - is 125 times more expensive in the US. Australians pay $21.07 for a prescription of Atorvastatin. Americans are slugged $2,628.39 for the same medication.

A commonly used tablet for high blood pressure, Lisinopril, is almost 25 times more expensive in the US than in Australia.

More than 10 million Salbutamol asthma puffers are prescribed or sold over the counter in Australia each year. For every $30 Australians spend on these puffers, Americans are charged $50.

"Americans who can't afford health insurance are going without life saving medicines and, in extreme cases, dying as a result," said Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute.

"It is a shameful situation which cannot be repeated here

 

 

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

Trump is only interested in Trump, and making himself richer at every turn. He's corrupted the position of the U.S. Presidency into an extension of Trump Inc. businesses. Never read a Bible in his life, but sells them to Christian Fundamentalists at $75 a pop - when every Christian organisation in the world will give you a Bible for free.

 

My Father was a member of The Gideons, they distribute Bibles to anyone and everyone in the world, for free. Trump would know nothing about giving things away for free, he wants to be paid handsomely for every single thing he does - and the suckers and losers who love him and think he's God, continue to fork over millions to him, so he can continue to shaft them ruthlessly, while they think it's Love.

 

He's a grub, and a lying, BS-ing misogynistic one at that. If he hates Socialism so much, why does he reckon Putin is such a great bloke? It's because he loves the way Putin has suppressed every bit of opposition to him, so he can rule like an Emperor. Donny can only dream of doing that, but he threatens every lawmaker that proposes to stop his plans.

[Siso]

I dunno if albo and his mob are doing a great job, power bill rising so much they are sending out tax money to help pay them. people having to decide weather to heat there home or eat. House affordably going through the roof. HECS debt payments canned, nothing like dividing communitys, good for my daughter, not so much for my son. As far as trump goes, although I personally think pretty well what everyone else here thinks of him, he is pretty well keeping all the promises that he can control (not so good on the Russia Ukraine thing) he made during the election campaign. That is a bit of fresh air.

[old man emu]

25 minutes ago, Siso said:

he is pretty well keeping all the promises that he can control

Unfortunately, those promises have caused great distress within the USA and throughout the rest of the world. His method of international diplomacy can best be described as gunboat diplomacy. He thrteatens military or economic intervention if other countries don't obey him. 

[facthunter]

Trump is bog ignorant, (never reads books) Doesn't deal in FACTS. Cant understand Security and Defence Briefings. Loves money and Power and is very Narcistic and has difficulty putting e few words together who will create a Depression and WRECK the Worlds Economy  (AND CLIMATE) if allowed to. Amusing to watch IF IT WASN"T REAL.  Nev

[old man emu]

The Opposition is crying out for Albo to go to the USA to meet with Trump. I say that Albo should not go.

 

Trump believes that he is the most important person in the World. He assumes the title of Leader of the Free World and that the title demands every country pays homage to him. That payment of homage to Trump, not to the USA, reeks of the appeasement tried on with Hitler, and we know how effective that was. Hitler sought to make the Germans the Master Race through military means. Trump is trying it on by economic means. 

 

Trump has been proven to be the most vile of persons. I doubt if even Putin could be said to be in the same class of vileness. So why should we demand that Albo go kowtowing to Trump? There is a high chance that Trump would deliver the same humiliating performance that he has done so with allies and friends alike. Nothing positive can come from such a meeting. Have you ever noticed that in joint press conferences, the guest is ignored by the Press so that Trump can waffle on? The guest is never a party to the press's questions.

 

Australia doesn't need its political leader to be treated in such a way. Like the Scottish people, Australia should stand up to Trump and let him know full well that he, himself, is unacceptable to our people. That is not to say that we should sever our relationships with the USA, but it is probably worth looking into how much we put into that relationship. And don't forget that billions of Australian superannuation savings are invested in the USA. If Trump destroys the US economy and causes a depression, it's good-bye to thousands of Austalians' comfortable retirement.

 

 

[Marty_d]

Talking of Scotland protesting Trump, if you Google images of "Scotland protest Trump" they have some brilliant signs.

My favourite:

[facthunter]

An ILL wind that nobody blows any good. I can say that because....... Nev