Ukraine
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You know, looking at the state of the ALP and LNP, we could probably power the country by hooking up some turbines to the remains of Whitlam and Fraser.
It’s a dark fuckin’ day when the likes of me start to miss John Howard.
I mean, he did start all this....
iteration of the same problem we've had for over a century. 6mths in a leaky boat was popular for a reason
Including upbeat music for representing truama. Sure.
The HMS Pinafore/ Gilbert and Sullivan outfits as well. Everyone loves the model of a modern major general
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Only the off shore part. Mandatory detention of asylum seekers came in under... I wanna say Keating but it might have been earlier.
I checked and you’re dead on the money. Keating’s government introduced it in 1992. Due to a wave of Indochinese boat arrivals.
They've said things that are demonstrably false before, which raises a question mark over the authenticity of anything they say without any proof in future. Willingness to blindly accept what is told to you by charlatans without a shred of evidence is not critical-thinking or rational scepticism; it's exactly the opposite.
Well, "some guy" = the head of a political risk corp that's pretty well respected. The same guy also reported an undisclosed meeting between Trump and Putin, which Trump denied, and which then turned out to be true.
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My favourite bit is the line about how she voted to start "a third nuclear war with Russia and China".
I must have missed the first two.
Also China isn't in this war in any way. as far as I know they are not even selling weapons to Russia
Well...they were involved in WW2, so...
No, actually, China wasn't established until 1949 (or rather, the People's Republic of China wasn't). And Russia was part of the USSR in WW2, and, IIRC, wasn't at war with Japan when nuclear weapons were used, and the war in Europe had nominally ended (not sure if the USSR was officially saying the war was over, though). So can't even really count them as allies during a nuclear war.
But now that I think about it, Taiwan still claims to be the legitimate government of China, and the same government as China had during 1945, right? So if by China, they mean the Republic of China, which counts as being a country that was involved (in a large way) in
As far as I can tell, the most China is doing for Russia is....nothing. They're not pressuring Russia but they also aren't backing them either. Notably they abstained during the UN vote that just happened. Same with India.
Hell, I think the only other nations that backed Russia were Belarus, Syria, Nicaragua, and North Korea.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal...
I keep joking about it but hard not to imagine China is just eyeing Siberia longingly and just waiting for Russia to do something really dumb like get themselves involved in a full scale war in Ukraine so they can yoink it with little fear of reprisal.
Also, Handy Summary from Kings and Generals.
Previous videos have gone into far more detail for smaller periods of the war. They're almost caught up with the war at this point.
Previous videos have gone into far more detail for smaller periods of the war. They're almost caught up with the war at this point.
Humm maybe if Russia disintegrate they'll swoop in and pick part of it up, but I doubt China would outright invade. China doesn't really seem to want new territory, it just want to be able to dictate its will on the smaller state surrounding it.
I think China is just happy with anything that'll weaken the west so it can do w/e it want without being bothered (ethnic cleansing, retaking Taiwan), so its hoping for Russia winning and possibly NATO disbanding or at least nation moving away from a globalist viewpoint toward a more nationalistic one. But at the same time, I don't think they really care about Russia ultimatly and wouldn't really be bothered if Purin lost and was overthrown. They somehwat care about NK, but that's because if the regime was to collapse it would leave a massive mess at their door and NK refugee would swarm them.
But they of course have to be careful, because if Western society sustains severe damage or turns towards an extreme stance of nationalism that closes off international markets, China will take an enormous hit to their pocketbook.
The Chinese are buying a bunch of resources of Russia for real cheapAs far as I can tell, the most China is doing for Russia is....nothing. They're not pressuring Russia but they also aren't backing them either. Notably they abstained during the UN vote that just happened. Same with India.
Hell, I think the only other nations that backed Russia were Belarus, Syria, Nicaragua, and North Korea.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal...news.un.org
I keep joking about it but hard not to imagine China is just eyeing Siberia longingly and just waiting for Russia to do something really dumb like get themselves involved in a full scale war in Ukraine so they can yoink it with little fear of reprisal.