Droppie [infosec] 🐨    ​

https://www.smh.com.au/national/my-chat-with-dennis-richardson-was-very-relaxed-suddenly-his-laid-back-tone-vanished-20260331-p5zkbw.html?ref=rss

So is there a case for a bit more straight-talking from Australia when Trump disparages his allies and embarks on poorly considered military frolics? “No,” he says firmly. “The Australian government is not paid by the taxpayer to let fly and give them five seconds of warm inner glow by saying things that wreck the relationship with the US … The idea they should be calling Trump out is just rubbish.”

While Trump’s America may be increasingly erratic and self-interested, Richardson says China’s rise means we need to hug Washington as close as possible and keep it engaged in our region. The key, he says, is to “not allow emotion to get in the way of it”.

oh bullshit! crap & donkey-doos, mr richardson!

what you call "emotion" i call "morality".

i deplore all who regard morality as a tradeable commodity. fuck orf.

#auspol #WhyTheFuckIsLabor #USPol #TuckFrump #FuckRWNJs #magamorons #FuckChristoFascists #FuckAllReligion #OrangeOaf #HeyFascistCatch

My chat with Dennis Richardson was very relaxed. Suddenly, his laid-back tone vanished

Fresh from pulling the pin on his role in the royal commission, the former spy chief has forthright opinions about antisemitism, Trump and an uncertain world.

The Sydney Morning Herald
3:49amWeb
Show threadJohn Smith6h ago
@MsDropbear42 yep, the ' China's rise means we should hug Washington' bit confirmed it for me. Total BS. I'd prefer we 'hug China' than cosy up to the nut jobs in the US. Even better, we could work on building better and better relationships with our neighbours.
Show threadDroppie [infosec] 🐨    ​6h ago
@smitjo in my case, fwiw, i loathe the CCP for their myriad human rights abuses, but i hold no fear of them invading us -- that's just simple racism. otoh, as you already know, i hate loathe & detest orangeoaf, his acolytes, & ergo much of what merka stands for. ugh. DR's disinterest in morality being worthy of a say in the matter just appals me.
Show threadJohn Smith6h ago
@MsDropbear42 much the same for me really. I've got a dislike of both but if I had to rank them I dislike the Trumpenstein regime the most.
Show threadDroppie [infosec] 🐨    ​6h ago
@smitjo 💯✅👍
Show threadBot4Sale3h ago

@MsDropbear42 Richo living in the last century.

We don't have to embrace the CCP but we can let go of old friends who have changed for the worse, while seeking out new friends (the EU) and re-kindling old friendships in the Pacific.

#auspol