Thanks for that, I needed some light relief!
Socialism? 
There are no Socialists in US politics, Bernie Sander’s excepted, Harris would feel at home in most Conservative governments we’ve had in the last 40 years.
3 Likes
Hes the gift that keeps on giving. Trump today said that the current North American Trade Agreement is “stupid” and who ever signed it is an “idiot”.
Well heres Donald signing it in 2018
1 Like
It’s spelt “sOCiaLiSM 
”
waves hands and makes spooky ghost noise
2 Likes
People often forget just how far to the right US politics is versus most European politics.
2 Likes
Well, look what we have here:
This new budget is chopping about $2Tn. One of the biggest spending cuts in American history.
This is going to screw people over big time. And not just those on Medicaid. From a bit of reading, loads of rural hospitals rely on funding from Medicaid even though they are privately run too. So those paying may end up with worse service too.
But this is what they voted for. No one should be surprised to see this.
2 Likes
The US is going to be utterly unrecognisable in 4 years - it’s going to look a lot like Somalia, with nukes.
US politics is utter divorced from European politics - the Republicans roughly sit in the same space as the BNP, while the Democrats are probably akin to Reform.
Harris could easily sit in a Badenoch/Patel/Truss/Jenrick shadow cabinet.
There’s a whole raft of orders (too many to list) that have been temporarily blocked with at least one judge rather unhappy that the interim order to release frozen funding about 12 days hasn’t been actioned.
The thing is that their current, “force a surrender and pillage 50% of the wealth” policy for Ukraine is basically handing all of the unaligned developing nations to China (and probably some that were previously friendly to the US).
If you were a rare mineral rich but economically poor country who would you want to work with?
The US who might decide down the line that they want all their money back as cash (rather than as Trade) and who will abandon you in a heart beat, or China who will turn up, build infrastructure and who are still standing by North Korea all these years later.
Doesn’t seem much of a choice to me.
3 Likes
I think people are getting wise to the infrastructure trap, but it’s a very fair point otherwise.
1 Like
Interesting article in The Guardian today, for discussion. Noteworthy that even their commentators are now calling for British rearmament.
1 Like
Interestingly, I’ve just seen advertised to me some contract manufacturing roles in Australia. They specifically mention manufacturing for the like of BAE F-35 components etc. They’re willing to sponsor visas and expect people out there within weeks, not months.
I wonder if there is a sudden panic going on WRT American designed and licensed defence stuff, so they’re trying to quickly ramp up production outside the US.
1 Like
I would think that’s quite likely the case. We can no longer view the American government as a steadfast ally, and have to respond to that new reality.
Does make me wonder whether France is about to get a new order for submarines from Australia though… (AUKUS)
1 Like
FTFY 
1 Like
FRAUUK?
FAUUK would be funnier
4 Likes
Or we could just flog them Astutes
Would that not turn AUKUS into AUKUS?
that would alienate the aussies no?
George Monbiot is a fool though so you can safely ignore him
1 Like
Last time we ignored a fool he became POTUS.
1 Like