Magpie_Magic
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Why not. Business is business.
Are free market economics only okay if in American geopolitical interests?
Or ours?
Seems western countries are losing sovereignty sadly.
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Are free market economics only okay if in American geopolitical interests?
Or ours?
Seems western countries are losing sovereignty sadly.
He asked for my opinion. I'm all for freetrade, I'm suspicious of the strings attached to China's deals.
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I stated my opinion. You have tried to shit on it ever since without any substance, personally attacking. Play the ball not the man
Mate you need to do the same.
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I’m interested to hear the Dan supporters opinion on his Belt and Road initiative with China.
The call never came: Victoria’s China deal was done through Premier Daniel Andrews’ office
Had Daniel Andrews consulted more widely as he pursued a Belt and Road agreement with the Chinese government, he might have been told the politics on China was rapidly changing.www.smh.com.au
Not trying to start an argument. Just interested in how they view it.
Championed by the federal government of the time as well as the state opposition, with Birmingham and Morrison statements coming to mind, so basically a bipartisan project
Ambivalent on it, as it has pros and cons.
Tim Sheens
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Quite unbelievable that reasonable people would have thought that the results of the Victorian election would be any more than even slightly different than they were.
Simply opening one's eyes and ears to anything outside of the right wing echo chambers would have made it obvious.
Dutton is close to that extreme edge, so is on borrowed time. Tic tok.
Simply opening one's eyes and ears to anything outside of the right wing echo chambers would have made it obvious.
Dutton is close to that extreme edge, so is on borrowed time. Tic tok.
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It is worth viewing the "Sky News" election panel to see the glares from Peta Credlin and I believe Jane Hume when Ms Neville calls the Victorial election to Labor (early).
www.skynews.com.au
‘An extraordinary win’ for Daniel Andrews in state election
Outgoing Victorian Labor MP Lisa Neville says this is "a Labor victory” and “an extraordinary win” for Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews in the state election. “I think he’s an extraordinary leader, I’ve had the privilege of knowing him for a very long time and he’s pulled off something that...
www.skynews.com.au
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I don't believe people that state the following points are reasonable:-
1. That Florida handled the pandemic well.
2. That Trump won the last US election.
3. That there is no war in Ukraine.
These are all extremist and quite clearly delusional opinions that have no place within our society.
So Earl,if someone did think that DeSantis handled the pandemic well,especially that he had an overwhelming win in the last election,its your opinion that should be noted and others are extremists...
If some one suspects that there may have been fraud in Trumps election and voices that as a free person they are also by your opinion extremists...
If some one shares that Putin is cleaning out a corrupt country and freeing its country from Azov Nazis that are killing their own people then in your opinion they are extremists...
Once again Earl I respect your input,but once you post that someone elses opinion is delusional and extremist and there is no place in OUR society for them is a petty statement...
The society that I live in gladly listens to everyones opinion while voicing their own in a constuctive conversation where solutions could be found without belittling,judging or criticising the people having that conversation...
Im glad that Im in my society and can only feel sorry for the one you live in...God Bless ...
earl
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Yep. I'll add we are talking about people's lives that were lost.
I'd state to anyone who actually believed this to explain why the massive difference in lost lives wasn't an issue to them. I don't expect a response because you can't justify this with any sort of explanation.
Yes.
I'll give a tiny little bit of leeway here. There will probably be some statistically insignificant amount of fraud or mistakes but it will be on both sides.
This is delusional and extremist.
No it's not. It's not petty at all. These types of viewpoints are delusional and extremist. No rational and sane person believes this nonsense.
We live in the same society.
The extremists do not engage in constructive rational discussion. A rational conversation requires facts and then discussions that are reasonable.
The debate on here about abortion summed up the issue to me. There is a middle ground where rational people can discuss issues however the extremists continue to make this issue about something that it isn't about.
Interestingly the point you make about constructive conversation is exactly the problem with extremist right wing conspiracy theorists of which you are a part. You mightn't be as rude as most of them but you still fail to debate in good faith because you continue to create a false reality.
I am so happy though that the right wing extremist conspiracy theorists are a non entity in society though. You are becoming more and more marginalized because people want rational constructive factual discussions rather than dealing with the crazy delusional extremists.
No free speech for you then?
Nearly 80000 in New York and 1000000 in California. Both cities ruined their economy, the mental health of citizens, especially children. Record reportings of DVs, drinking and drug problems, livlihoods ruined. The people of Florida returned De Santos by 20%. Must have done something right.
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Sadly free speech balanced media is finished I'm afraid especially in this country.It is worth viewing the "Sky News" election panel to see the glares from Peta Credlin and I believe Jane Hume when Ms Neville calls the Victorial election to Labor (early).
‘An extraordinary win’ for Daniel Andrews in state election
Outgoing Victorian Labor MP Lisa Neville says this is "a Labor victory” and “an extraordinary win” for Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews in the state election. “I think he’s an extraordinary leader, I’ve had the privilege of knowing him for a very long time and he’s pulled off something that...
Right side politics in Australia is suffering because of a lack of decent media. And apart from the Guardian which at least provides details with a heavy slant other left wing media is pathetic, including the ABC which was my favorite which now focusses on marginal issues.
With the cold war coming up it's going to get worse I'm afraid.
Thanks for the reply Earl...I will just point out that Im more centre right than anything else...My belief is and always has been that when I vote I cast my vote to the party that will do the best for the country and its people through the policies and promises made within their campaigns...
If I evaluate a particular situation say in Ukraine,I look at what the main cause of that problem is and try to have a conversation on what the best outcome would be..facts are Ukraine is a corrupt country which the Clintons,Obammas,Bidens,Pelosis and Kerrys have made lots of money from,why would they take such an interest in a country like Ukraine if it didnt have benefits to them...?FTX could be the answer to that question..all easily found within the internet...
cheers Earl once again thanks for the reply...
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Obviously, @Earl thinks he is the arbiter of fact and truth.
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You are just shooting your own argument to pieces because i was highlighting how having lockdowns during covid worked well at keeping the death toll low in Australia,your response is to compare 2 other American states to Florida. The USA had a terrible death rate because the useless leader of the country (Trump) would not endorse lockdowns and even went as far as to minimise the dangers of covid.Trump failed his country badly and lost the next election because of his many failings,covid was just one
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The federal government stepped in to cancel the deal.
What is the Belt and Road Initiative and what were the four deals the government tore up?
The federal government has torn up an arrangement Victoria made with China under that country's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. What was the arrangement and how can the Commonwealth quash a state deal?
www.abc.net.au
Do you have evidence to support the claim that this deal had bipartisan support?
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The federal government stepped in to cancel the deal.
What is the Belt and Road Initiative and what were the four deals the government tore up?
The federal government has torn up an arrangement Victoria made with China under that country's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. What was the arrangement and how can the Commonwealth quash a state deal?
Do you have evidence to support the claim that this deal had bipartisan support?
Interesting. This is not one of the right wing extremist clearly illogical type of points that are often made on here.
There isn't enough information in that article for me to judge the situation as well as what I'd like but I don't like the idea of China buying into various schemes and if it goes bad they end up owning whatever they invested in. They could end up owning critical infrastructure.
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They do already. In the energy sector,
as well as ports and livestock farms,
plenty of them. The libs sold most of it
for a lump sum and than go on & treat
them like they're a boogey man.
Albo doing a good job at mending
a lot of fractured relationships.
Credit where it's due. Calling for
privatization gets you called a
Socialist/communist haha. It's
another weaponized term used by
the hard-right to describe people
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