Penny Wong will watch the U.S. crush the ICC while uttering the quietest "don't" as they do. She is a coward and this is heartbreakingly unsurprising.
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There has never been a country in history who has been the world's lone superpower and top of the world order, that has worked so hard to destroy and reset the world order.
Generally when on top you try and keep it that way, but this current American administration just wants to burn it all to the ground.
Tell Trump he's not a member. More like a target.
Mr Rubio said the administration had been pressing more countries to "join our campaign by ending their funding and participation in this politicised and unaccountable court" — something that Australia would not do.
At least not until Israel tells us to.
I hope they keep this energy up when someone else is in power.
If the US is gonna be the world police they should be extra subject to the rule of law, just like the local police.*
*Offer void in US
I don't get the hate for Wong?
I understand that labor is not left enough for fediverse users.
She's a diplomat though, she represents Australia to the world. It's not her job to say mean things to the people you don't like.
USA is trying to get rid of the ICC due to the fact Trumps worried they'll go after him for all his war crimes and the fact that all his friends already have warrants for arrest. Ie Putin and Bibi
Penny could alleviate her RSI by making a macro to paste the words 'gravely concerned' into her letters.
save the outrage Australia, you're only a Vegemite higher than the US.
Not even, we can’t be a Vegemite higher if we’re lapdogging
It’s a national embarrassment.
We can't really do much else unless we want to start spending 25billion+ per year on a completely independent defense apparatus.
Unlike Canada who has NATO to fall back on, we have no one. We're not and won't ever be part of NATO (due to France).
Though right now is probably the best time to restart 'SEATO' - Japan wants slight separation from US and South Korea is now moving full speed toward it. There has never been a better time for us to start an alliance with a view of becoming less dependent on USA.
SEATO as you put it would be fine with me.
I don’t think we are as alone as you say and I’m not sure if the French would be as hostile as you think. They still have interests in forming a strategic partnership in the Pacific and I think they understand what went down with AUKUS.
Whatever, but I’d rather we stood for something and opposed this and accepted the fallout that comes with it.
We're not and won't ever be part of NATO (due to France).
Is France stopping Australia from moving to the North Atlantic?
What part of the North Atlantic is Turkey in?
What part of the North Atlantic is Turkey in?
Turkiye is north of the tropic of cancer which is required in order to join NATO.
And the only place Australia will fit is in the North Atlantic ocean so you better get to building some giant outboard motors and sail on up if you want to get in.
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