Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Jim KABLE's avatar

Thanks, George - excellent analysis of what we witnessed this evening and for placing together all the strands which led to this outcome - including the rejection of the Trumpian style of politics as being adopted by Peter Dutton and the dreadful Price woman in the NT. And importantly that you linked the Canadian Carney and the Australian Albanese wins. I am in touch already with a cousin in Canada about the win - I shall forward your essay to her and others in Canada who will find your essay a positive review of this week!

Expand full comment
Lenny Cavallaro's avatar

Australians did what the Americans did NOT. They voted for the lesser of two evils, even if Albanese was originally pro-Zionist. [He has since been more reserved and may even cut off support -- presumably.]

The "highly principled" geniuses in the US determined that since Biden was a staunch Zionist and Harris would not repudiate his support of genocide, they would NOT vote for her. This included progressives, Arab-Americans, Muslim-Americans, and many others, who either didn't vote or voted for "third party" candidates (effectively throwing their votes down the toilet).

I have been lambasted for stating that while I am firmly against the Gaza genocide, I would swallow my bile and vote for Harris, simply because Trump would prove so infinitely worse. Well, Trump won, things have gotten MUCH worse for the Palestinians, and the USA is now a dictatorship.

Bottom line: To the Australians: heartiest and sincerest congratulations. To those "highly principled" people in the US who "could not in good conscience vote for someone who enabled genocide" a hearty and sincere fuck-you.

Expand full comment
15 more comments...

No posts