Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has always been one to ignite controversy throughout Australian politics – that’s because he’s been prepared to call things as he sees them.George’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.
Totally agree with Keating. Australians have no stomach for fighting a war that kills our young men and women and destroys our country. If USA wants a war let them fight it with their people and on their land. We are not going to be another Ukraine . Good work George .
Australia is a vassal state - Canberra's politici are utterly submissive to the demands of empire - as for war - Canberra's politici have no say in the matter - they simply obey - or they're removed and replaced by someone who will.
Yes, Mary, I think that is a critical point. Sovereignty implies choice. The only way such a choice could be expressed is by a resolute 'No' by most citizens to the issue of conscription and then active involvement in removal of US assets (including the human ones). As Mearsheimer said, there would be a huge price to pay, but likely less than remaining servile. Plus, anything we can do to deflate the megalomaniac war-state would be a boon to humanity. While the western Pacific salami is being sliced Australians are being propagandised to the gills by right wing, war-frothing maniacs in our media, drip-fed by odious, reprehensible think tanks. For the populace to definitively withdraw its mandate (which was stolen by deception) it needs access to a clear understanding of the situation of our indenture to US plans. Censorship will be ratchetted up and critics disparaged or worse. How do we bring the populace to freedom of thought?
I want that sentence, "Anything we can do to deflate the megalomaniac war-state would be a boon to humanity" in caps, bold, red font and underlined. I also want to point out that just as Australians get no vote in any of this, neither do the people of the USA. We just had an election in which people are horrified at what got elected--but one of the reasons for his support was that many believed he'd be less of a warmonger than the Dems. Hard to say--I doubt presidents actually get a say in that. There was a study out of Princeton a few years ago that showed that popular opinion had a "near-zero effect" on policy whereas elite interests often get what they want. So how do you prevent Australians from being as thoroughly propagandized as Americans--or worse, Israelis? Maybe by focusing on this rather than wasting time on elections. How many Australians read Caitlin's stuff? I hope it's far more than Americans--her work is enormously useful here, but could perhaps do more in her home country. It's necessary to engage with "mainstream" (corporate) media as that is what most people access--by writing letters to editor and op-eds, trying to get people on interviews, and crafting demonstrations in ways that seduce the media cameras through colorful imagery, so the point can be gotten across quickly even if the reporters and anchors have been told to cover the protest minimally and disparagingly. But probably most focus should be on broadening readership and viewership of alternative media, where you can include plenty of detail. Here the problem is that there is also a right-wing alternative media, no doubt bankrolled by the elite, to keep the public confused and divided. And a lot of the problem is that a public addicted to cellphones and screens and scrolling and constant interruptions of attention is losing its grasp on reality.
Everywhere the US goes mayhem follows. And a pact which is only about a fading empire's interests compromises Australian sovereignty. Keating is spot on, but Albanese, like other western leaders, is bought and not governing for Australians and the country.
Well here's a US perspective--why in the frack should the US to go war with China in the first place? It's not about Taiwan, these psychopaths don't give a frack about the Taiwanese, any more than they care about the Ukrainians they're stuffing into cannons. That's transparent bullshit. It's about the Masters of the Universe feeling threatened because the US-centered empire is in steep decline while China is ascending--and like Roman emperors they think this can't be tolerated and the answer is military conflict. But Roman emperors didn't have nukes, they could only wreck a corner of the world. I wonder if the reason these lapdogs are going along, and attempting to impose censorship to keep Australians from rising up against this madness, is because they have been privately threatened, whether on a personal level or on a national level ("We're going to have thois war and allying with us means you get some defensive tech and better odds of survival")
If only current world leaders listened more to the people they are supposed to be representing primarily, this world 🌍 would have been in a much better shape than it is currently I believe..
Australia's tribal people might have a thing or two to say about never ceding sovereignty to the Crown in the first place - this continent wasn't exactly uninhabited when it was colonized.
In any case it's too late - For the sake of this article true control over Australala's sovereignty never existed, it was never there - Canberra's burocrats have never been able to establish true independence from their masters across the seas, in the end Australala serves as a mining outpost for empire.
Remember former PM Kevin Rudd was deemed to be far too friendly towards China by Washington and all for continuing this prosperous relationship - this was at the height of an economic boom, pretty much everyone was doing well ! - Washington's deep state organizing a inner party coup that had Rudd replaced by Gillard who was far more willing to accommodate Washington's illogical diktat and then there's the TPP.
Strange how Rudd accepted becoming Australia's ambassador to the US, perhaps that was some sort of apology.
''Keating’s critics argue his worldview is rooted in an outdated understanding of global dynamics''
That's a two way street, there's another factor here that's Keatings critics appear to be completely unaware of - not often mentioned is that BRICS nations have embraced pretty much all the futuristic ideology of the not so great reset.
That's bound to confuse a few.
''According to Australia’s current Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese the world has transformed dramatically since Keating’s time in office.''
It has indeed, lying and propaganda have become the order of the day - not long after Julian Assange was freed - Albanese busied himself attacking freedom of speech with his Orwellian Censorship bill - see FREE SPEECH SHOCK: you have ONE WEEK to stop the Censorship Bill - https://lettersfromaustralia.substack.com/p/free-speech-shock-you-have-one-week
Who would ever have voted for a someone who announced that they will criminalize freedom of expression.
Australia hasn't been a sovereign country since 1975 or so. It's nothing but a good, obedient vassal state of the US Empire. It's nice to see an Australian challenging that arrangement, though.
Of course people want neutrality, half of Australians are Chinese and Asians in general. To become Australian the Chinese had to denounce their original citizenship, that is, they can't be deported. Say a war starts over Taiwan, and they are upset about it , as they should be, as all of us should be, ,...how are they going to be treated in the fog of "patriotic" paranoia? Labour camps? Prison? Civil war? What exactly?
Totally agree with Keating. Australians have no stomach for fighting a war that kills our young men and women and destroys our country. If USA wants a war let them fight it with their people and on their land. We are not going to be another Ukraine . Good work George .
That is very true, Whitlam did not fare well after advocating the removal of Pine Gap .
Australia is a vassal state - Canberra's politici are utterly submissive to the demands of empire - as for war - Canberra's politici have no say in the matter - they simply obey - or they're removed and replaced by someone who will.
you're not going to be another Ukraine? You think Australians get a vote?
Yes, Mary, I think that is a critical point. Sovereignty implies choice. The only way such a choice could be expressed is by a resolute 'No' by most citizens to the issue of conscription and then active involvement in removal of US assets (including the human ones). As Mearsheimer said, there would be a huge price to pay, but likely less than remaining servile. Plus, anything we can do to deflate the megalomaniac war-state would be a boon to humanity. While the western Pacific salami is being sliced Australians are being propagandised to the gills by right wing, war-frothing maniacs in our media, drip-fed by odious, reprehensible think tanks. For the populace to definitively withdraw its mandate (which was stolen by deception) it needs access to a clear understanding of the situation of our indenture to US plans. Censorship will be ratchetted up and critics disparaged or worse. How do we bring the populace to freedom of thought?
I want that sentence, "Anything we can do to deflate the megalomaniac war-state would be a boon to humanity" in caps, bold, red font and underlined. I also want to point out that just as Australians get no vote in any of this, neither do the people of the USA. We just had an election in which people are horrified at what got elected--but one of the reasons for his support was that many believed he'd be less of a warmonger than the Dems. Hard to say--I doubt presidents actually get a say in that. There was a study out of Princeton a few years ago that showed that popular opinion had a "near-zero effect" on policy whereas elite interests often get what they want. So how do you prevent Australians from being as thoroughly propagandized as Americans--or worse, Israelis? Maybe by focusing on this rather than wasting time on elections. How many Australians read Caitlin's stuff? I hope it's far more than Americans--her work is enormously useful here, but could perhaps do more in her home country. It's necessary to engage with "mainstream" (corporate) media as that is what most people access--by writing letters to editor and op-eds, trying to get people on interviews, and crafting demonstrations in ways that seduce the media cameras through colorful imagery, so the point can be gotten across quickly even if the reporters and anchors have been told to cover the protest minimally and disparagingly. But probably most focus should be on broadening readership and viewership of alternative media, where you can include plenty of detail. Here the problem is that there is also a right-wing alternative media, no doubt bankrolled by the elite, to keep the public confused and divided. And a lot of the problem is that a public addicted to cellphones and screens and scrolling and constant interruptions of attention is losing its grasp on reality.
Nailed it,
Important information very relevant to many crucial diplomatic juggernauts looming on the international horizon now!
Thank you Kate.
Everywhere the US goes mayhem follows. And a pact which is only about a fading empire's interests compromises Australian sovereignty. Keating is spot on, but Albanese, like other western leaders, is bought and not governing for Australians and the country.
The US does not have the resources to fight China and a very good time for Australia to stay neutral and save its sovereignty.
Well here's a US perspective--why in the frack should the US to go war with China in the first place? It's not about Taiwan, these psychopaths don't give a frack about the Taiwanese, any more than they care about the Ukrainians they're stuffing into cannons. That's transparent bullshit. It's about the Masters of the Universe feeling threatened because the US-centered empire is in steep decline while China is ascending--and like Roman emperors they think this can't be tolerated and the answer is military conflict. But Roman emperors didn't have nukes, they could only wreck a corner of the world. I wonder if the reason these lapdogs are going along, and attempting to impose censorship to keep Australians from rising up against this madness, is because they have been privately threatened, whether on a personal level or on a national level ("We're going to have thois war and allying with us means you get some defensive tech and better odds of survival")
Why - To continue the racket or they'll lose their hold over political power.
If only current world leaders listened more to the people they are supposed to be representing primarily, this world 🌍 would have been in a much better shape than it is currently I believe..
Australia's tribal people might have a thing or two to say about never ceding sovereignty to the Crown in the first place - this continent wasn't exactly uninhabited when it was colonized.
In any case it's too late - For the sake of this article true control over Australala's sovereignty never existed, it was never there - Canberra's burocrats have never been able to establish true independence from their masters across the seas, in the end Australala serves as a mining outpost for empire.
Remember former PM Kevin Rudd was deemed to be far too friendly towards China by Washington and all for continuing this prosperous relationship - this was at the height of an economic boom, pretty much everyone was doing well ! - Washington's deep state organizing a inner party coup that had Rudd replaced by Gillard who was far more willing to accommodate Washington's illogical diktat and then there's the TPP.
Strange how Rudd accepted becoming Australia's ambassador to the US, perhaps that was some sort of apology.
''Keating’s critics argue his worldview is rooted in an outdated understanding of global dynamics''
That's a two way street, there's another factor here that's Keatings critics appear to be completely unaware of - not often mentioned is that BRICS nations have embraced pretty much all the futuristic ideology of the not so great reset.
That's bound to confuse a few.
''According to Australia’s current Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese the world has transformed dramatically since Keating’s time in office.''
It has indeed, lying and propaganda have become the order of the day - not long after Julian Assange was freed - Albanese busied himself attacking freedom of speech with his Orwellian Censorship bill - see FREE SPEECH SHOCK: you have ONE WEEK to stop the Censorship Bill - https://lettersfromaustralia.substack.com/p/free-speech-shock-you-have-one-week
Who would ever have voted for a someone who announced that they will criminalize freedom of expression.
A WEF muppet that's who !
Australia hasn't been a sovereign country since 1975 or so. It's nothing but a good, obedient vassal state of the US Empire. It's nice to see an Australian challenging that arrangement, though.
What sovereignty? A neutered dog on a shcok collar has more sovereignty than Australia.
Of course people want neutrality, half of Australians are Chinese and Asians in general. To become Australian the Chinese had to denounce their original citizenship, that is, they can't be deported. Say a war starts over Taiwan, and they are upset about it , as they should be, as all of us should be, ,...how are they going to be treated in the fog of "patriotic" paranoia? Labour camps? Prison? Civil war? What exactly?