LEGO and David G

I rejoice in being a Centrist between the extremes of:

- White Australia supporters who have a delusion that Australia could construct immigration laws specifically against Muslims, and

- Between America haters who live in a Western system reliant on American protection. Would a Chinese or Russian run system be preferable?

Is a Centrist another name for an Appeaser, Pete?

When the Wooden Horse was hauled in through the city gates, people didn't suspect what was in their midst.

In our society, most are blind to the U.S. ambition of controlling the world even though they don't bother to hide it.

Are you one of them?

G'day Dave

Having an ally, the US, which has been very much like Australia since 1788 doesn't constitute appeasement. Few are blind to the ambitions of any country including Abbott's ambitions for Australia.

Accepting the alternative of control by very different countries, ie. China, Russia and perhaps one day Japan and India, would be appeasement.

Regards

Pete

Why does any sovereign nation have to live under the 'CONTROL' of another nation, Pete?

Why is Australia succumbing to the control of the world's greatest warmonger and imperialist?

Are you an Australian or a closet American?

Do you admire the independence of New Zealand?

Just curious!

Dave

Methinks you're an idealist (a Gandhi) while I'm a realist (a nuclear armed India).

We live in world of bigger fish that would swallow us up if there were no protection provided by one fish.

NZ under Prime Minister Key has more or less renewed its alliance with the US under ANZUS. The fantasy "independence" of the NZ Labor Party was always reliant on Australian weapons and by extention US nuclear weapons. NZ sent SAS to Afghanistan for most of that war. NZ hosts 2 signals intelligence bases under the UKUSA "Five Eyes" agreement feeding most of the take to the US.

The "independence" of Switzerland and Sweden comes by way of them being neighbours of nuclear protected NATO. Both are worried about Putin's Russia.

Pete

It sounds as though you are quite happy to retain the status quo, Pete, even if America's ambitions will eventually lead to nuclear war and quite possibly human extinction.

Neither Russia or China are ever going to accept American military and economic control of the world and why should they. No nation should be allowed to gain control of the world so that it can serve its own selfish interests.

It's a shame that OLO doesn't feature some of the articles on ICH. There would be less ignorance on OLO about American ambitions and more awareness of America's many shortcomings which are legion.

Tell me, do you approve of America's sanction regime which starves millions of innocent civilians and kids? And how about its use of depleted uranium, white phosphorous, and Agent Orange, do they get a tick from you? And how about America's use of cages for its prisoners and rendition and torture, do you applaud them?

And how about its worship of capitalism where its 1% have most of the wealth? And how about its bankruptcy and failing infrastructure because its spends most of its money, much of it borrowed, forming gigantic armies. And the militarization of its police force, is that a big plus?

And how about its militarism of the world, its building of military bases across the world, its use of bribery and political manipulation of many nations? And its nuclear arsenal which is its ace card if it comes to stopping Russia and China?

Sorry, Pete, WW2 finished a long time ago but instead of seeking peace on Earth, the U.S. embarked on the conquest of the world while it pretended to be a seeker of peace and democracy. Its own democracy is a farce and its politicians are owned by the Corporations, much like in Australia.

Hopefully you'll think about the issues I've raised, Pete, and adopt a more balanced view of America.

I see it as the enemy of the free world, a nation based upon endless greed, a warmongering parasite which is taking our world down.