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If Susan Ley took a bus trip across Australia
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Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 10:31:57 AM
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The intercity bus culture in the US is very different to Australia. As Ley explained, she saw the flotsam of American culture - returning prisoners, veterans, the poor and those who weren't embedded in their society. While all that is interesting, she wasn't seeing anything even approaching the average American or even the average fly-over state American. In the US, the vast majority of even smaller cities are serviced by this or that airline and fares are low. So the average American travels by plane or car. Those on busses are the lower strata of society.
That isn't so as regards Australia where large numbers of smaller towns don't have airports, let alone regular services at anything approaching an affordable price. So the people you're likely to meet on a bus are much more likely to be those embedded in the society rather than those on the lower strata. Of course, Ley travelled through the centre of the country. I'm not even sure that's possible here unless you join some sort of tour but if you did do it, you'd met people, even the well-off who had little in common with the majority of Australians. But if you travelled down the east coast or between major regional towns, meeting returning prisoners or war vets would be remarkable. The countries are similar in many ways. But we aren't identical. Posted by mhaze, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 1:24:34 PM
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"after the flood of Muslims coming to the West as a result of his [Netanyahu's] wars."
The majority of Muslims in Europe, the US and Australia are refugees (or at least claim to be refugees) of the Afghan Wars, the Syrian civil war, the Lebanese upheaval, the religious wars in Pakistan, the Somali civil wars. The latest invasion comes Morocco!! None of those had anything to do with the Netanyahu, Israel or the Jews. Still, for some, no matter the problem the cause is the Joos. Posted by mhaze, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 1:30:48 PM
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"So the people you're likely to meet on a bus are much more likely to be those embedded in the society rather than those on the lower strata."
What a load of bullcrap, only those without the means to drive theselves go greyhound you deranged fool. And after writing this below, I really think you are quite delusional. "None of those had anything to do with the Netanyahu, Israel or the Jews. Still, for some, no matter the problem the cause is the Joos." What on earth do you think the War on Terror was even about you dense moron? Trump and Netanyahu have actually helped destroy America and Israel themselves. Netanyahu’s effort to remake the Middle East is backfiring http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/25/netanyahu-middle-east-strategy-hurt-israel-security/ America lost the war. Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 3:01:55 PM
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Don't Stop Believing
Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world Susan took the greyhound bus going anywhere http://youtu.be/Pze8Dyqiky8 Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 3:37:38 PM
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Hi AC,
When my wife and I go to Fiji to see the "family", we often use the local bus service, not something the average tourist does. A chance to meet the locals, it can be a real experience at times. Posted by Paul1405, Tuesday, 18 August 2026 4:14:44 PM
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Think about that ttbn, after the flood of Muslims coming to the West as a result of his wars.
Israeli Minister of National Security yesterday:
"Oh, that's no secret. I disagreed with the prime minister. I think we need to carry out targeted killings in Gaza every night. Take out 30 or 40, not just those who pose an immediate threat to you. There are there are people there who shouldn't be alive. They shouldn't be living. They are not people."
Israel has been a nation of atrocities since before it's founding.
Question:
What would Susan Ley see if she travelled across Israel and Palestine?
Answer:
Absolutely nothing, because that's how conservatives roll when it comes to Israel.