They’re either stupid or they’re liars.

Thanks, I’ll try to get another one over the weekend. Just did some amazing cheeseburgers, but didn’t get a pic, because I’m dumb. Hope you’re having a kickass Friday! 😋

Yeah, if I were American the urge would be to shoot them! 😉

Nah, too old, poor, and bad tempered. Plus I’ve already moved to a new continent twice, which is enough. And my kids would kick up all kinds of stink. But if we go the way of the states it’s going to be tough living out my normal life resisting the urge to punch a lot of people in the face.

You didn’t wake up, this is hell.

So do I. Polling for the upcoming federal election is very concerning right now. Our right wing isn’t shy about their admiration for trump and it seems like the average Australian isn’t learning anything from what’s going on in the US right now.

And he’s already published his hit list of trump enemies to go after. Good to see another one of trump’s “only the best people” able to hit the ground running. Thank god the days of weaponised government are over…

I moved to the states in 2005. Got married, had kids, bought a house. Moved my family back to Australia in 2015. Had our difficulties since coming back here and often wondered if it was the right thing, but zero doubts since last November. Even my red blooded American wife says she’ll never set foot on US soil again and is going to apply for Australian citizenship.

I feel bad for decent Americans and every day appreciate how lucky I am that myself and my teenage daughters aren’t stuck in that collapsing empire.

I think this goes a bit beyond a unitary presidency. He’s not just assuming control of the executive, but supposedly independent regulators as well.

This could turn out to be the most significant moment in a presidency full of disastrously significant moments. Of course the courts will tell trump he can’t do this, but if he doesn’t listen and nobody stops him, the US is officially a dictatorship.

So in summary, today is the day the US officially became a dictatorship?

I believe the US is a failed state. trump just decided that himself and his AG are the only people who can decide which laws apply to the executive, and ordered the termination of all remaining Biden era US Attorneys. I know we’ve been saying this a lot lately, but it feels like a mask off moment.

Not my kids, but my wife is American and I lived there for 10 years before moving our family back here in 2015. I thought all my in-laws were decent people, but found out that they all voted for trump last November, and I have to say it’s got me feeling very conflicted. I doubt I’d be able to maintain a relationship with any of them if I were still there, knowing what they chose to support.

If you thought trump was ever going to help working people, you’re a fucking idiot.

It does, thanks. And I agree. I don’t claim to know what the perfect system is, but I believe it would be some form of democratic socialism with some sort of magical built-in safeguard against wars of misinformation of the type we’re seeing now.

What do you mean by “these things”?

What about them?

Without an educated, informed population and effective, constantly maintained checks and balances on those in power, the end results of either communism or capitalism are going to be exactly the same.

Will do mate, cheers.

I’m in Coffs Harbour, just a little slow off the mark! That was last night’s dinner. For years I fed my family of 4 off a weber baby Q that was a gift, and recently we finally got far enough down the wishlist to get me a real BBQ and I’m loving it. I usually forget to take pics, but I’m working on being better!