At present I am disgusted by the American actions in the Ukraine, and by our own Prime Minister's cheap and nasty commentary. The worst kind of leader is one who is unpopular (like Abbott) and uses a tragedy to try and appear tough.
The destruction of flight MH17 was terrible, but the cause has not yet been determined and already the American warmongers (who will do anything to hide their dire economic problems and increasingly fragile fiat currency) are framing Russia. American poodles like Abbott are chirping away in the background. Personally I suspect the flight was shot down by Ukrainian fighters, after Ukrainian air traffic control directed MH17 off its normal course right into the middle of a war zone.
EVEN IF it was the case that MH17 was shot down by Russian backed separatists, there are four things that the Americans (and Abbott) ignore. First, the shooting down would have been a terrible accident and not deliberate. Second, the United States itself backs 'separatists' in Syria who deliberately murder and have murdered thousands of civilians, including genocide against Christians. The complete hypocrisy of the Americans is nauseating. Third, the Ukrainian crisis was started not by the Russians but by America which backed the undemocratic overthrow of the previous government and the installation of a regime which appears to be a coalition between fascists and IMF loving billionaires. Fourth, the Ukraine is literally next door to Russia. What would America think if Russia was meddling in Canada and supporting an anti-American regime in Canada?
Where is President Obama and Prime Minister Abbott when it comes to the destruction of Christianity in Syria and Iraq? Why is Mr Abbott not on TV deploring the beheading of little girls in Syria just because they are Christian? Why has Mr Abbott condemned Russia for arming and backing seperatists but not condemned America for doing exactly the same in Syria?
I give Abbott -10 for abolishing cap and trade on carbon polution, -10 for abandoning the Gonski reform, and -4 for inventing a budget emergency (that no economist can see.) I probably give him a few points in some areas - perhaps +5 for destroying the ALP, but not enough to get him in the black.
Posted by: PythonMagus | Sunday, 03 August 2014 at 06:21 PM
Yes, it is unfair on poodles.
I give Abbott +2 points for stopping the boats, and +3 points for abolishing the carbon tax. But he gets -1 for the budget which did not have enough slash and burn and he gets a big -5 for his anti-Russian hypocritical carry on over MH17.
Posted by: Paul | Sunday, 03 August 2014 at 05:05 PM
Leave the poodles alone. They are OK.
Posted by: PythonMagus | Sunday, 03 August 2014 at 01:12 PM