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Hugo wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:57 pm Why is China always painted as a belligerent?

This one perplexes me. Our economies HEAVILY rely on China. They need our business. (Okay, the Party aren't the nicest bunch of dudes.) Doesn't it make sense for us to all just get along?

Niegs wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:08 pm

Hugo wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:57 pm Why is China always painted as a belligerent?

This one perplexes me. Our economies HEAVILY rely on China. They need our business. (Okay, the Party aren't the nicest bunch of dudes.) Doesn't it make sense for us to all just get along?

They are extremely agressive do not discount Tibet , Vietnam, the current pattern in south china sea where all the neighbouring countries face an expentionist agenda.

and Taiwan (the elephant in the room).

Blackmac wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 3:19 pm

Kiwias wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 11:10 am Tulsi Gabbard quite happy to demean herself — now says Iran is only weeks from producing a nuclear weapon.

Is actually appalling the way they are all willing to demean themselves.

She had a choice between being sacked or towing the line to stay aboard the gravy train. Arch-grifter that she is she took the money.

Hugo wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:57 pm Why is China always painted as a belligerent?

They are aggressively expansionist and responsible for a lot of the cyber-warfare, disinformation, and misinformation targeted at the West through social media.

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:45 pm

Niegs wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:08 pm

Hugo wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:57 pm Why is China always painted as a belligerent?

This one perplexes me. Our economies HEAVILY rely on China. They need our business. (Okay, the Party aren't the nicest bunch of dudes.) Doesn't it make sense for us to all just get along?

They are extremely agressive do not discount Tibet , Vietnam, the current pattern in south china sea where all the neighbouring countries face an expentionist agenda.

and Taiwan (the elephant in the room).

Yep. Witness their bare faced cheek sailing down the coast of Australia daring them to do something about it.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:39 pm

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:45 pm

Niegs wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:08 pm

This one perplexes me. Our economies HEAVILY rely on China. They need our business. (Okay, the Party aren't the nicest bunch of dudes.) Doesn't it make sense for us to all just get along?

They are extremely agressive do not discount Tibet , Vietnam, the current pattern in south china sea where all the neighbouring countries face an expentionist agenda.

and Taiwan (the elephant in the room).

Yep. Witness their bare faced cheek sailing down the coast of Australia daring them to do something about it.

They probably would be able to sink them if they had kept the french sub deal ....

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:39 pm

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 3:45 pm

They are extremely agressive do not discount Tibet , Vietnam, the current pattern in south china sea where all the neighbouring countries face an expentionist agenda.

and Taiwan (the elephant in the room).

Yep. Witness their bare faced cheek sailing down the coast of Australia daring them to do something about it.

They probably would be able to sink them if they had kept the french sub deal ....

Had a feeling you'd bring this up.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:39 pm

Yep. Witness their bare faced cheek sailing down the coast of Australia daring them to do something about it.

They probably would be able to sink them if they had kept the french sub deal ....

Had a feeling you'd bring this up.

burying their helicopters is next into the list of utterly stupid stuff they have done recently.

We're heading for a world where everybody is going to arm themselves to the teeth, ideally nukes because you're not safe otherwise.

And without irony, he went there...

tabascoboy wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 6:35 pm And without irony, he went there...

Always tell your boss you think he’s smart.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:59 pm We're heading for a world where everybody is going to arm themselves to the teeth, ideally nukes because you're not safe otherwise.

That in fairness hasn't changed with this latest, that was already a thing, and certainly confirmed when Trump welched on the deal Ukraine made to surrender their stockpile (or the stockpile that happened to be in Ukraine)

Sandstorm wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 7:53 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 6:35 pm And without irony, he went there...

Always tell your boss you think he’s smart.

He knows what he's doing alright.

Which is more than anyone can say about Agent Orange.

Every Australian thinking

They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

Despite the thumbnail, Pete doesn't feature. Just a refreshing take on DoD issues from someone who actually speaks clearly.

Niegs wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:31 pm Despite the thumbnail, Pete doesn't feature. Just a refreshing take on DoD issues from someone who actually speaks clearly.

Excellent - I wish I could have seen Pete's face whilst this guy spoke but there again those big sentences and big words might have confused him!

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm signal-2025-06-23-13-41-20-863.jpg

:crazy:

They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

For now that’s only for F, J or M student visas. I doubt they’d be interested in my never posted a thing social meeja accounts. I simply can’t be arsed with any of that.

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:43 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm

laurent wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:41 pm
They probably would be able to sink them if they had kept the french sub deal ....

Had a feeling you'd bring this up.

burying their helicopters is next into the list of utterly stupid stuff they have done recently.

A LOT of really serious stuff going down internally in China recently. Purges, power shuffling. Just where the next version of the CCP ends up who knows. But the key issue is that if Xi has his way Taiwan certainly is on the cards - but Xi may not get his way.

To keep this on fred, I don't for a moment think a Trump led US will have any real stomach for a shooting war against a peer foe and the economic fall out.

Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

The video. Having a tantrum that no one takes him seriously? Fucked his chances for a Peace prize by ending a cease-fire 2hrs later (and after bombing a country without a declaration of war).

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm signal-2025-06-23-13-41-20-863.jpg



They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

No way! That's crazy, utterly crazy.

Hugo wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:14 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm signal-2025-06-23-13-41-20-863.jpg



They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

No way! That's crazy, utterly crazy.

Nah, the really crazy stuff is in his old Friendster account.

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:14 pm

Hugo wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:14 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm signal-2025-06-23-13-41-20-863.jpg



They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

No way! That's crazy, utterly crazy.

Nah, the really crazy stuff is in his old Friendster account.

Lol. Friends reunited.

Can only assume he's trying to butter him up to keep him onside with support for Ukraine, there's not much other explanation for so much kiss-ass. And Rutte uses appropriate language for the manchild...

That's hilarious. Anyone with a few braincells can tell Rutte is just mirroring Trumps behaviour in a horribly exploitative way (I approve wholeheartedly for a man in his position). If you did that to that degree to a 'normal' person they'd be offended that you were taking the piss out of them. Good old Donald though sticks his chest out and is so proud of receiving that praise that he has to publicly gloat about it.



And the MAGA crew take it all on face value!! You couldn't make it up.

My assumption was that it's a fake text.

In other news of the tango twat, his nobel peace prize nomination has been withdrawn. I'm sure there'll be an imminent Truth Social tanty.

Biffer wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:34 am Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Biffer wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:34 am Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

To be fair, that language isn't inappropriate.

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

Biffer wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:34 am Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:53 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

Biffer wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:34 am Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

They've made him look like the impotent clown he is, & that's all there is to it !

It's always just about him, the rest of the world doesn't exist except to fawn over him.

Why didn't he get this frustrated when Putin made him look like a fool ?

fishfoodie wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:05 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:53 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

They've made him look like the impotent clown he is, & that's all there is to it !

It's always just about him, the rest of the world doesn't exist except to fawn over him.

Why didn't he get this frustrated when Putin made him look like a fool ?

PIss gate in moscow ?

fishfoodie wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:05 pm
Why didn't he get this frustrated when Putin made him look like a fool ?

Putin has the videos.

fishfoodie wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:05 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:53 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

They've made him look like the impotent clown he is, & that's all there is to it !

It's always just about him, the rest of the world doesn't exist except to fawn over him.

Why didn't he get this frustrated when Putin made him look like a fool ?

Vladimir, I said Vladimir

Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:53 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

Biffer wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:34 am Trump saying live on TV that Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'.

One of the signs of dementia is the use of inappropriate language in social situations.

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

Have to say, all in all, it’s a remarkable bit of work from Trump.

Isreal degrades Iran, US blows up the nuclear facilities (maybe) and then he gets a ceasefire. It’s quite incredible.

Could all go tits up in the next few minutes of course, but Netanyahu seems suitably chastised

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:43 pm Can only assume he's trying to butter him up to keep him onside with support for Ukraine, there's not much other explanation for so much kiss-ass. And Rutte uses appropriate language for the manchild...

That is top quality piss taking

sturginho wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:40 pm

tabascoboy wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:43 pm Can only assume he's trying to butter him up to keep him onside with support for Ukraine, there's not much other explanation for so much kiss-ass. And Rutte uses appropriate language for the manchild...

That is top quality piss taking

Well there's now a new World Champion holder of the "Whooosh", & it's an orange turd that never won a Nobel Peace Prize !

Slick wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:11 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:53 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:59 pm

In fairness to him, he actually has a valid point there.

Pity that he's party to it as well.

Does he actually have a valid point, or is it more that he's articulated the frustration so many of us feel for once. Maybe the first time ever.

Have to say, all in all, it’s a remarkable bit of work from Trump.

Isreal degrades Iran, US blows up the nuclear facilities (maybe) and then he gets a ceasefire. It’s quite incredible.

Could all go tits up in the next few minutes of course, but Netanyahu seems suitably chastised

He always lets me down

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 1:17 pm signal-2025-06-23-13-41-20-863.jpg



They can have my Myspace and bebo accounts.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/usa/politics/norw ... us-border/

"Tourist claims he was barred from entry to US after JD Vance meme was found on his phone"

Looking nuttier.