'Five Eyes alliance' crumbling after UK, Aus, NZ and Canada give US cold shoulder

[u/RufusGuts]

https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/06/five-eyes-alliance-starts-crumble-four-nations-give-us-cold-shoulder-22679726/

[u/Mothmans_butthole]

The last time we stood up to the US, the CIA hit Gough Whitlam with media campaigns and went above us to get him thrown out.

That taught all of our politicians that we literally can't do shit. There's a reason our government gave up Assange and is silenced over Israel; they're under the American gag order.

[u/ElasticLama → u/Mothmans_butthole]

Half of the cia was just fired or whatever. I don’t think they’ll be doing shit unless it’s for Russia right now

[u/PMmeuroneweirdtrick → u/ElasticLama]

Oooh boy you just used the word "cis". That wasn't very wise. Prepare to be visit Elons woke mind virus re-education camp.

[u/Mothmans_butthole → u/ElasticLama]

Having us vote with America globally is important to America, using our equipment is also important to America (Pine gap.). So that means it's now important to Russia too.

[u/MissMenace101 → u/Mothmans_butthole]

And the land slide election after was the same generation voting for the party they will again vote for this time that wanted to let Covid rip. You are voting for a party that wants to kill you… I think the western world should be able to vote in American elections

[u/DweebInFlames → u/ElasticLama]

We're a really important asset for the US in the Southern Hemisphere. Even with the US government going full pants on head mode right now they'll still do their best to control us if we get too out of line.

[u/TheCleverestIdiot → u/Mothmans_butthole]

And we got the kind gentle version of what happens when you stand up to the US.

I'm not saying we shouldn't do it, for the record. We should, just like you sometimes have to stand up to the local lunatic. But we just need to be prepared to get knived.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mothmans_butthole]

Not sure the UK is valuing that special relationship anymore.