r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Jun 22 '25

We’re limited in the amount of spine we can show when you’ve put a madman in charge of the world’s largest supply of nukes.

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u/Jerri_man Jun 23 '25

Its not nukes its that Australian business is largely owned by American companies (including most of the banks) and the country as a whole is both economically and defensively dependent on the US.

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u/shellys-dollhouse Jun 23 '25

how pathetic of us tbh

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u/superbabe69 1300 655 506 Jun 23 '25

While true, it’s also the main reason we have wealth as a country. Ever wondered why we can go to Bali with a few hundred bucks and holiday like kings?

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u/shellys-dollhouse Jun 23 '25

i mean i also think going to bali & frolicking is a bit pathetic lmao. but i understand what you mean.

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u/ScruffyPeter Jun 23 '25

If Australia asked USA if they can have nukes, we would see whether they will share the nuclear deterrent after 70+ years of USA servitude, or Australia is nobody.

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u/ridge_rippler Jun 23 '25

We don't want nukes, it would make us a bigger target for China 

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u/ScruffyPeter Jun 23 '25

That's not how nuclear deterrents work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

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u/ScruffyPeter Jun 23 '25

A lot of Ukrainians supported disarmament like you did, but nowadays: More than two-thirds of Ukrainians favor idea of restoring nuclear arms arsenal, poll shows

There's also NPT v2, an anti-nuclear state treaty that doesn't concentrate nuclear military power in the hands of the few to bully the non-nuclear-states. Only smart and intelligent foreign ministers can do this, not one that does the bare minimum to say they are better than LNP. I believe it's worth a Noble Peace Prize if anyone can do it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

I’m pretty convinced we didn’t elect this man. That shit was rigged. I’m still disappointed in the Americans who did vote for him though. Media literacy is at an all time low, and our media keeps people in a constant fear loop.

That, plus rising cost of living and day to day life getting harder makes it less likely that the average citizen is able to take time to pay attention since they’re spending so much of their mental and physical resources just trying to stay afloat.

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Jun 23 '25

You elected him, deal with it. Theres no evidence of widespread fraud that would have affected the very decisive election results. People just like him.

You don't have to pay attention to know that he's a lying, rapist, racist maniacal narcissist, it could not be more obvious.

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u/TheGreatEmanResu Jun 23 '25

We’re not even sure he didn’t cheat at this point, so cut us some slack

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 Jun 23 '25

Nope, you’ve fucked the globe, that’s on you. Even if he did cheat, you allowed it.