Respect me, I respect you back. You have done nothing to earn it from me. Quite the contrary. My perspective is as an Australian. We don't permit convicted felons to lead our country. We have sensible gun laws, and a working health system. Which, by the way, Trump is trying to dismantle at the behest of Big Pharma. The insane profits they make in the US are apparently not enough, they need more. Public opinion in Australia has swung to the point America is an irresponsible and feckless ally. We are spending $370 billion on second-hand nuclear submarines which we may not get for a decade, and may be obsolete anyway. This is part of a push to corral China. The facts are these. Australia has made itself a nuclear target with US bases at Pine Gap, North West Cape, and Darwin. There's no guarantee America would defend us if attacked. The USA has a positive trade balance with Australia. It has a 10% tariff generally, 50% on copper, steel and aluminium, and 500% on pharmaceuticals. It sells Australia $50 billion of goods and services. OTOH, we sell $200 billion in goods every year to China, with next to no tariffs applied. Who is a better trading partner? If you don't understand the contempt I feel for you and your posts, I haven't made a strong enough impression. You've earned it.
