First Canada, now Australia? Conservatives fear the Trump slump is spreading

 

The man vying to become Australia’s next prime minister has spent weeks trying to distance himself from comparisons to US President Donald Trump.

“I’m my own person,” opposition Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton insisted, when asked for his thoughts on “Temu Trump,” the label given to him by critics referring to the Chinese website with a reputation for cheap copies.

Political analysts say comparisons to Trump have eaten away at any lead Dutton had over incumbent center-left Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is topping opinion polls before Saturday’s vote.

Massive mistake for any politician to be influenced by fake news media. Their narratives are total bs. Any rational Australian should be all over a MAGA candidate like white on rice.

Coastal elites/ABC consumers I know in Oz are totally out of touch with reality.

1 hour ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

Australia can learn a lot by Trump.  For the better.

 

How not to become Chinese citizens.

You don’t think for a second trump would help protect Australia do you?he seems to be doing his best to undermine Europe and they are much closer.

Yep, currently forecast Dutton will lose. Last time Trump was in power Australia aligned with Trump which hurt economically. Dutton tried playing the tough guy and with trump coming to power again and  turned around with tariffs on Australia really annoyed many Australians, lost money of the stock exchange and Superannuation values being reduced and harmed some aspects of the Australian economy quickly lost favour. We will know by 4th May if he won  / lost.

4 hours ago, Tug said:

You don’t think for a second trump would help protect Australia do you?he seems to be doing his best to undermine Europe and they are much closer.

Why do all these countries feel the USA needs to be their protector? 

4 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Why do all these countries feel the USA needs to be their protector? 

Because since WW 2 ended it has positioned itself to be exactly that.

11 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Because since WW 2 ended it has positioned itself to be exactly that.

 

Maybe that's the problem right there. 

 

18 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Why do all these countries feel the USA needs to be their protector? 

We have the means the bases the skills the industry and mandate to protect and seed democracy its in our dna that is until the betrayer in chief aka the felon regained power.

15 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Because since WW 2 ended it has positioned itself to be exactly that.

 

At a great cost to the US taxpayer. 

4 minutes ago, Tug said:

We have the means the bases the skills the industry and mandate to protect and seed democracy its in our dna that is until the betrayer in chief aka the felon regained power.

 

Other nations are too lazy to take care of themselves. 

6 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

At a great cost to the US taxpayer. 

You mean the same taxpayers/voters that have elected presidents who've kept promoting the US as the world's policeman?

3 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Other nations are too lazy to take care of themselves. 

Yep. Chop, chop Mike, bring me a beer, will ya honey!

3 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Yep. Chop, chop Mike, bring me a beer, will ya honey!

 

What?

5 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

You mean the same taxpayers/voters that have elected presidents who've kept promoting the US as the world's policeman?

 

Trump? 

8 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Other nations are too lazy to take care of themselves. 

No other nations that by themselves are not strong enough that’s why everyone ally’s with one another with American the arsenal of democracy being the cornerstone.furthermore Mike other nations have spilled their blood and treasure in defense of my country….hope you can understand that.

3 minutes ago, Tug said:

No other nations that by themselves are not strong enough that’s why everyone ally’s with one another with American the arsenal of democracy being the cornerstone.furthermore Mike other nations have spilled their blood and treasure in defense of my country….hope you can understand that.

 

Which is why the USA has 36T in debt.  

 

I hope you can understand that.

7 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Trump? 

What part of "since the end of WW 2" tripped you up?

1 minute ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Which is why the USA has 36T in debt.  

 

I hope you can understand that.

Really. That's the sole reason? Who knew!

Just now, BLMFem said:

What part of "since the end of WW 2" tripped you up?

 

It's funny that Trump turned you lefties into a group of war mongers.   The USA can no longer afford to protect the entire Western world. 

Left wing socialist globalist liberalism is a disease and spreads very rapidly in a world that is debauched. Canada has always been a  vessel of England and Australia likewise. This disease originated in the UK which was once a great land of opportunity and self reliance but unfortunately, the evils of liberal thinking has corrupted the very fabric of this once great country. At this point Canada is lost but there is still hope for Australia if its citizens wake up and realize that liberalism is like a cancer, it eats at the very core of its host and in time a person will become a withered, bitter pathetic being.

Just now, BLMFem said:

Really. That's the sole reason? Who knew!

 

The Dems did build a government that we can't afford. 

I noted, in a different post, Dutton timed it poorly. He started as a bit of a tough Trumpy guy but it looked fake and didn't resonate.

One issue that backfired and became  a big issue  is his desire to stop work from home for public servants - painting them as lazy - as well as cutting lots of public service jobs. Meanwhile people saw what was happening in the States with cuts and such and Trump was never popular here in the first place.

He then backtracked when he realised work from home is so popular and has attempted to soften his image  but has seemingly  floundered since. 

5 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

Which is why the USA has 36T in debt.  

 

I hope you can understand that.

The military industrial complex is definitely big business it also has a useful nessary function and is a huge employer seeding the economy and is a hotbed of creativity and innovation…..I hope you can understand that.

2 minutes ago, Tug said:

The military industrial complex is definitely big business it also has a useful nessary function and is a huge employer seeding the economy and is a hotbed of creativity and innovation…..I hope you can understand that.

You support the MIC at a significant cost to the taxpayer.  Trump turned you lefties into war mongers. 

 

I hope you can understand that.

Personalities win elections. Dutton doesnt have one. Albo is a complete flog but Dutton would bore the leg of a table. 

6 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

You support the MIC at a significant cost to the taxpayer.  Trump turned you lefties into war mongers. 

 

I hope you can understand that.

I’m far more conservative than you realize Mike I just don’t abide by lying criminals running the country along with the clown car cabinet….i know you are desperate to put a label on people I assume it’s in you operation manual….i do understand that.

20 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

It's funny that Trump turned you lefties into a group of war mongers.

Really? Which part of what I've written in this thread could be construed as war mongering?

22 minutes ago, Screaming said:

Left wing socialist globalist liberalism is a disease and spreads very rapidly in a world that is debauched. Canada has always been a  vessel of England and Australia likewise. This disease originated in the UK which was once a great land of opportunity and self reliance but unfortunately, the evils of liberal thinking has corrupted the very fabric of this once great country. At this point Canada is lost but there is still hope for Australia if its citizens wake up and realize that liberalism is like a cancer, it eats at the very core of its host and in time a person will become a withered, bitter pathetic being.

Oh no, I don't wanna turn into you!😱

5 minutes ago, Tug said:

I’m far more conservative than you realize Mike I just don’t abide by lying criminals running the country along with the clown car cabinet….i know you are desperate to put a label on people I assume it’s in you operation manual….i do understand that.

 

If you are conservative you should understand the trajectory of the federal budget and the implications.  The USA cannot afford to be the protectorate of the entire world. 

 

You only disagree because Trump.

 

I hope you can understand that.

 

23 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

The Dems did build a government that we can't afford. 

I see, and despite having a number of GOP administration since WW 2 ended they could do nothing about it. OK then.