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Postby Australian rePublic » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:35 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PFZ35oD9ab4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=esYTSbWBN0s
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PFZ35oD9ab4
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/worl ... -rudd.html

I know most of you here think mainstream media:bad, but unless they're now in the business of doctoring videos or making deepfakes, then let the evidence they provide speak for itself, irrespective of what you think of their commentary.

So former Australian Prime Minister and current US ambassador, Doctor Kevin Rudd, is facing backlash for publically insulting Donald Trump. Amongst other things, Rudd called Trump a "villiage idiot", friend of dictators" and other things, and yes, yes these things are correct. Doctor Rudd is 100% correct, but you're the fucking ambassador. The ambassador to one of our most important allies isn't supposed to say that stuff about it's president. That's not very diplomatic of you Kevin. And this happened after the Jan 6 insertion of 2021, well after Trump had already served his first term as president. Current Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Australia's villiage idiot, is refusing calls to expel Rudd from the position, which, as far as I am concerned is an other nail in the coffin of his popularity and the sooner the next Australian federal election, the better. Although, Albanese himself has also been critical of Trump. Even Donald's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, wants Rudd gone. Remember when the whole world went ballistic about how unprofessional and undiplomatic it was for Trump to call poor countries "shit holes". Same difference. Now, I am not defending Trump here, I don't call him "the drink bleach guy" as a title of honour, but I'm not the ambassador to the country he rules, who is one of our biggest allies. Also, I have heard Rudd speak, and think that he is otherwise an excellent diplomat, but when you start publically insulting the erratic nut case who punishes people that piss him off, maybe it's time to stop being the ambassador to the country said but case leads. Especially considering that said country is one of our most important allies. Anyways, what do you think NSG?
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Postby The Notorious Mad Jack » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:38 am

The posts were made well before Rudd was ambassador, I don't see this as a reason to get rid of him.
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Postby The Archregimancy » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:44 am

1) Actually, I think most of us here prefer reputable mainstream media sources over social media and YouTube videos.

2) UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is on record as having referred to Donald Trump back in 2018 as 'a "tyrant" and "a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath"'. Other than the silly people over at little-watched propaganda channel GB News, no one is seriously calling for Lammy to even apologise, never mind resign, and Lammy has made it clear that he's going to hold his nose and work with Trump regardless (though it helps he's been quietly cultivating JD Vance for years).

3) Rudd's views on Trump have been known for years.

So tempest in a teacup, and one which will blow over once the AFL and NRL seasons start up again; I suppose you need something to discuss in the off seasons other than the cricket team's tour of Pakistan.

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Postby Australian rePublic » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:49 am

The Archregimancy wrote:1) Actually, I think most of us here prefer reputable mainstream media sources over social media and YouTube videos.

2) UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is on record as having referred to Donald Trump back in 2018 as 'a "tyrant" and "a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath"'. Other than the silly people over at little-watched propaganda channel GB News, no one is seriously calling for Lammy to even apologise, never mind resign, and Lammy has made it clear that he's going to hold his nose and work with Trump regardless (though it helps he's been quietly cultivating JD Vance for years).

3) Rudd's views on Trump have been known for years.

So tempest in a teacup, and one which will blow over once the AFL and NRL seasons start up again; I suppose you need something to discuss in the off seasons other than the cricket team's tour of Pakistan.

1. These are actual mainstream media organisations. What difference does it make whether I post the online article or almost identical YouTube video by the same organisation? The only reason why I chose the later is because it's easier for one to see Rudd's comments for one's self

2. It wasn't very wise of Lammy either

3. How does that change anything?
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Postby Ariddia » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:50 am

It isn't news. It's from almost four years ago, two years before Rudd became ambassador.

You're making it appear as if Rudd made those comments as ambassador.

He didn't.
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Postby The Archregimancy » Tue Nov 12, 2024 2:57 am

Australian rePublic wrote:
The Archregimancy wrote:1) Actually, I think most of us here prefer reputable mainstream media sources over social media and YouTube videos.

2) UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is on record as having referred to Donald Trump back in 2018 as 'a "tyrant" and "a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath"'. Other than the silly people over at little-watched propaganda channel GB News, no one is seriously calling for Lammy to even apologise, never mind resign, and Lammy has made it clear that he's going to hold his nose and work with Trump regardless (though it helps he's been quietly cultivating JD Vance for years).

3) Rudd's views on Trump have been known for years.

So tempest in a teacup, and one which will blow over once the AFL and NRL seasons start up again; I suppose you need something to discuss in the off seasons other than the cricket team's tour of Pakistan.

1. These are actual mainstream media organisations. What difference does it make whether I post the online article or almost identical YouTube video by the same organisation? The only reason why I chose the later is because it's easier for one to see Rudd's comments for one's self

2. It wasn't very wise of Lammy either

3. How does that change anything?


You've misunderstood my first point, though I can see my phrasing was unclear. I wasn't referring to your specific links, only to your false statement that "I know most of you here think mainstream media:bad"; this simply isn't true.

On the second and third points, the comments from Lammy and Rudd were made years before they took up their current posts, so of course that timing matters. If Lammy or Rudd had made those comments while they were in post, then that might be cause for concern - see the Kim Darroch case from 2019 (though in Darroch's case he was forced to resign over the content of leaked e-mails that he believed would be confidential, so not quite the same thing). But that's not what's happened here; neither Lammy nor Rudd any any reason to believe that they would become UK Foreign Secretary or Australian Ambassador to the US when they made their remarks, and those remarks were already a matter of public record when they were appointed to their current posts.
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Postby Australian rePublic » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:15 am

Dumb Ideologies wrote:tiny little nothingburger with a 'who cares' gherkin on top

Who cares? Hopefully not Trump, an erratic nut case with no qualms about punishing those who badmouth him
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Postby The Notorious Mad Jack » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:37 am

Australian rePublic wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:tiny little nothingburger with a 'who cares' gherkin on top

Who cares? Hopefully not Trump, an erratic nut case with no qualms about punishing those who badmouth him

Trump's Vice President called him America's Hitler.
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Australian rePublic wrote:
Dumb Ideologies wrote:tiny little nothingburger with a 'who cares' gherkin on top

Who cares? Hopefully not Trump, an erratic nut case with no qualms about punishing those who badmouth him


Literally everybody 'respectably mainstream' badmouthed him in 2021 at least so he'll have to be selective on his grudges or become a shut-in.
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Postby Reginalida » Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:43 am

No-one should be disqualified as a politician for sharing views in an internet space, unless said views are actively harmful, e.g. "I think all of x group should be killed".
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The Notorious Mad Jack wrote:
Australian rePublic wrote:Who cares? Hopefully not Trump, an erratic nut case with no qualms about punishing those who badmouth him

Trump's Vice President called him America's Hitler.


Allegedly called him Hitler in private. It’s true he called him an idiot however.

The thing is Vance then retracted all that and restated his position and now claims Trump is an unrecognized genius, but it was he, Vance, who was the stupid one for not seeing it. He also groveled a bit. This made things fine. Are you suggesting Rudd and Lammy do that? It would probably go down well with the public to be honest, as everyone likes to see the ruling class humiliate themselves, and would be entertaining to watch.

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Kerwa wrote:
The Notorious Mad Jack wrote:Trump's Vice President called him America's Hitler.


Allegedly called him Hitler in private. It’s true he called him an idiot however.

The thing is Vance then retracted all that and restated his position and now claims Trump is an unrecognized genius, but it was he, Vance, who was the stupid one for not seeing it. He also groveled a bit. This made things fine. Are you suggesting Rudd and Lammy do that? It would probably go down well with the public to be honest, as everyone likes to see the ruling class humiliate themselves, and would be entertaining to watch.

I'm suggesting it doesn't matter and neither Rudd nor Lammy need to do anything.
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Trump apparently admires strongmen so I'd imagine he'd view administrations who sack people to try to get into his good books as just a bit pathetic.
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Postby Andre the Giant » Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:04 am

Australian rePublic wrote:Even Donald's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, wants Rudd gone.


oh no, the most shameless sycophant toady in trump's orbit got mad on his behalf

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Yeah, so?
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Postby Risottia » Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:09 am

Australian rePublic wrote:Doctor Rudd is 100% correct, but you're the fucking ambassador. The ambassador to one of our most important allies

America can't be trusted as an ally anymore. Look what Trump did with the Doha Agreement of 2020, look at what he's about to do to Ukraine.
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Postby The Two Jerseys » Tue Nov 12, 2024 10:33 am

Worst case scenario is that the State Department sends Kevin a letter in January politely telling him to GTFO, then everyone promptly forgets about it amidst the NFL playoff coverage.
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Since when did it become a crime to insult Trump?
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Australia's ambassadors have been making a name for themselves for rudeness lately. This is not the first incident of something like this in the past year.

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Imagine an Australian politician making fun of anyone else! :rofl:
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Trump's own VP insulted Trump
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