• Sirosky@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    There are quite a few things odd about this article, chief among them, why is it posted on a law firm website? This isn’t news, it’s practically an opinion piece.

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      1 year ago

      Regardless, Sydney Criminal Lawyers undertakes journalism to publish news articles, much like civil liberties defender EFF or entertainment/advertising company Nine/Fairfax.

      About the author, from the article’s page:

      Paul Gregoire is a Sydney-based journalist and writer. He’s the winner of the 2021 NSW Council for Civil Liberties Award For Excellence In Civil Liberties Journalism. Prior to Sydney Criminal Lawyers®, Paul wrote for VICE and was the news editor at Sydney’s City Hub.

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    1 year ago

    China getting pushy, and Russia in a hot war with the West, things need securing, and just … letting it all slide because the spectre of war in bothersome, is simply irresponsible. Here’s to the Free world, long may it reign.

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      War is irresponsible, but a multipolar world is not. This is the US securing Australian alignment with the West, nothing more, nothing less.

      What do Australians get out of it? Fuck if I know. Their largest trading partner is China. They’re rather isolated from US support in the event of a hot war. They really benefit the most from peace and non-alignment tbh.

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      1 year ago

      I support AUS forging a bit closer relationship with the West. The coal mining and Chinese money coming into that country is concerning to me.

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      The free world? You mean the imperialist monoculture? The one that subjugated 80% of the world’s population? The one that gives aid to Africa and then extracts wealth from the continent at a ratio of 1:27? The one that imprisons the most people in the world? The one built entirely on multiple continuous and ongoing genocides? That free world?

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      1 year ago

      Off topic but I’ve been wondering about these for a while: is “porky-happy” the name of your particular copy of that file or is it a filename all your fellow hexbears would recognise?

      (For me kbin doesn’t automatically load images - just as well considering the lemmy.world CSAM fiasco)