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@cruz_gordon12 @Ryandally08 So if you don’t trust your allies for that, why trust them, or rely on them now? Pretty silly, don’t you agree?

@inaflowstate_ @Ryandally08 Why so it could be leaked creating a much bigger safety hazard for all involved?

#BREAKING Donald Trump has doubled down and again criticised Anthony Albanese for declining a direct request to help with the reopening of The Strait of Hormuz. "Australia did not help us," he said during a press conference on Monday. However, some countries "have been good” The President said. The ramifications of Anthony Albanese’s disastrous term in Government will be felt for decades. He has now strained relations with our biggest and greatest ally, The United States of America.

@mirandadevine Centre-left parties across the world rode anti-Trump sentiment to score unexpected landslide victories - the people deciding who wins - and yet it’s Labors fault somehow? The vast majority of Australians want fuck all to do with the war. Wake up.

Australia has fought and bled and died alongside the US in every war and one feckless Trump-deranged Labor government has damaged that relationship - hence Trump's callout today.

@liz_churchill10 Not true, unfortunately. Been on a consistent decline since even before 1971. Do you do any research at all before you post?

1,000 People publicly baptized in Australia in one event… This isn’t 1950. This is 2026 in one of the most secular countries on earth. They spent decades declaring Christianity dead in the West. Revival is exploding worldwide. The tide has turned.

@larroumecj I spent all day trying to explain to someone on here what hegemony is and why America benefits from it - they seemed to think I was insulting them for some reason. It was a by-design foreign policy since the end of WW2.

Anglophone X is now flooded with Americans explaining how Europe was freeloading off the American empire, and cheering its coming end. I'm cheering too, so we're on the same side. But here's the funny part: MAGA has actually gaslit itself into believing the American Empire was a bad deal for America and a gift to Europe. (And that it was always this way - meaning they genuinely think their parents and grandparents were either idiots or naive philanthropists who, having Europe in the palm of their hand, decided to set up a system that worked against them.) As a result, MAGA is now dismantling its own empire. We haven't seen a self-own this spectacular since Germany blew up its own nuclear plants. There's always a moment in history when the metropole gets tired of paying for empire and loses sight of what it's getting out of it. We're there now. It's going to cost Europe dearly to exit its semi-protectorate status. But in the end, it'll be far better off for it. I put together a quick scorecard of what each side - America and Europe - gains and loses from the status quo. I'd encourage my American friends to take a look. So many of you have no idea how your own empire actually works. (1/2)

@AirwingMarine @OperatorDrewski @GrayZoneWarfare Is this on the cards to get fixed?

On top of that, because of how the red zones work, you can pinpoint enemy location within a few dozen meters too... When ever I find a nice sniper position, as soon as I shoot they know exactly where I'm at regardless of how careful I am with concealment or shooting. Based on your map, the bad guys were right there. The center of the red circle is drawn at exactly the half way point between the shooter and the target.

We snuck into the perfect position by spending 15 minutes weaving stealthily between AI patrols A stray round from enemy players that was aimed at AI hit near us, triggering a PVP zone marker to appear, doxxing our entire ambush I flew back to base and uninstalled Next time, GZW

@jesuscultu86986 I can see you're never going to agree with what your own government teaches its military and that you'd rather listen to Grok to write your replies for you I'm wasting my time

Barry Posen is a mainstream realist at MIT, not a social Marxist or Gramscian. Your use of hegemon is contrary to his worldview because it carries presuppositional moral critique that is alien to his analysis. He analyzes U.S. 'hegemony' in straightforward power terms — military command of the global commons after the Soviet collapse. His critique is that America's 'liberal hegemony' strategy has been too expansive and costly, and he favors restraint instead. That doesn't change the historical fact: the country beginning with 'A' is the one that rebuilt Western Europe via the Marshall Plan and defended it for decades against a far more expansionist, ideologically aggressive, and nuclear-armed Soviet Union. Without American power (economic + military), free Europe as we know it probably doesn't exist. Same for IndoPac, SE Asian region. Calling it 'hegemony' descriptively is one thing. Using it as moral condemnation is another. Read the actual history alongside the theory. Ive provided the history extensively throughout this thread. You've refuted none.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

@jesuscultu86986 He's actually studied by the USAWC, your US Naval War College, the USAF, NDU - specifically "Command of the Commons: The Military Foundation of U.S. Hegemony"

@jesuscultu86986 You should actually read some Barry Posen (Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and the director of MIT's Security Studies Program) - you could learn a thing or two about your own country and the way it operates

@jesuscultu86986 It's also worth mentioning I absolutely agree with yours and others who comment that our military isn't strong enough, and that we don't have enough - I vote accordingly, to strengthen ourselves and our borders every time I have the ability to do so.

@jesuscultu86986 If you want to take it away, that's fine - you're able to review your agreements and world policies - and in turn we would adapt, too. There is no question Australia benefits from the US now, but *right now* there is no need for us to change anything until you change.

@jesuscultu86986 Do you agree that you (America) took that role post WW2?

@jesuscultu86986 @Mik1964Il @TKratman My entire point this conversation was that America, by design, invented the current status quo of protecting others and having them align, politically and economically, to that end. You went on some mega rant about we being unable to protect ourselves for whatever reason.

@jesuscultu86986 @Mik1964Il @TKratman You use Grok for every reply I can tell 😂

In this conversation, facts were stated by me and others. You didn't refute or defend them, and left the conversation when you couldn't. You perfectly demonstrated why Australia is unwilling and unable to defend itself. Let the facts once again speak for themselves, as you sleep tonight safely under the American men-at-arms who are defending you... From Grok: "Australia is an island continent with 25,760+ km of coastline, vast maritime approaches, and exposure to major threats in the Indo-Pacific. ☆==Yet by itself, it is vastly underarmed for independent defense of its territory and sea lanes.==☆ ■Key indicators of under-armament (2026 data) Active military personnel: Only 59,000 — smaller than the Dominican Republic (89,000 active-duty troops, a small Caribbean nation). ■Naval fleet strength (total hulls): Just 45 vessels (including 6 diesel submarines, 3 destroyers, 7–11 frigates, 2 helicopter carriers). ■This is fewer than several landlocked countries with purely riverine/lake forces: ○Paraguay: 73 vessels ○Bolivia: 67 vessels ○Others like Azerbaijan (32), Kazakhstan (26), Turkmenistan (~16) show how raw hull counts can exceed Australia's even without ocean access. ■Defense spending: Currently ~2.0–2.05% of GDP — modest for a wealthy island nation facing growing regional risks. The US has urged 3.5%; Australia has resisted rigid targets while committing to long-term programs like AUKUS. ■Overall scale: Tiny force for a country with enormous landmass (~7.7 million km²) and one of the world's longest coastlines. Recruitment challenges limit growth despite a population of ~27 million. ■Historical pattern: From WWII (begging US protection after Singapore fell) through the Cold War, ANZUS, and AUKUS today, Australia has repeatedly sought massive US spending, deployments, basing, and technology for its defense. It contributes quality forces and strategic geography, but the raw numbers show limited independent mass and projection. ■Sri Lanka comparison (compact island nation): Has 275 naval vessels — far more hulls than Australia's 45, despite a much smaller economy.In short: ■Geography makes Australia highly vulnerable — long exposed coastlines, distant from allies, and reliant on sea control. ☆☆Without US firepower (carriers, nuclear subs, airpower, logistics via the 7th Fleet and ANZUS/AUKUS), Australia alone lacks the scale to fully defend itself in a serious high-intensity conflict.The alliance multiplies Australia's strength, but the numbers prove it cannot stand alone effectively as an island nation.☆☆"

@jesuscultu86986 @Mik1964Il @TKratman You are a clown who has no idea what you're talking about, and just dribble for the sake of it. You are not worth my time trying to educate you on your own foreign policy, and you can't even see that we agree on some things. I do not have the crayons nor the time to explain it

@MoodAndMelody @Mik1964Il @TKratman If you had any intention of being a serious country militarily, or at least as strong as SRI LANKA, it would have been done by you. You're an actress who's bothered by her bodyguard's cologne. First guy looks sideways at her, she's like where's my defender!?

@Mik1964Il @jesuscultu86986 @TKratman I have not once 'blamed' America for anything, I am stating a fact regarding hegemony post WW2. It's not an attack on them when it's a fact that any policy maker in America would agree with. I agree with all of your comments regarding our defense and hope we spend more in future

@MoodAndMelody @jesuscultu86986 @TKratman Why are blaming everything on Americans? Australia made our own bed, and we are in no position to offend the US. Army is small, air force is inadequate. Navy is laughable. Our economy is in shambles. Our government is shit. But of course, US into blame.

@jesuscultu86986 @Mik1964Il @TKratman America: We will control the world, selling our weapons, setting up our bases, you use our dollars to buy things keeping our economy going. We are the world police World: OK, we will align with you politically America: WTF why dont you guys do more World: ???

@Mik1964Il @MoodAndMelody @TKratman Call the Dominican Republic, mate! They'll protect you. Here's their number.