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[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As a diplomat, how would you like Wong to address this?

[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah nice try, Penny. I'm not giving you PR advice.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought so. No answers just criticism because she didn't show up with a "Free Palestine" shirt.

I wonder how the foreign affairs minister from a liberal, national oor ON government would handle this?

[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Labor are not your mates, hey. Suggesting that Labor give a fuck about Palestine is repulsive.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's not what I suggested, nor what I asked.

How would you like our foreign affairs minister to address this with a global super power on whom we are heavily dependent as one of our closest allies ?

[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You are playing the "Labor are epic legends" game though. Just because ON and LNP are ghouls doesn't make Labor suddenly wonderful and it is not a failure to be publicly critical of an ally. The closest they have come to criticising an ally who is actively committing genocide is officially acknowledging that Palestinians and their rubble exist.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub -1 points 6 days ago

I have et said anything like that, and it's painfully obvious that you're deflecting.

Given your criticism of Wong, I had thought that surely you would have some preferred strategy.

Instead it seems like you don't really have e any idea what you're talking about, other than "labor bad"

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago

By backing it up with the government pulling out of AUKUS and cutting ties with Israel.

The problem is that’s all there is and no spine to back it up with action. Same with gas and gambling companies. No spine.

The country overwhelmingly wants action on it as well. Overwhelmingly.

No problems taking on the disabled though.

That’s what we want Labor to do.