New Greens leader: No weapons for Ukraine, curtail the US alliance
www.smh.com.au
David Shoebridge believes the Greens can win votes by campaigning to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and legalise recreational cannabis.

curtail the us 100% agree, stop exports to ukraine 100% disagree so they will be last on the list of parties i vote for

insane to think if Australia was invaded i’d want a bunch of other pacifists countries telling me how bad they feel and good luck

  • Hanrahan@slrpnk.netEnglish
    16·
    22 days ago

    as a green voter this sucks balls, Ukraine support 100%,

    Israel support zero

    and treat the US as we’d treat China, Vietnam etc a third party state we trade with.

    it wont stop me voting for the Greens as no party embraces all the polices I support but I’ll definitely be voicing my disgust when i meet with my state greens member occasionally and Shoebride will be there sometimes, as Larissa was.

    • stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
      31·
      22 days ago

      It does, but it’s been their stance since forever…no arms supply, anywhere.

      Russia has nothing to do with it.

      The booting out of US bases I do agree with, 100%.

      They play no favourites with it. It’s naive, but it’s not necessarily what may go forward if they held minority government either, because they’d hold that with Labor.

      I’m not going to sour on the Greens for this position they’ve held forever. I don’t agree with it on Ukraine, but I don’t think wanting a position of peace is the worst thing a party could produce as well. And that’s what it is; not support for Russia or a tankie view.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        8·
        22 days ago

        Of course we want peace.

        But when people like Putin attack war has come to you whether you want it or not.

        And the aim of Putin is genocide. He wants no negotiation. There is only fighting and a chance or death.

        • stylusmobilus@aussie.zone
          4·
          22 days ago

          I agree. I wish he didn’t hold or even voice it where Ukraine is concerned.

          It’s one step back from a hundred forward though, and the US can certainly fuck off. Plus he’s proven he has our back as citizens over abuses committed by Israel a few times.

          They care about us. That’s first for me.

      • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
        1·
        22 days ago

        Well, given how the allies defeated Hitler by unilaterally disarming, holding hands and singing Kum-Ba-Ya until he was shamed out of his warmongering, it makes perfect sense.