Australian Defence Policy
Unacceptable.
Thor is pissed, again and this time with good reason.
It was one of those days. As you no doubt are aware Thor isn’t too fond of his children worshiping Middle Eastern deities. Takes it personally I am afraid. In fact he isn’t too fond of any form of idolatry including that of himself. Foreign idols, false gods, lack of humility and all of that. Makes him cringe when he sees you on your hands and knees talking to a piece of wood – no matter how grandiose the building it is situated in. It’s just one of those things that is best to be avoided.
You have been doing if for a couple of thousand years now, haven’t you figured out it doesn’t do anything? Besides even if the principal worked it, which it doesn’t, it wouldn’t work for you anyway because that is a Semitic god you are attempting to “commune” with and you aren’t Semites. This isn’t the sort of game where you can change team colors just because the other guys are offering forgiveness and eternal life for all and sundry. Its an ancestral thing, you are stuck with the horned one whether you like it or not. By the way the Semites aren’t really interested in a mob of beer swilling, pork eating Anglo Germanics stampeding over their idea of paradise either. Just because Rome or Constantinople says something doesn’t make it true. Surely you have worked that one out by now.
Anyway back to the story, when old Thor discovered that Australia’s ruddy commander in chief wasn’t in fact a child of Kant’s enlightenment that had been cheered into office by the masses but was to quote the horned and hairy one “another flaming opportunistic idol worshiping turncoat with one foot on the shoulders of the religious right and one foot on the shoulders of the loony left“ we all had the joy of putting up with a morning of the usual tirade about – you guessed it, “Semites, money lenders and those idiots in Rome”. Although if I recall Canberra, George Bush and christian fundamentalists did feature rather prominently.
Now this would have been all well and good, we could have made excuses, left him to his ale and form guide and made ourselves scarce for a while. But then comes along Australia’s new defense white paper… I really do wish the Aussies wouldn’t do this to me, totally ruined any hope at all of this being a good day.
Thor agrees with the need for his beer guzzling, etc, etc Southern children to maintain a position of independence. It has always been this way and probably always will. Olympian indifference has it’s consequences after all.
Unfortunately in their new defense policy Australia wishes a position where support of their allies is optional. Something Australia will consider if it suits them. Not a smart move. Hours after this discovery the halls are still resonating with the words, “What bullshit is this!!”.
To remind you who seem to have forgotten, the way things work is that you can sort out your own internal squabbles as you did with WWI and WW2 if you cant find a better way to do it. The battles last century as the old Ostrogothi Empire (Catholic Axis) and the new Anglo Saxon one (Protestant Allies) finally sorted out their pecking order were memorable to say the least. Made a bit of a mess of Europe though and neither of you managed to get the upper hand on the Franks (Post Enlightenment fence sitters) .
But when it comes to external matters the position is that Thor’s children will unconditionally support each other. There is to be no question on this matter. You can sort out your position on various (usually American in this day and age) misadventures behind closed doors, but once any one of you takes the field you all do. That has been policy ever since the Romans tore you apart tribe by tribe, while the other tribes stood aside and watched convinced that the Romans would go away if you simply bent down and spread your cheeks. They didn’t and you all got a good fucking anyway.
It is one of those paradoxes that as long as you wish to maintain your Liberty as a people you have no liberty to choose on this matter. Choose liberty on this and lose your Liberty as a people. Hobson’s choice.
So Mr Rudd and associates it is strongly suggested that you and your people put aside the rhetoric and learn to read a map. Take away your usual allies and point to the friends that are left.
If you wish the unconditional support of your allies no matter what your foolishness, no matter what the threat, you in turn need to garauntee them yours.
May 03 2009 12:26 pm | Thoughts of Thor
