Leroy wrote on Jul 29^th, 2025 at 7:24pm:


Oh? We thought you might be asking about ours, Leroy. How long until Australia goes into recession thanks to your DL's tariffs?

Up for it?

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 3:26am:


Not sure, Spot. I know we sell most of our useful minerals to China.

We're also in the global supply chain for services and goods, which as you well know, DL's having so much fun with - the way a toddler chases pigeons.

Our currency hasn't been this low for years. That means everything we buy from Chi-na costs more. Add post-covid supply factors to a global trade war, and we're odds-on to enter recession early next year - for the first time since 1993.

We're literally in worst-case scenario territory. Leroy's lapping it up, much as he does with his DL's used nappies.

You?

I hope it doesn't.

We're being softened up for a rewrite of reality, not just on economic data, but on Trump's entire record. When the economy continues to contract, the metrics will suddenly "not matter" anymore.

We'll be told that record layoffs and shrinking growth are irrelevant because a handful of shareholders saw a bump in a specific index. And if the numbers don't fit? Trump will lie, like he's already doing, no different to his latest howler claiming fuel was $1.99 when even the lowest reported price was $2.66 in one state, at one station, with the national average sitting closer to $3.17.

The Epstein connection is starting to puncture the illusion. Even his base, as cultish and blinkered as they've been, is beginning to blink. They see the fuel prices around them. They see Trump unravel when pressed about his long association with a convicted paedophile. And they're starting to wonder, what else is he lying about?

That's why his defenders are scrambling, trying to memory-hole Epstein, suppress documents, pretend Trump's jet logs, his glowing praise of Epstein, his latest claim that he didn't have the "privilege" of going to the Island, and the accusations from multiple victims don't matter.

Because if Trump loses control of the narrative, if his supporters start thinking, then the spell breaks. His lies only work when his base is docile and incurious.

But they're learning, slowly, that they've been fed a steady diet of deception. And that's terrifying for the people who've spent years defending what now looks uncomfortably like complicity with child predators. Whether they admit it or not, they're in full panic mode, because they know: once you start asking questions, the whole rotten edifice collapses.

ProudKangaroo wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 4:46pm:


So how long until you think the economy will collapse sadroo, or are you to scared to make that call?.

ProudKangaroo wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 7:37pm:

Do you understand it?

No.

I see frank is projecting again

ProudKangaroo wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 10:03am:


They're way ahead of you on this one, Sad. Aquascoot's already said he's looking forward to austerity.

Australia goes into recession and loses its AAA credit rating?

I think it's a smart move. People who lose their homes can move into tents. Remember the Boy Scouts' motto: always be prepared.

People who lose their jobs? They can take up whittling, learn a new craft, go back to using their hands. Aquascoot once made a ship out of matchsticks, so anything's possible.

Businesses forced to shut shop? They can take up volunteering, give something back. There's plenty of work in posting fake news and live-streaming support for the big fella. Look at Piers, Benny Johnson, Vinnie. They're all doing well, and so can you.

If all else fails, Vlad's always looking for recruits for the Western front. The big fella's looking for someone to invade too, so it won't be long until Uncle Sam starts recruiting again.

If you get hungry, Aquascoot's son-in-law can teach you how to find bush Tucker. If you get depressed, Aquascoot's running a part-time wellness clinic. He can sell you some marvellous nutritional supplements, you'll be right as rain in no time.

The Superior Man loves a bit of pain. Austerity? He says. Bring it on. Follow the lead of the big fella. When his chips were down, Aquascoot said, he was more than happy to go to jail and take one for the Real Americans. What's not to like? Three squares, free medical and no more nagging from Melania: a real "win-win".

Lucky for us, he made it to the White House instead. Now we have the opportunity to enjoy austerity instead, no?

Who needs economists when we have valuable moral insights like this?