Winston Smith opened his eyes and focused on the drab room that he called his home. Chanting from the streets below reminded him that it was Liberation Day – a euphemism referring to the population having been released from the burden of free speech, the rule of law, education and the arts. Thousands of proles, the oppressed, ignored and manipulated masses, had been bussed into the city centre where they now chanted, hands on hearts, Trump is Love, Trump is Love. Quickly Winston changed into his grey overalls and donned his red MAGA cap and headed for the streets.
He joined the throng of blank eyed chanting hordes, Trump is Love, Trump is Love. The enormous screens around the square flickered into life and there he was with his arms outstretched as if to give a blessing, basking in the adoration flowing from his people. Winston noted a few more blond hair extensions and an extra layer of fake tan, some spilling over and staining his white shirt collar : somebody would pay for that he thought.
T-Rump commenced his harangue to the nation extolling his achievements.
Bringing the Ukraine war to a satisfactory conclusion. This was met with thunderous applause from the crowd although, Winston reflected, that it was not clear who had won the war or even if this was relevant any more.
Next T-Rump praised the valiant heroes of the Israeli Defence Forces who, using arms provided by the Trump administration, had a put down the Palestinian uprising in Gaza. Whilst keeping up the cheering Winston recalled that the success of the IDF, F15 fighter jets supported by tanks and ground forces had overcome the men, women and children, largely unarmed, of Gaza but to the masses that was not the point : Victory was the point.
The glorious forces under T-Rump’s command had, he informed the ecstatic crowd, concluded a bloodless coupe and now liberated Greenland from the clutches of the fascist Danish empire.
The crowd became feverish in their excitement when he announced that the Canadian mafia crooks had surrendered and the land formerly known as Canada had been welcomed into the Trump empire as the fifty first state, henceforth to be known as Melania.
And the chant continued Trump is Love, Trump is Love !
Winston noted that there were other delegations in the crowd including one from Australia (Oceania), clutching their own banners adopting the regulation slogan Trump is Love but adding a reference of their own which undoubtedly had some resonance down-under : Dutton strong Albanese Weak !
In his concluding remarks T-Rump brought the crowds to an orgasmic climax of excitement when he declared that he had given in to pressure from the people to change the name of America to something more compatible with the demands of the people. He acknowledged that to name their glorious country after some Spanish loser who had never even lived in the country – referring to Amerigo Vespucci 13th Century navigator and explorer – was unacceptable to the people and henceforth the land of the free and the home of the brave would naturally be known as Trump Land.
Winston realised that in his job of correcting history he was going to be busy in coming weeks.
Apologies to Eric Blair.
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Quite terrifying in the implications and even possibilities in this story.
What can be done?
The UK PM is hopeless, our own government leaders-one a 'Maga Trumpist' and the other a 'ditherer'. I would like a leader like the new leader in Canada - Mark Carney- who is standing up to the bullying.
Australia doesn't need this AUKUS deal.
We cannot continue to be tied with the USA. The USA- at present is moving into an unprecedented and never seen before, authoritarian anarchy and total disregard for the rest of the world.
Is it at all possible that Trump and Dutton supporters could be any more idiotic? Can they be MORE manipulated by the biased right-wing Murdoch media? More racist? Even MORE tolerant of the type of relentless, unapologetic misogyny so evident within the sexist predator, Trump and the diabolical alpha white male supremacists in the Abbott/Morrison and Dutton version of the LNP? Could these disreputable neoliberal capitalists in Trump’s Republican movement and the like-minded privatisation-obsessed elitists in the LNP be MORE self-serving, MORE corrupt and MORE condescending? Could these deplorable, callously-inhumane political parasites in the extreme right-wing be MORE cruel? MORE oblivious to the hardships their elitist policies cause ordinary working- and middle-class citizens? Could the RWNJs in the Trump and Dutton regimes be even MORE dangerously undemocratic where they are now entering into the realms of fascism?
The terrifying answer to ALL the above questions is a resounding “YES” - tragically the level of entitlement, corruption, inhumanity, their open favouritism towards their avaricious billionaire supporters in the Top 1% and their manic obsession with obscene wealth and tyrannical power will only deteriorate and get worse the longer these unconscionable political psychopaths in the Trump and LNP regimes are in power! This is WHY it is absolutely ESSENTIAL that Australia NEVER EVER votes for the Trump-supporting grubs in the LNP and insist that Australia ceases all trade with America, shuts down Pine Gap and refuses to allow our citizens to become cannon fodder in any more illegal American invasions or wars! Trump has proven that he doesn’t give a stuff about Australia, Canada or any other of America’s (once) loyal allies! Enough! Let’s show that contemptuous CONVICTED CRIMINAL, Trump, that TWO can play THAT game!
There can be NO DOUBT that catastrophe, chaos and isolation are all waiting at the end of a long, dark tunnel for Trump’s America and the time will come - very soon - that the fools who voted for Trump will RUE THE DAY they put that megalomaniacal lunatic in DUAL power with that arrogant multi-billionaire, the UNELECTED Elon Musk - both of whom will succeed in their efforts to MAKE AMERICA HATE AGAIN and alienate their nation from the rest of the world! The tragedy is that ordinary working- and middle-class people foolish enough to vote for the malevolent, condescending and totally corrupt elitists in the Trump or Dutton regimes can be compared to turkeys voting for Christmas! Whilst these appalling regimes are busy defunding education, defunding Medicare or health services, tearing down vital social welfare programs that assist lifting desperate people out of poverty, they continue to empower and obscenely enrich the wealthiest people in the country (including themselves, of course) through low taxes, tax incentives and/or tax-funded perks for the rich!
When confronted by these irrational right-wing “turkeys”, just ask them this question:
“Name one thing - One. Single. Thing. - that the LNP (or Trump’s Republican Party) have EVER done - in its entire history - that has provided one single benefit to YOU or ANYONE other than themselves or their billionaire supporters in the Top 1%?” …….
What is the inevitable answer? I promise you, a stunned expression and DEAD SILENCE will ensue!
And the madding crowd, naked in their love, returned to the comfort of their burrows, safe from the light and the rays.
And so, the little people of the USA can stand and wave proudly as billions of liberated dollars sail off to the grey havens of offshore bank accounts and never be seen again.
Meanwhile here: If Star falls over in giant heap (although I think they expect they'll be bailed out by either the federal or Minns gubmints). As usual it's the little people who will cop it in the neck while the fat greedy bastards that drove Star to where it now precariously teeters will wring their hands and weep onion tears as they stash their big piles of cash away from prying eyes.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/star-on-the-brink-again-as-940m-lifeline-falls-through-20250402-p5lofh.html
Loved the reference to the bloodless coupe, somewhat redolent of a clean kill when JFK copped it in the head.