We only have a few hundred people deployed there at this point, so it would be largely symbolic, but if the government could be pressured into finally fully withdrawing Australian troops, it would be a nice win for anti-war and anti-imperialist activism.
China has used a jingoistic state media outlet
Reported the state media outlet, jingoistically
If Australians cared about dead brown people in the slightest they’d withdraw from the continent of Australia.
No. They’ve already laid the ground work for countering a meaningful anti-war opposition, having driven people mad with Sinophobia. They simply need to pivot to talking about Afghanistan’s importance in countering China. And you know what? It’ll be the most honest reason we’ve ever been given despite being psychotic.
A lot of our pathetic left has helped create these conditions, fucking anti-imperialist except whenever it’s needed.
We will withdraw only when the US says to.
