Brave or Stupid

If we are discussing religion in the off season, why not politics.Was Tony Abbott brave or stupid to confront Putin?Georgia thought the U.S. had their back and it did not work out too well for them.

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  • Neither.

    But he had to ask.

    The issue I have with politics and society in general, is the lack of respect we and the media show our leaders and people in authority.

    Not saying they are the best, but you don't run down your country.

    Old fashion respect for authority.

    *ducks 4 cover*
    • Spot on. Abbott had to confront Putin, just as Bishop also did. That bastard and his maniacal foreign policies murdered 30+ innocent Australians flying home from Europe (something I can relate to as I am in Germany currently). Putin is a nut job and yes he is dangerous but I would absolutely expect our Leader, regardless of political party to stand in front of Putin and demand he cooperate fully with investigators.
    • Respect for authority? Please!

      Anyone and everyone has to earn respect. They don't gain my respect for the simple fact they have the three brain cells required to stack a local branch of the local party to then weasel their way to the top clawing over all the other weasels.

    • All you abbot fans are f***ked in the head !! Everyone forgets the terrible budget then openly saying he's going to decrease minimum wage not to mention the privatisation of alot of industries!!
    • Respect the office then TBUR? No thanks, I'm a libertarian. Last time I was forced to vote I wrote "a pox on both your houses" on the ballot so I didn't vote anyone in.
      Only way he would gain my respect would be to give me back the half my wage they steal at gun point each year and then promptly resign.
      Can't see that happening though.
  • Understand, but we're the ones who vote these people in based on what the media tells us or the stories they weave.

    We also can't expect better people to apply for the job when they're on a hiding to nothing.

    The less prestigious the position is made to look, the calibre of applicant goes down.

    Hell we voted in a guy who didn't even know what to do when he got into the senate.

    The standard will only get worse.
  • I have no issue with Abbott confronting Putin on the MH17 disaster. However, I'd expect the leader of Australia to be a little more diplomatic, rather than say something that sounds more like it'd come from a 20 year old park football player. Seriously "I'm going to shirtfront President Putin. You bet you are... ahhh you bet I am." How does that cast Australia in the international community? It makes us a laughing stock and the Russians have basically laughed at us ever since he made that comment. Abbott would have been better off saying that he would confront Putin on the issue at the G20 and that he would request Russia's cooperation in the investigation.

    • Yeah but the media took it and ran.

      The guy doesn't have charisma, but that doesn't mean he's not trying to do the right thing.

      The media said that the Russian war ships were here because of Abbotts comments, absolute BS reporting.
      • The Russian Navy regularly travels with Putin, in the same way that the American air force and Marines travel with Obama.

      • Mate it was only the News Corp tabloids that said it. Those are the same tabloids that said our minor national debt was some sort of fiscal emergency and we were hanging over a cliff. Lesson, don't trust anything you read in the daily terror.

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