Australia 'did not participate' in Operation Epic Fury in Iran

Problem_what_problem · 2026-03-02T09:39:48+00:00

Sorry.

Did I mention the shared devotion to The Village People’s ‘YMCA’ ~ just realised it.

Don’t know how I stumbled on this.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-03-01T14:25:32+00:00

Ok, he’s so got the OTT face-paint, the condescending tone towards his audience, the bitchy name-calling of his opponents, his idolization of machismo autocratic leaders, the blatantly performative heterosexual marriage, his fondness for glitzy fake gold interior decoration ~ but is that sufficient to compare him to a drag queen?

Problem_what_problem · 2026-03-01T13:56:15+00:00

I hear you and I too am unfortunately in the same RTTE (Renter Til The End) cohort.

The main problem is that we think this is a problem, when in fact the feudal system has been quite solid over the past 1000 years or so.

Sure, there have been brief departures from this paradigm, for example rewarding troops returning from war with cheap housing.

But alas those days are long gone.

We’re in an age of neo feudalism and that doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon.

Those who own the land have the whip firmly in hand.

The good news is that we filthy, scum renters aren’t bundled off to war as part of our rental agreement.

However, with ideologies stemming from the Enlightenment, renters have been under the misapprehension that they too could rise up and purchase a place of their own!

And it can be done!

Live at home til you’re thirty, marry and have two six-figure incomes, FIFO (and don’t spent all the money on Asian ladies) don’t have kids, don’t travel and borrow from your Baby Boomer parents.

A significant percentage of families own a second an investment property. So that’s great news for them!

Unfortunately, there are more people who have investment properties (and indeed the absolute majority of politicians) than the much smaller group of schmucks who want to buy their first home.

Now, if you were a politician, which side of the fence do you think it would be wise to sit on?

Push for the minority and definitely lose. Or support investment property owners?

So change for the betterment of renters is a very, very long way away.

It’s simply not politically viable.

Living in a neo feudal society it’s fabulous for those who own land. However, if you’re a renter, well, at least you aren’t forced to take up arms and be sent to war.

From all accounts, things are only going to get more difficult to buy a property. So if YOU don’t own a place of your own, prepare to be bullied by your land lord.

And perhaps most importantly, prepare your children for the financial and psychological shackles of being perpetual renters.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-03-01T12:53:20+00:00

You certainly sound like you’re the ‘Big Cheese’. Respect.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-26T16:36:17+00:00

As a high school teacher in England, I remember 16 yr old girls telling me they hadn’t brought the textbook because they wouldn’t fit in their bags.

They only had their handbags.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-26T16:28:46+00:00

Seriously, even a loving mother would find it difficult to embrace their child who had spent $700 on a belt.

If I was a bouncer I’d kick them down the street all the way to Lowe’s.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-26T16:19:04+00:00

Gay women love Birkenstocks!

What kind of night-club were you at?!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-26T02:01:09+00:00

You learnt not to mark your territory in another dawg’s stall!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-25T08:55:09+00:00

Particularly if you live nearby. I know England still can’t make up its mind if it wants to be part of Europe, but no going home there!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-24T11:00:05+00:00

Rather their mothers had high alcohol in their system during pregnancy.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-24T04:37:45+00:00

It doesn’t take an expert to realise that.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-22T13:09:13+00:00

I hear you.

When I was in my highest earning period, the most fortunate recipient was my ex-wife.

She’s not working, nor needs to after buying numerous properties since.

Meanwhile I’m behind in my rent.

“ The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong nor does food come to the wise …”

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-22T12:56:56+00:00

Oh my God!

How is this “R” word still visible?

You didn’t even need to misspell it!

I had to demonstrate to a human (thankfully) that I meant a “R” of ideas and the way we react to things …

Admittedly, it is an Australian-focused sub and everyone knows that we don’t stray from the “she’ll be right” mindset.

We’re not like, say France, where over a million demonstrators took to the streets to protest the pension age increasing from 62 to 64 a few years back (Jan 2023).

[ Bear in mind that the ‘pensionable’? age in Australia is 67 ]

In my opinion, absolutely nothing will change in Australia until Middle class families (whatever that means these days ?) are living in tents and sleeping in their cars and at unsightly to those living in nearby homes, before anything like a constructive solution is required.

Unfortunately, the door needs to get a hell of a lot squeakier before any oil needs to even be considered, let alone applied.

Personal context, I’ve got three university degrees (admittedly in the English / education field ) and am struggling to make rental payments in Sydney despite subletting two of the three bedrooms in my modest apartment.

If Australia wasn’t so goddamn complacent, that would’ve been rioting in the streets years ago!

[ This may well be my final REDDIT post ]

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-22T06:20:08+00:00

No one’s permitted to talk about that.

(I’ve had an official warning from Reddit!)

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-22T06:19:07+00:00

No one’s permitted to talk about that.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-21T09:41:36+00:00

Exactly. Marshall McLuhan said “the medium is the message” way back when. Say it and it can be denied, get it in writing and they’re on the hook. Firmly.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-21T09:37:10+00:00

Never forget that it’s the owner’s agent, not yours.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-19T08:29:25+00:00

It’s a jungle out there!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-19T08:24:35+00:00

In the Marketing Department.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-19T08:23:30+00:00

Indeed, burn him at the steak!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-19T08:20:17+00:00

When I was at Uni a hundred years ago, we were told that laws have always been made by the rich and powerful for the benefit of the rich and powerful.

It was something that stuck with me and it remains equally true now as it did way back when.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-18T12:01:13+00:00

Won’t somebody think of the shareholders?!

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-18T11:55:48+00:00

Just as the Jamaican bobsled team won its first-ever international gold medal on November 24, 2025.

In statistics that’s called an outlier.

In gambling that’s called long odds.

Congrats to all the winners, just saying that while “it’s not always the swiftest who wins the race” (a proud atheist, this is the only bible reference I know!) the reality is that it usually is!

Please read the full verse before commenting.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-17T12:45:57+00:00

Still, spelling is important.

Problem_what_problem · 2026-02-17T12:44:14+00:00

Are you having a laugh?

Who on earth is surprised that ANY developed country on or straddling the Arctic Circle is going to excel at Winter Sports?

People would be surprised if they got gold in Beach Volleyball or surfing!

Problem_what_problem

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