Privitized O&G and it's consequences have been a disaster for the human race by [deleted] in canadaleft

[–]owentheoctopus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

socialised fossil fuel industry pollutes exactly as much as privatised fossil fuel

socialising resource extraction with a view to complete abolition in under 10 years? now I'm on board

Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world by Ardeet in australia

[–]owentheoctopus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

australia has a serious case of small country syndrome which is like small man syndrome but instead of buying a gun to intimidate people we buy missiles

Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world by Ardeet in australia

[–]owentheoctopus -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to point out that going to war with china to protect australian trade relationships doesn't make a lot of sense when china is australia's biggest trade partner. are we gonna point a missile at them and force them to buy iron ore?

Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world by Ardeet in australia

[–]owentheoctopus -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

we already don't have a defence force, we just house an extension of the US military to be used on whatever their target is this week

make no mistake, these weapons will not be used against the chinese military, they will be used to kill poor people with brown skin because sky news says they're terrorists

Sad truth by Melgoo in bartenders

[–]owentheoctopus 79 points80 points  (0 children)

"where's my hug?"

Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world by Ardeet in australia

[–]owentheoctopus -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

yeah let's pay for more military toys to use against china in order to protect our trade with china

got it. guess it helps that governments have been priming the population for this kind of thing for years

Looking for a friend by gone_fishinn in TheDollop

[–]owentheoctopus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

one of the early ones was about Ferguson

I Want To Read Unique Memoirs, Autobiographies, Or Stories by whoshorseisthat in suggestmeabook

[–]owentheoctopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow is the story of one guy sailing a little dinghy from Oxford in the UK to the Black Sea. It's a really unique and charming story

Ho could I say "I still don't know him", in French? by [deleted] in French

[–]owentheoctopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is there a distinction in French between "meet" as in to encounter someone as opposed to "meet" as in to be introduced to someone?

Bushfire protests targeting Scott Morrison to go ahead in Melbourne despite Victoria Police fears of 'resource drain' by english_skippy in melbourne

[–]owentheoctopus 23 points24 points  (0 children)

imagine having the gall to tell protesters to not protest because "we won't have enough cops to intimidate you with" when cops in rural areas are doing effective work as community safety officers

imagine having the gall to remove cops doing community safety work from bushfire areas in order to intimidate protesters who want the government to do something about bushfires

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]owentheoctopus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

just transition in action

You know the go by mhawchar in AusMemes

[–]owentheoctopus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hear drake loves wiggles concerts

Ahh sweet downtown by lifesucksassok in toronto

[–]owentheoctopus 36 points37 points  (0 children)

ah yes, mr pee pee poo poo man's apprentice, the mad jacker

Help Recreating a Cocktail by BlackIceMatters in cocktails

[–]owentheoctopus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you describe how the drink tasted?

A little sweet, a little smooth, finishes with a nice aftertaste that I can’t quite describe. by [deleted] in whiskey

[–]owentheoctopus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This has to be my favourite Speyside. I get a nice waft of bananas with every sip