New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is left STRANDED in Australia..

To: from occupied ga

I’m pretty sure I’ve met Gideon Polya as it happens - I also live in Melbourne, and it looks like the same bloke I ran into a few times at some university functions here.

61 posted on 07/19/2019 6:46:03 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)

To: naturalman1975

If you care don’t let tyrants license your weapons. Licensing is a prelude to confiscation

62 posted on 07/19/2019 6:50:23 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)

To: naturalman1975

I’m pretty sure I’ve met Gideon Polya as it happens

Small world

63 posted on 07/19/2019 7:23:36 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)

To: naturalman1975

I learn something new every day.

64 posted on 07/19/2019 7:45:46 AM PDT by Woodman

I now what it means. I lived down under at one time;)

65 posted on 07/19/2019 7:47:19 AM PDT by Woodman

He was still trained as such, combat or not.

66 posted on 07/19/2019 8:37:27 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)

To: notdownwidems

67 posted on 07/19/2019 10:02:43 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)

To: naturalman1975

Leftists are incapable of asking nicely. I suggest they give her an inflatable pool toy and a big spoon. She can make her own way across.

68 posted on 07/19/2019 2:18:15 PM PDT by Amberdawn

To: naturalman1975

757’s?!

Seems a bit of overkill for a very small country to move it’s PM around.

I would have thought she would fly commercial, as many leaders of small counties in Europe do...

But, they are an island nation. The plane likely has multiple roles.

Perhaps she can be cut some slack...

69 posted on 07/21/2019 3:33:16 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)

To: naturalman1975

I have great respect for the Governor-General of New Zealand (the de facto Head of State, and the Queen of New Zealand (the de jure Head of State, both of whom have always done their duty by that nation.

Ms Ardern... I don't respect her in the same way.

Thank you for posting this article.

I appreciate your opinion here.

You are doing good work.

70 posted on 07/21/2019 3:36:52 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)

To: naturalman1975; All

I always find it a little amusing when Americans worry about Australia being dangerous - I get why the Europeans do, but Americans have poisonous snakes, and poisonous spiders in fair numbers, and alligators that are a fair match for our crocodiles - and then you also have bears. And mountain lions. Which we don't have (we may have a few wild cats roaming around, possible descendants of Second World War mascots, but there's no real proof and if they are out there, it's in tiny numbers).

Good points.

As someone who has now spent nine months over the last three years in Australia, most of Australia is quite safe.

I worried very little about poisonous beasties.

Running out of fuel, breaking down in remote locations, running out of water... much more serious concerns.

While Australia has some rough spots where you need to watch your back, what country does not?

America has far more places to worry about the most dangerous predator, man, than Australia does.

One of Australia's "First World Problems" is their city dwellers are so safe and civilized, they have no fear of savages, of whatever stripe.

71 posted on 07/21/2019 3:44:27 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)

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