He’s the prime Minister that forever disenchanted me from politics. His lies, unreal.
stop-corporatisation on
Yeah remember when Trump lied to the nation about WMDs and sent us to war resulting in a few hundred thousand deaths.
TobyWanKinoby on
While I agree with him, John Howard can fuck right off.
Flanky_ on
Howard is as irrelevant as Luxury Car Tax.
Both were brought in to achieve something, failed to do so, have no place in modern Australia, and yet somehow we’re still being fucked by them.
Sweeper1985 on
Demonstrating that even a broken clock is right twice a day.
south-of-the-river on
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
baked_sofaspud on
Remember when John Howard sold the nation’s telecommunications network…then the company that bought it never upgraded anything! so the Rudd government had to spend billions upgrading it themselves. Then Abbott came in said the plan was shit and made a plan to help out his mates that doubled the cost
ScotVonGaz on
Shut the fuck up John, nobody asked you. Go back to the retirement home.
Rastryth on
Oh I miss the days I thought he was the worst pm we had ever had. Then came abbott and fucking Scomo.
wurll on
Bit rich coming from the eyebrows himself
OppositeProper1962 on
The comments section of the Australian is gonna have a tough time reconciling this one.
Maxpowers4810 on
I got to met the man while deployed over sea he was a cheeky fucker
Nskyline1989 on
Why are we listening to the guy that started the notion that you can fix the economy by just flooding the country with migrants
orrockable on
I hate to say it but, he’s right.
Nostonica on
GW Bush would be more relatable, conservative and god fearing.
Trumps style is nothing of the sort it’s rabbid in contrast, Johnies probably miffed that the conservative world has pivoted towards Trumps style of politics.
LazyCamoranesi on
I think Howard is the most unduly venerated people in Australian history, but he’s right here, and I suspect he’s signaling to both Dutton and the cretinous cheerleaders at The Australian/News Corp. He’s doing the right thing here.
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healing_waters on
“On Trump, Howard was scathing, saying his behaviour had not been “compatible with democracy”.”
I think that could be said about many a politician. Lying, immature garbage in the chamber, and betraying the people to their own self interest seems to be par for the course these days.
Humble-Ad8942 on
Two crazy old maggots
Panty_Pirat3 on
Shut up old man
Inconnu2020 on
You know you’ve gotta be pretty bad when a ‘should-be’ war criminal who is only the 2nd sitting Prime Minister in Australia’s history to lose their seat, telling you that you’re not a good person…
They keep wheeling this old neo-liberal bastard out for comment – Australia turned ugly under Howard and we’ll never recover.
Entilen on
The Australian equivalent of Dick Cheney condemning Trump.
Successful_Video_970 on
Wow that’s the first time I agree with John Howard since he got rid of semi automatic firearms.
Blazinblaziken on
of all the people to come out and say something like that, not who I expected
I’m sure the people who like people like Howard and Trump are very confused what to think now
Flat_Ad1094 on
Well Ole Johnny is right. So be it.
Wazza17 on
First time I have agreed with something JH has said about the felon
myLongjohnsonsilver on
Lmfao literally no one in the upper echelon of US politics is compatible with democracy.
They all try to bend shit to suit themselves and only let the process work “democratically” when they know it’s already going to suit them.
The democrats are just better at convincing the plebs they care about them.
DoorPale6084 on
Yeah. How?
GiveMeRoom on
We’re going to have fun with this one, aren’t we?
Caine_sin on
He is right. I hate to say it.
RiskySkirt on
Thanks fot gst, john
Truth_Learning_Curve on
**My thoughts on what Howard said**: he’s right.
**My thoughts on Howard**: I don’t agree with his conservative stances, and *as someone who was directly impacted by his military policies in the form of active service*; I don’t agree with a lot of his policies nor look overly favorably on his tenure as P.M.
**My thoughts on how this Reddit thread has interpreted and then acted on Howard’s comments**: there’s some positive takes, but a lot of people are focusing on Howard as a politician/person, and not on the content of his message (*a.k.a. Ad hominem*).
All people are capable of making accurate and factual statements, in this case having an opinion based on facts, on an event. Whether you like them or not, or whether they have done good deeds or not, is not relevant to the statement they make.
Todf on
The man who ended ministerial responsibility in Australia, and flogged race-baiting lies to win elections has something to say about democracy? FTG
AnxiousCeph on
Howard, who single-handedly set up Australia to suffer massively decades later has a bad opinion? Wow!
Aggravating_Termite on
This may be the first time I have ever agreed with John Howard.
wiegehts1991 on
Will be interesting to see how the manic trump fans who also rave on about Howard being Australias best, react to this bombshell.
Vidasus18 on
Based Howard
linesofleaves on
Isn’t the smarter call to leave our politicians shutting up about American politics? We need to work with whatever administration they end up with regardless.
Kevin Rudd screwed up with sharing a hot take on Trump years ago and it ended up compromising our national interests later. Leave the cheers and jeers to the government of the day.
Responsible-Bet-237 on
Make Australia Great Again.
Equivalent-Pie-1643 on
Just remmeber guys; John Howard has done more damage to Australian middle and lower class, and all future generations to come; than any single politician ever. This is almost like an endorsement for trump at this point; and honestly… its working.
cryptofomo on
The great defender of democracy ‘Honest John’ Howard. Sure, he frequently vilified and lied about immigrants and minorities when he needed a few extra votes, but he never incited an attack on Parliament House!
Raw_Papers on
First time I’ve ever agreed with John Howard. However he should remind himself of his own many attacks on democracy.. illegal war against Iraq for starters.
InsuranceToHold on
Who the fuck cares what a former Prime Minister says about anything? His career is over. And especially who cares what he has to say about a former US President?
Why are people buying into this nonsense? How fucking stupid are you? Nothing we think, say or do will affect the US elections.
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Please john, its okay, go towards the light.
Worst PM in Australian history.
Hmm what lobby groups is he shilling for now ?
He’s the prime Minister that forever disenchanted me from politics. His lies, unreal.
Yeah remember when Trump lied to the nation about WMDs and sent us to war resulting in a few hundred thousand deaths.
While I agree with him, John Howard can fuck right off.
Howard is as irrelevant as Luxury Car Tax.
Both were brought in to achieve something, failed to do so, have no place in modern Australia, and yet somehow we’re still being fucked by them.
Demonstrating that even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Remember when John Howard sold the nation’s telecommunications network…then the company that bought it never upgraded anything! so the Rudd government had to spend billions upgrading it themselves. Then Abbott came in said the plan was shit and made a plan to help out his mates that doubled the cost
Shut the fuck up John, nobody asked you. Go back to the retirement home.
Oh I miss the days I thought he was the worst pm we had ever had. Then came abbott and fucking Scomo.
Bit rich coming from the eyebrows himself
The comments section of the Australian is gonna have a tough time reconciling this one.
I got to met the man while deployed over sea he was a cheeky fucker
Why are we listening to the guy that started the notion that you can fix the economy by just flooding the country with migrants
I hate to say it but, he’s right.
GW Bush would be more relatable, conservative and god fearing.
Trumps style is nothing of the sort it’s rabbid in contrast, Johnies probably miffed that the conservative world has pivoted towards Trumps style of politics.
I think Howard is the most unduly venerated people in Australian history, but he’s right here, and I suspect he’s signaling to both Dutton and the cretinous cheerleaders at The Australian/News Corp. He’s doing the right thing here.
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“On Trump, Howard was scathing, saying his behaviour had not been “compatible with democracy”.”
I think that could be said about many a politician. Lying, immature garbage in the chamber, and betraying the people to their own self interest seems to be par for the course these days.
Two crazy old maggots
Shut up old man
You know you’ve gotta be pretty bad when a ‘should-be’ war criminal who is only the 2nd sitting Prime Minister in Australia’s history to lose their seat, telling you that you’re not a good person…
They keep wheeling this old neo-liberal bastard out for comment – Australia turned ugly under Howard and we’ll never recover.
The Australian equivalent of Dick Cheney condemning Trump.
Wow that’s the first time I agree with John Howard since he got rid of semi automatic firearms.
of all the people to come out and say something like that, not who I expected
I’m sure the people who like people like Howard and Trump are very confused what to think now
Well Ole Johnny is right. So be it.
First time I have agreed with something JH has said about the felon
Lmfao literally no one in the upper echelon of US politics is compatible with democracy.
They all try to bend shit to suit themselves and only let the process work “democratically” when they know it’s already going to suit them.
The democrats are just better at convincing the plebs they care about them.
Yeah. How?
We’re going to have fun with this one, aren’t we?
He is right. I hate to say it.
Thanks fot gst, john
**My thoughts on what Howard said**: he’s right.
**My thoughts on Howard**: I don’t agree with his conservative stances, and *as someone who was directly impacted by his military policies in the form of active service*; I don’t agree with a lot of his policies nor look overly favorably on his tenure as P.M.
**My thoughts on how this Reddit thread has interpreted and then acted on Howard’s comments**: there’s some positive takes, but a lot of people are focusing on Howard as a politician/person, and not on the content of his message (*a.k.a. Ad hominem*).
All people are capable of making accurate and factual statements, in this case having an opinion based on facts, on an event. Whether you like them or not, or whether they have done good deeds or not, is not relevant to the statement they make.
The man who ended ministerial responsibility in Australia, and flogged race-baiting lies to win elections has something to say about democracy? FTG
Howard, who single-handedly set up Australia to suffer massively decades later has a bad opinion? Wow!
This may be the first time I have ever agreed with John Howard.
Will be interesting to see how the manic trump fans who also rave on about Howard being Australias best, react to this bombshell.
Based Howard
Isn’t the smarter call to leave our politicians shutting up about American politics? We need to work with whatever administration they end up with regardless.
Kevin Rudd screwed up with sharing a hot take on Trump years ago and it ended up compromising our national interests later. Leave the cheers and jeers to the government of the day.
Make Australia Great Again.
Just remmeber guys; John Howard has done more damage to Australian middle and lower class, and all future generations to come; than any single politician ever. This is almost like an endorsement for trump at this point; and honestly… its working.
The great defender of democracy ‘Honest John’ Howard. Sure, he frequently vilified and lied about immigrants and minorities when he needed a few extra votes, but he never incited an attack on Parliament House!
First time I’ve ever agreed with John Howard. However he should remind himself of his own many attacks on democracy.. illegal war against Iraq for starters.
Who the fuck cares what a former Prime Minister says about anything? His career is over. And especially who cares what he has to say about a former US President?
Why are people buying into this nonsense? How fucking stupid are you? Nothing we think, say or do will affect the US elections.
Great case of the pot calling the kettle black.