Letter

In response to What Australians think of Trump and the US

Which Australians have held the US in high regard?

Apart from our politicians and our generals what percentage of Australians hold the US in high regard?

In my lifetime, protest against the US has been a regular thing starting with “overpaid, over-sexed and over here" and rumours of tensions in South Korea and Vietnam etc.

It may be understandable for our politicians coveting a well-paid military lobbying position to top up their parliamentary pension. The same goes for our military who are always keen to be aligned with the US with them having the biggest and best weapons of mass destruction and our generals always wanting the biggest bang no matter how high the buck may be.

I don’t think Australians are the same as Americans and they are not as keen to be going “All the way with LBJ “ as our politicians and media would have us believe. This is demonstrated by Australians who are willing to protest against our involvement in the never-ending US war on humanity.

— Bob Pearce from Adelaide SA