And yet...

August 21, 2025

Well written! Thank you, Patricia, for adding to our perception of a political reality which is also our own. And yet our ambassador and foreign minister attended the inauguration on our behalf! Ever since coming to the conclusion that they shouldn’t have done so, I’ve wondered how we Australians should justify such a signal of non-compliance with the Trump 2 delusionary insurrection.

The best I can come up with is to say we have too much respect for the US under its own constitution — which assumes the rule of law and proscribes insurrection — for us to indulge the concerted effort of one who is guilty of treason by perpetuating the “deal” of his insurrection. Thanks for your journalistic encouragement!