Australia is a scarier place than we like to admit. There are definitely dinosaurs (they call them cassowaries), paralytic octopuses, immigrant detention black sites, internment camps (they call them ‘Centers for National Resilience’), and… fascists. Lots and lots of fascists. With very few civilian firearms. So… now that we’re out of Afghanistan, do we bring democracy to Australia instead?

We Discuss:

• What, if anything, is the logic behind Australia’s totalitarianism?
• Why is ‘COVID Zero’ a doomed policy objective, even if you’re an island nation?
• Why aren’t we comfortable condemning Australia?
• What, if anything, can Australians do to hashtag resist?
• What, if anything, is the international community’s obligation?
• Who has the nukes?

Today’s Stories:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/07/30/1022685816/australia-sydney-lockdown-covid-coronavirus-troops

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/21/asia/australia-covid-worst-day-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.theblaze.com/news/australia-council-shoot-dogs-dead-lockdowns

This is an Australian Dinosaur, and It Will Eat You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy-9Z2KrjsY

Amanda on the Good Morning Liberty Podcast, making the libertarian case for kicking everyone’s ass: https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/podcast/episode/1a2582e2/a-libertarian-foreign-policy-with-amanda-griffiths-or-ep-529

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