For many months the federal government has been calming the farm, officials urging us to “just chill” about the possibility of our major ally the United States returning to the control of a misogynist, dictatorially inclined, sexually abusing convicted felon who reportedly said he’d execute political enemies and turn the military on fellow Americans.
And that’s all just for starters. There’s a whole lot more to not chill about. So I won’t be chilling about the most consequential election of my lifetime. Because it is clear that behind the “we’ll work with whoever is elected/it won’t alter the US-Australia relationship” facade, there is a level of Australian diplomatic, military and bureaucratic anxiety bordering on panic about the 50/50 prospect of a second Trump presidency.
