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| Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
I hear all the noise being made about Trump imposing tariffs on an uninhabited island. I didn't understand why people were making such a fuss. I suppose they were hoping to embarrass President Trump. No, that's not right, he's not going to be embarrassed by this nonsense. They (the ubiquitous 'they') are just throwing mud on his image, hoping to further inflame 'their' supporters', not that they really need any more flammable fluids. They seem to have plenty on hand.
Then I came across this meme on Midwest Chick's Place:
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| Heard Island |
There we go - Heard Island belongs to Australia. As the map at top shows, it is a long, long way from anywhere. Wikipedia tells us that:
They are:
- 2,500 miles southwest of Australia
- 2,600 miles southeast of South Africa
- 1,010 miles north of Antarctica
The islands, which are uninhabited, can be reached only by sea, and typically require a two-week voyage from Australia to visit.
1 comment:
I assume you get it? He prevented the Chinese from using them as a cut-out to avoid tariffs.
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