So here’s the uncomfortable question Australians should ask, especially when our leader Anthony Albanese was so quick to line up behind the strikes: what exactly is the theory of change?

Not the slogan. Not the press release. The real theory. How, precisely, does dropping bombs - or killing a dictator - make Iranian women freer, Iranian prisons emptier, Iranian courts fairer, or Iranian politics more accountable? And how does it secure long-term peace in the Middle East.

If we can’t answer that in plain language, then we are not looking at a pathway to peace and human rights. We’re looking at protracted violence and dysfunction dressed up as virtue.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The dude was 86, it's laughable to pretend his successor wasn't ready to go.

As to your question:

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/01/mark-carney-turns-off-geolocation-on-phone-just-in-case/

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Maybe they were trying to prevent the chosen successor then.