TIME TO EXTEND THE NO DICKHEADS POLICY

Many sporting teams have adopted the ‘No Dickheads’ policy with outstanding success. It’s long been a standard operating procedure in our military. And smart voters have been using it as a political yardstick for many years.

In essence, ‘No Dickheads!” sets a standard for behaviour within teams, realising that dickheads, no matter how talented or even charismatic, generally cause far more damage and disruption than they’re worth.

Their toxicity destroys collaboration and undermines harmony and respect. Inevitably, it white ants the team from within.

Apparently, it does the same thing to nations, as is becoming clearer with each day of Trump’s Second Coming.

In Australia, we grew up with three guiding principles that we inherited from our parents: a Fair Go (equal opportunity for all); mateship (the power of community); and an inherent distrust of those who made promises that seemed too good to be true.  

These principles spawned the No Dickheads policy.

I reckon it’s time we extended that policy to the national level and applied it to our dealings with other countries, starting with America.

Trump recently pretended to tear up the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), calling it a “terrible deal”.

Yet, he had presided over that agreement (in 2018 calling it “truly historic”, “the most important ever agreed to by the US” and “the biggest trade deal in the United States’ history”).

That’s taking Dickhead to hitherto unimagined levels … and that’s dealing with his closest neighbours and trade partners. Imagine how secure his deals will be with remote allies and partners.