Mel Gibson in 1987, absolutely furious on Australian TV about foreign aid:
“They give millions interest-free to Red China, North Vietnam, South Korea to build steel industries… and the Australian taxpayer pays the interest. Then those countries compete directly with our own steel jobs. They tell us to be more productive while they fund our competition overseas.”
He wasn’t mincing words:
“I’m damn hot under the collar. And I care about this nation.”
A 1:03 clip from 38 years ago that sounds like it could have aired yesterday.
The more things change…