The Australian newspaper is known for its hateful Islamaphobia, but its latest attempt at this black art really does take the cake read it here . They've managed to dig up a Muslim convert who's set up his own (probably three person?) sect called Sharia4Australia that aims to apparently destroy democracy, and introduce sharia law to Australia (yeah good luck with that). These sort of fruitcakes that can be usually found howling at the moon shouldn't be given print space by any respectable broadsheet, but of course The Australian is not a respectable newspaper.
Naturally the hundreds of heretic Christian sects don't seem to get a run for some reason in The Australian, only the "evil" Muslims do.
But if that's not enough, the designated "hero" of the piece is an "Australian army veteran" by the name of Jack Zedee, who - get this - is a senior member of a pro guns group called Firearms Forum. So these two opposing extremists (religious nut and gun nut) are set to square off in a public debate tonight at the bastion of civility, Parramatta Town Hall.
I mean really, this is comical stuff, this is all fodder for Today Tonight, but hardly fitting for our "leading" broadsheet.
So if anything nasty happens tonight in Parramatta, will The Australian accept any responsibility for enraging the simpletons?
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
the hate of American politics
It will be interesting to see if there'll be any reevaluation of the political temperature in US politics following the assassination attempt of Arizona Congresswoman (D) Gabrielle Giffords, who was one of the people targeted by nut case Tea Party activists (and Republicans in general) for her "soft" views on immigration and health care see here .
While the anti immigration bandwagon has risen to mouth frothing (and essentially crazy) levels in Arizona over the last year or so, Giffords (admittedly a blue dog Democrat) was apparently quite moderate on the issue, and trying to come up with some workable alternatives. This of course is anathema to the (mentally ill) Republican Right, and the Congresswoman had been targeted for her "centrist" views. So in this political climate it's hardly surprising that a disgruntled loser with a gun (as an aside, you can forget about this ever turning into a debate about restricting gun ownership, America is not mature enough for that discussion) would do what Sarah Palin and FOX NEWS have been demanding the public do and "take back our country".
In this distressing story however I see opportunity, a chance for Democrats and political activists alike to put the political blow torch straight back onto the extremist hate mongering Republicans who are spouting all the usual mouth frothing venom. A chance to say ENOUGH, and its time to accept responsibility for your rhetoric, because when you fill the airwaves with bile, your supporters may just listen to what you're saying and DO something about it?
I'm sorry but these Republicans can't just walk away from this after metaphorically loading the gun and placing it in the hand of a supporter and then say "it's nothing to do with us", there is a collective responsibility here, and each protagonist has to accept their share of the blame.
While the anti immigration bandwagon has risen to mouth frothing (and essentially crazy) levels in Arizona over the last year or so, Giffords (admittedly a blue dog Democrat) was apparently quite moderate on the issue, and trying to come up with some workable alternatives. This of course is anathema to the (mentally ill) Republican Right, and the Congresswoman had been targeted for her "centrist" views. So in this political climate it's hardly surprising that a disgruntled loser with a gun (as an aside, you can forget about this ever turning into a debate about restricting gun ownership, America is not mature enough for that discussion) would do what Sarah Palin and FOX NEWS have been demanding the public do and "take back our country".
In this distressing story however I see opportunity, a chance for Democrats and political activists alike to put the political blow torch straight back onto the extremist hate mongering Republicans who are spouting all the usual mouth frothing venom. A chance to say ENOUGH, and its time to accept responsibility for your rhetoric, because when you fill the airwaves with bile, your supporters may just listen to what you're saying and DO something about it?
I'm sorry but these Republicans can't just walk away from this after metaphorically loading the gun and placing it in the hand of a supporter and then say "it's nothing to do with us", there is a collective responsibility here, and each protagonist has to accept their share of the blame.
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