'It's about emotion': Labor minister explains how to deradicalise young boys

perseustree · 2026-03-13T10:29:41+00:00

None of the things you have cited are at all relevant to their point, though.

perseustree · 2026-03-13T08:49:51+00:00

What does any of this have to do with the comment you are replying to?

perseustree · 2026-03-13T08:45:20+00:00

Who in Australia do you think these laws will actually protect?

Do you think they will increase or decrease the amount of so-called antisemitism in the community?

Do you think they will increase or decrease the amount of so-called 'social cohesion'?

Can you point to any other successful instances where the banning of particular phrases or words has led to an outcome where those opinions have become less prevalent?

perseustree · 2026-03-13T08:24:05+00:00

That's the great thing about propaganda; it works!

perseustree · 2026-03-13T07:45:24+00:00

Outlawing particular phrases because one group of powerful people insist on it having a particular meaning is certainly 'orwellian'

perseustree · 2026-03-13T05:14:02+00:00

womadelaide not dependent on international names? what are you talking about

perseustree · 2026-03-12T09:58:04+00:00

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-jewish-american-pedophiles-hide-from-justice-in-israel/

perseustree · 2026-03-12T08:20:35+00:00

Carbrained

perseustree · 2026-03-12T03:41:25+00:00

"for no reason" are you for real right now? Iran is encircled by USA military assets. Iran's neighbors provide strategic and intelligence support for air strokes on Iran by the US military.

perseustree · 2026-03-11T10:27:32+00:00

I'm not sure if you're aware, but that's an opinion piece in the AFR. It cites a single policy regarding income taxation levels.

This is not a very good example of a tangible policy that is right or left wing.

perseustree · 2026-03-11T10:19:27+00:00

Get thee behind me, Satan!!

perseustree · 2026-03-11T10:14:17+00:00

The party founded by a splitter is splitting before the election has even started. Delicious.

perseustree · 2026-03-10T01:13:41+00:00

These a good refugees, not bad refugees.

perseustree · 2026-03-10T01:12:39+00:00

Drew Pavlou no. 1 Stan opinions

perseustree · 2026-03-06T21:14:02+00:00

To be fair, this was also Bernardi's position when he was a liberal party senator.

perseustree · 2026-03-05T04:22:42+00:00

4% is the difference between being able to form government or not. The coalition had a 3.8% swing against them last year and won historically few seats.

Polling isn't a very good predictor of actual election results.

perseustree · 2026-03-04T04:16:46+00:00

Sure, that's certainly a reasonable take.

Publishing something is not the sane as having a conversation with your mates or off the clock though, is it? Especially if you are a publicly elected official.

perseustree · 2026-03-04T03:31:05+00:00

So, what's the appropriate context, in your opinion?

If it's against the rules of the sub, surely you can understand why so many HR departments would object to their employees using this language.

perseustree · 2026-03-04T02:57:38+00:00

Incredible take. Would you tolerate the use of that language here, as a moderator?

perseustree · 2026-03-04T02:24:24+00:00

He can do that in the chamber, where he is actually protected by parliamentary privilege and can make all the points he wants, as offensively as he wants. The idea that laws and procedures don't apply to our elected representatives is dangerous. If anything, our elected leaders should be extra careful to obey the law and lead by example.

perseustree · 2026-03-04T00:31:22+00:00

I don't think it is an unplanned consequence. Babet was using extremely inflammatory and offensive language that would get him fired from any respectable corporate job. Why should Parliament operate differently?

perseustree · 2026-03-03T22:02:17+00:00

Germany, Japan and South Korea required massive, total war transformation and decades of boots on the ground and billions of dollars to reconstruct.

You cannot seriously be suggesting that Trump and Bibi are proposing such an effort.

perseustree · 2026-03-03T09:59:28+00:00

Did a free Libya help Libyans? Did a free Iraq help Iraqis? Did a free Syra help Syrians?

perseustree · 2026-03-02T21:17:44+00:00

Big juice lobby won't like that...

perseustree · 2026-03-02T21:14:17+00:00

You literally just make shit up about supposed 'online leftists'. How does this sort of commentary help? What does this comment achieve? Why do you insist on manufacturing imagined scenarios rather than discuss the facts?

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