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bewarethespork

Public post, because I've really got nothing to hide.

Aug 04, 2010 19:26

Let's clear the air here, shall we?

Things I am:

A political conservative
A believer in private education and healthcare as part of a mixed private/public system, where people with the means to do so can invest in private education and healthcare to free up places in the public systems for people who can't afford to do so
A strong supporter of a ( Read more... )

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Thought you might find this interesting anonymous August 5 2010, 13:20:58 UTC

http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/10/here-come-the-towelheads-abbott-hits-his-stride/

Isn't this ad disgusting? This appeals to the base instincts on xenophobia which are, sadly, pervasive in Australian identity. And as a Muslim yourself, how do you feel about this?

If it weren't serious, this tv ad would be quite funny :) Oh the irony - Iraqis invading Australia? Haha.

Re: Thought you might find this interesting bewarethespork August 5 2010, 14:21:18 UTC

Hey, anon - mind signing your name to your comment? I'm happy to have LJ-less people playing in my sandbox, but I'd like them to make themselves known first.

As for the racism - the day the left side of politics stops being just as (albeit subtly) racist as the right, I'll be willing to entertain that particular discussion. For now - if you think that the only people who've ever yelled racist insults at me in the street or told me to "go back to where I came from" voted Liberal, then...

Re: Thought you might find this interesting anonymous August 5 2010, 21:28:52 UTC

I'm not saying there aren't Labor people who aren't racist - I'm just pointing out that the Coalition are all too happy to appeal to these swinging voters in marginal seats who are pretty politically apathetic, and nothing works better than fear mongering.

Who refused to apologize to the Stolen Generations? Which MPs boycotted that day in parliament? Tampa affair? Supporting Allan Jones in the Cronulla race riots?

Re: Thought you might find this interesting bewarethespork August 6 2010, 02:28:48 UTC

One more time, anon: sign your name, or get out.

Re: Thought you might find this interesting anonymous August 6 2010, 05:21:59 UTC

Yep, hold on I'll do it as soon as I can!

Sorry if I've offended you, just wanted to ask a few questions which I thought should be asked.

Re: Thought you might find this interesting bewarethespork August 6 2010, 05:31:48 UTC

I'm not offended by what you're saying. I'm annoyed by the fact that YOU REFUSE TO SIGN YOUR NAME AT THE END OF YOUR COMMENTS.

Re: Thought you might find this interesting kirstyk_87 August 8 2010, 03:01:41 UTC

Okay you can stop shouting now... Sorry for the delay, was busy over the beginning of the weekend.

Look, I don't even know you, its only through mutual friends that I got to your facebook page with your blog link. So please don't get agitated, my comments weren't supposed to be a personal attack on your beliefs, I just thought another point of view would add to your discussion.

I guess we will just agree to disagree - I didn't think I'd be setting up a LJ account!

happy blogging :)

Re: Thought you might find this interesting bewarethespork August 8 2010, 10:35:28 UTC

If you don't know me, why did you come and comment here? Or why didn't you just say "hello, I'm here via a mutual friend" at the outset? All I wanted was for you to tell me who you were.

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