Zenithe posted:

It could refer to those who were found to be not genuine refugees, or who returned home "voluntarily"

Zenithe posted:

It could refer to those who were found to be not genuine refugees, or who returned home "voluntarily"

Ler posted:

Man I'm white as can be (loving French-Swedish & German parents) and I get stopped all the drat time across Europe because of my beard. Happens especially in the UK. Hell I even got stopped and searched in Bosnia and Croatia a couple months ago.

Anidav posted:

Today was so loving weird, everyone at University was making Team America Muslim jokes and talking about how they're glad the boats have stopped. Weirdest conversations in a day thus far in my recent times.

quote:

Well Done Scott Morrison...you have achieved in 1 year what Labor could not fix in their six years in office. And to all those bleeding hearts...get a reality check. We are bringing into this country people we have no clue who they are who cannot fit in and then take our hospitality and throw it back at us. Its time we looked after our own back yard first.

Tony Abbott posted:

our country is as safe as the professionalism of the police and security agencies.

Gough Suppressant posted:

RIP us

i got banned posted:

Suspected terrorists planning a potential attack

i got banned posted:

Gough Suppressant posted:

Ask them for a job

Palmersaurus posted:

So this whole terror threat level thing is just a late response to all those explosives and targeted maps found last month, right?
Remember, they arrested that white guy with a history of bomb making, for planning actual attacks?

Quantum Mechanic posted:

If ISIL actually managed to let off a bomb in Parliament that killed Tony Abbott or Scott Morrison I'd have to give some serious thought to converting to Islam

Endman posted:

The Anatomy of Fascism posted:

Friedrich Engels, writing a preface in 1895 for his new edition of Karl Marx’s The Class Struggles in France, clearly believed that wider suffrage would inexorably deliver more votes to the Left.

duck monster posted:

Reminder that in many countries conservative parties have held power for decade after decade using the short of nonsense abbot and crew are pulling off with the villification of ethnic minorities and the like. We're hosed lol

T-1000 posted:

They already said they raised the terrorscope level because of what turned out to be the (utterly incompetent) terrorist attack on the warship in India.

Palmersaurus posted:

So this whole terror threat level thing is just a late response to all those explosives and targeted maps found last month, right?
Remember, they arrested that white guy with a history of bomb making, for planning actual attacks?

quote:

'Stupid and ignorant': Cory Bernardi's comments linking terrorism raids with a push to ban burqa slammed

September 18, 2014 - 3:54PM Latika Bourke National political reporter

The politics of terror

The government is benefiting from the threat of terrorism, says Mark Kenny, but that doesn't mean it's orchestrating events.

Comments by a Liberal senator linking terror raids with a campaign to ban the burqa have been described as "stupid and ignorant" and designed to "feed prejudice". As news broke of the mass counter-terrorism operation across Sydney and Brisbane, in which 15 people were arrested and one charged, Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi took to Twitter to rail against the burqa as a "shroud of oppression".

Senator Bernardi has been a long-time critic of the burqa, arguing that it is a "symbol of female oppression and Islamic culture", carries security and identification risks and is "un-Australian". Labor leader Bill Shorten on Thursday criticised Senator Bernardi's remarks, telling Fairfax Media that the last thing the country needed was "stupid" and "ignorant" comments from government MPs. "Why on earth is this out-of-touch, out-of-line senator on a rampage with his ignorant and stupid comments?" asked Mr Shorten. "This senator's comments should have no part to play in public life, fuelling fear and suspicion."

Mr Abbott stopped short of rebuking his backbencher on Thursday when asked about Senator Bernardi's comments at a media conference in the Northern Territory, saying there was no need to "fret about people's faith" or "fret about what people wear. Well this isn't about people's religion, it's not about what people wear, it's about potential terror attacks here in Australia and that's what we've got to guard against," he told reporters in Arnhem Land.

Another senior Liberal, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, warned on Thursday against racial vilification following the raids. "We must not let what we're seeing with these raids and arrests poison the relationships within our community," Mr Newman said. "If anybody uses what's happened to vilify a group, race or religion they are playing into the hands of these would-be-terrorists. That is, helping the terrorist organisations to achieve what they want to achieve."

Mr Shorten said he had "no time for Senator Bernardi's stupid comments. The last thing we need at a time like this are ignorant comments from government MPs that feed prejudice," he said. "We must refuse to submit to this type of fear and intolerance."

Senator Bernardi hit back at Mr Shorten, saying the Labor leader was in no position to offer criticism. "Given Bill Shorten was part of a government that wanted to facilitate sharia-compliant finance laws in our country, his lack of understanding on this matter speaks for itself," he told Fairfax Media.

Cartoon posted:

https://twitter.com/corybernardi/status/512381674881949696

Kim Jong ill posted:

Given the experiences of the UK thread and the realities of the current situation here, I feel like saying this kind of poo poo is a really bad idea.

Kim Jong ill posted:

Given the experiences of the UK thread and the realities of the current situation here, I feel like saying this kind of poo poo is a really bad idea.

spacegoat posted:

What happened in the UK thread?

Endman posted:

Everybody shut the gently caress up, this is important!



http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-19/canberra-public-servant-took-longer-work-breaks-to-get-soy-milk/5755108?WT.ac=statenews_act

Cartoon posted:

https://twitter.com/corybernardi/status/512381674881949696

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...918-10iltb.html
Neither Brandis or NTATA are prepared to say he was wrong.

Zenithe posted:

Raise soy milk status to critical.



What's the bet Bernardi wasn't actually referring to a burqa anyway, as they are worn by such a small proportion of women?

Anidav posted:

Police also at Roma Street, one with an attack dog, the other holding a video camera.

i got banned posted:

My inability to grow a beard is finally paying dividends




*slashes welfare to everyone except the rich*

Anidav posted:

Is there any law against police pointing a fuckin video camera at your face and asking for ID?

Lizard Combatant posted:

It seems to be standard for police to have their own person filming at protests and the like now.

CrazyTolradi posted:

That way they can do a Today Tonight style edit to make it look totally different than what it is.