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LOL. You people are so incredibly predictable. "How dare Scomo go on annual leave while the country is burning!". And yet you see zero parallels with what Albo did.
Anthony Albanese - How long? -3-
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Wrong. I see some vestigial parallels.
You think there's no difference at all.
It's called nuance, something the right wing is not known for.
Yeah.. Nah... The surpluses have been driven by commodity prices (which are now coming off, leaving a hole in the 24-25 budget). I don't believe it's the be-all and end-all, but this government hasn't really done much of anything to prove it's economic credentials.
The burning of a single building which was under control under fairly normal fire circumstances, with the State responsible for investigating. Albanese literally had nothing to do, except condemn, the attack.
The fact he has over-reacted is far more worrisome than him not dropping everything everytime a racist attack happens. The bloke wouldn't be able to leave Dutton's side (or Pauline's) if he had to call out every single event of racism.
He's called it terrorism with zero evidence of motive and completely over-reacted.
Correct, they've done very little different to what the LNP would have done. So very little that it's disappointing. So, so, afraid of a media that very few people pay attention to any more.
The only people who appear to take the Murdoch media seriously are Boomers who are already voting LNP, the ABC and the ALP.
Sadly, he (rightly, in a political sense) feels the need to come out strongly on this. Hence why there is now a taskforce to look at the rise in "antisemitism" and why Penny Wong has had to try and explain how the government supporting the UN resolution ISN'T "antisemitism".
***I have used inverted commas deliberately as a commentary on what is being considered antisemitism. The attack on the mosque seems to be, without conclusive evidence, an example of actual antisemitism. It's turning a bit into the boy who cried wolf though, and the opposition are doing all they can to help drive this agenda.
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I think that's part of Labors problem. They're afraid of losing after being out of so long they don't want to rock the boat
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Sttew
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Could you downplay the incident anymore than you have?
The fire bombing of the synagogue is now a joint Vic Pol, Fed Pol and ASIO investigation, not a state matter. And Albo personally declared the fire an act of terror on Sunday. He was happy to make the declaration before the event was officially declared a likely act of terror, so clearly it was not a "fairly normal fire".
To say Albo has over reacted downplays the significance of what occurred IMO and is contrary to what has actually occurred in the past 12 months. The fire has made world news and has not painted Australia in a positive light.
Albo appointed a Special Envoy to combat antisemitism, and then rejected her call for a judicial inquiry into the increased incidence of antisemitism particularly on uni campuses.
Is it any wonder Albo has been accused of being too slow and wishy washy on this subject? Instead of being proactive he has been reactive and vague.
University responses to anti-Semitism 'woefully inadequate', but Labor-led committee rejects judicial inquiry
Anti-Semitism is a "sad indictment" on the Australian university sector, a Senate inquiry has found, but holding a royal commission-like investigation into the issue would be "too slow".
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So a terrorist attack occurs, Albo goes and plays tennis, then lies about in the morning then states he was exercising but finally visits the attack site a few days and that's ok?
Even the most staunch Labor supporters should see an issue with that.
Even the most staunch Labor supporters should see an issue with that.
Not in this echo chamber.
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An Islamic college school bus was set alight the other night, surely he should stop by Adelaide first and establish and a task force to tackle Islamic discrimination.Could you downplay the incident anymore than you have?
The fire bombing of the synagogue is now a joint Vic Pol, Fed Pol and ASIO investigation, not a state matter. And Albo personally declared the fire an act of terror on Sunday. He was happy to make the declaration before the event was officially declared a likely act of terror, so clearly it was not a "fairly normal fire".
To say Albo has over reacted downplays the significance of what occurred IMO and is contrary to what has actually occurred in the past 12 months. The fire has made world news and has not painted Australia in a positive light.
Albo appointed a Special Envoy to combat antisemitism, and then rejected her call for a judicial inquiry into the increased incidence of antisemitism particularly on uni campuses.
Is it any wonder Albo has been accused of being too slow and wishy washy on this subject? Instead of being proactive he has been reactive and vague.
University responses to anti-Semitism 'woefully inadequate', but Labor-led committee rejects judicial inquiry
Anti-Semitism is a "sad indictment" on the Australian university sector, a Senate inquiry has found, but holding a royal commission-like investigation into the issue would be "too slow".
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Were there people inside the bus when it was set alight? Is it the first attack of its kind in recent months? Was it declared an act of terror?
BTW, he's already creating a Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia.
The reaction of hard-nut leftists on this board is a genuine worry. Downplaying the firebombing of the synagogue which has been declared an act of terror as "nothing to see".
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Nah, just send the police to do their job. We dont need another photo op PM.
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You're not playing it down, are you?
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What, the bus incident or the synagogue?
Which was announced at the same time as the equivalent antisemitism role, yet took nearly 6 months longer to actually appoint someone.
Let's not try and pretend that both sides of the hate are being treated the same way.
Who are the extremists in Australia?
Liberals - Total annihilation of Palestine
Greens - Total annihilation of Israel
Labor - Two state solution
Liberals - Total annihilation of Palestine
Greens - Total annihilation of Israel
Labor - Two state solution
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The bus incident. Your first instinct was to point out there was no one in the bus, question recent incidents, suggest it's not that big an issue. Why are we downplaying one religious group being targeted while trying to inflame another?
The fact is, both incidents are disgraceful and should be investigated in the normal way. But there also people trying to conflate legitimate criticism of Israel bombing civilians for 12 months with anti-semitism. Picking a side, loudly defending them and ignoring the many other attacks on another group isn't helpful in any way, shape or form, from Dutton down to people online.
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I'm not. I was merely addressing a stupid claim that Albo should set up a task force to investigate the bus fire because that's what's happened with the synagogue, as though one sets a precedent for the other. It's so easy to make light of it, isn't it?
Bit partisan are we?
He visited a synagogue on the Sat morning.
He corrected the story that he was playing tennis that morning, and in the same exchange said he was exercising that afternoon, which tennis is.
Maybe keep related photos with others, including a former state premier, off socials, but bit of an overreaction here.
Why is it a thing for the PM to visit the attack site the day of? And do what?
He didn't leave the country, he didn't lie about it, the attack wasn't ongoing.
I don't think anybody is making light of either of the incidents. Quite a few (myself included) remain extremely skeptical about whether both incidents are being given equally proportional responses.
