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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

Sounds like the US. We have many jihadis that’s are free to incite.

Regarding history— the Torah states to not judge a man for the times he lived in.

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erin claman's avatar

That's why we read the Torah over & over & over. It can be seen as a living document, always teaching/enlightening us with different perspectives & new ways to consider our present days complications & conundrums every time we read/study it! Thank you for your insight Good Humor!

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Heartworker's avatar

If that Chinese Jones wants to satisfy his perverse appetite for doing sth. "against Zionists" (i.e. The Jews), can´t he, instead of colonizing Australia, go back to his homelands for 'activism' on freeing the concentration camps for Muslims ? And off we go, Farewell - all the best at your new home in Chinese prisons, learning what Genocide is (or maybe what seems to be only way to cope with Muslim masses) .

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erin claman's avatar

Hey Heartworker, I love you piece!! Send him back where he belongs, lock 'im up & throw away the key!

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Diane Steiner's avatar

Excellent article and thank you for introducing us to this sordid, hypocritical cast of characters. Unfortunately, laws for treason have little value when governments employ leaders with no backbone or courage. They cower in the corner when it comes to Progressives. This still remains somewhat of a mystery to me, but I feel certain, at least in the US, that it is a result of university and government indoctrination, and funny money being thrown at Progressives and other groups. What I find amusing in a sardonic way is that they're loud, queer, and hate the country that allows them to speak out. I would find them more believable if they actually traveled to these wonderful countries they speak so glowingly about, but alas, that will never happen. My suggestion to them is to get a wide screen mirror and take a good look in it. I won't wait long for that to happen.

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Beatrice Nora Caflun's avatar

Definitely, the writing is on the wall.....The Australian Governent SHOULDN'T allowed these traitors to incite violence, hate and antisemitism ( especially with CHILDREN ) .....this is criminal and is terrorism......they better do something NOW, before is too late !!!!....

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jerry kleiner's avatar

I don't often read about Australia, so it's good to get an essay and hear what's happening. Unfortunately, it saddens me to see that Australia is no different than the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Europe in general. The only bright light recently has been the election of Donald Trump and a new administration that has been promising to reverse this trend of self-hate. What has happened over the past two or three decades has been an alliance between the Islamists and Marxists, and they have taken over the education system and taught WOKE DEI gender politics postmodernism and all the rest of the garbage that has brought about the tearing down statues the rise of antisemitism, teaching white kids that they are oppressors and black kids as oppressed etc.

So, the hope is that America will see the reverse of this and get to a place of normalcy. Canada also seems to have had a backlash, and we are hoping to get rid of Trudeau and see Pierre Poilievre rise to power as the conservative majority leader. He has also promised to be hard on immigration, hard on antisemitism, and to reverse this WOKE DEI ideology.

As far as Europe England, Germany and Australia, I hope they follow suit. Perhaps it is too late for them but hopefully that is not the case. Good luck to all decent people down under and we must all take up the fight and not remain silent.

papa j

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Dana Ramos's avatar

So sick... sick people. Sick minds.

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ryan's avatar

The Australian anti setter colonialists are late to the party....yes, we love B Gees and Olivia Newton John but they were following American lead ...as here....they need to catch up after all those years of the white only policy and marginalizing the Aborigines. Looks like you have your kooks ready to make alliance with Tilda Swinton and Susan Sarandon two shining lights in the fight to destroy Israel.

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erin claman's avatar

Ryan, we in Canada also need to catch up of the years of radicalization & abuse towards The First Nations of Turtle Island. And about the kooks alliance with Swinton & Sarandon? These 2 actors hold a lot of clout & power to brainwash people the world over! If people don't know enough correct information, they will be sucked in by big names like swinton & sarandon.

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ryan's avatar

NY Times from last sunday a long story about reeducation schools, camps to "civilize" them to be Han Chinese....they make the comparison to the schools in USA, Canada and Australia to civilize (so called )the Native population. I don't expect that Swinton and company will produce a broadside to IMMEDIATELY End COMPLICITY in GENOCIDE.......unless she can show that It is Israel...not China who operates cultural erasure camps.

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erin claman's avatar

Hey Ryan, I agree. We cannot, MUST NOT compare what's going on in China for Uyghurs (ReEducation/erasure camps) to what's with our Hostage swapping or whats happening in Canada with our 1st Nations. They are all unconsionable, but an equal comparison? I don't agree, at any rate. Gencide seems to mean roughly the same thing in all these cases, but these situtions are different, and each is unique.

And, oddly enough there are 1st Nations people here in Canada who have actually forgiven the Pope for what the Catholic church forced upon them for over 1000 years. ...Residential schools, the secret of the mass unmarked graves, culturation & aculturisation...

Your thoughts...How much weight should we put in ppl like Sarandon & Swinton? Really, how much sway do they have? I'm asking as I'm not sure.

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Demian Entrekin 🏴‍☠️'s avatar

The West has been sick with a delayed "Post Colonial" illness for about 30 years. In the last 10 years, the fever has grown to a level that produces the political equivalent of chills and sweats in the populace.

It's hit nearly every single Democratic nation that 1. tolerates free speech and 2. funds prominent universities where the humanities departments became super spreaders. It stems from their devotion to all forms of Critical Theory, and that includes Post Colonial theory.

But here’s the key point: the most virulent strains of "post colonial" advocates have been allowed, even encouraged, to show themselves in the open.

This is where the free speech part comes back into play. Now we can see these advocates of revolution and self loathing. We know who they are and what they believe because they've been allowed to run amok. They are outed and easy to locate.

They will continue to rant and whine, and they should probably be allowed to do so as long as they follow the law.

So the question remains: "who does your populace vote for next?"

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Laura's avatar

I wonder if China is funding these insurrectionist movements in the west.

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erin claman's avatar

Hey Kelli - thanks for your well written, passionate piece; I feel your rage here in Toronto, Canada.

I am usually an eloquent writer, but not tonight; tonight I write out of RAGE & FEAR.

Shavua tov? Really, REALLY? Nope, not this week. Tonight I am scared, TERRIFIED of what Jan 19 is going to bring. You hit the nail on the head; we are dealing with the Devil! Unfortunately, the Israelis set this Hostages for criminals precident with Entebbe way back over 50 years ago in 1972. So, I feel that WE f*cked ourselves AND, hamas/hezbollah, Iran...they knew we would buy into it again this time too. I hope, I hope, I HOPE when We Bring Them Home They will be alive however, their wounds will never heal.

And, about all this illegal doxxing? It makes me SICK, it makes me ANGRY. That doxxing is allowed to happen even though this heinous crime carries not-steep-enough penalties in Australia, in Canada, in the Netherlands, in South Korea, and, grossly, ONLY IN SOME US States. The world is a scary place, sometimes I feel like I live in pre-WWII in Toronto.

Remember the PBS kids show Big Blue Marble (1974-1983,) 'Closer, getting closer/perspectives start to change, things look a little strange/as we get closer, closer.../the earth's a big blue marble when you see it from out there/the sun & moon declare/our beauty's very rare'

This was a different time, a different space & perspectives have absolutely changed. Perpectives

are VERY different & MUCH more complicated.The world has become grossly DIFFERENT in an evil-filled kind of way.

Isn't it ironic that MLK Day is the same day as the inaugeration of the 47th president of the United States? What an ASHUNDA (a shame, a disgrace!) I don't think MLK and The Donald would see eye-to-eye on very much (<read anything.)

So, that's it, that's all, that's all I've got to say. Thank you again for your passionate piece! Am Israel Chai & PLS let's Bring Them Home Alive. Erin

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Robin Alexander's avatar

I'm an American and this literally brought tears to my eyes. It's disgusting. On so many levels. Complacency, fear, weakness . . . it's become a dangerous norm in many western countries. We'd better wake up, and fast.

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ryan's avatar

I am disgusted that I see a new movie starring ms. swinton. During WWII E G Robinson and many Hollywood stars tried to hilight the genocide of the Jews.....it seems to have not moved FDR at all to try rescue , to bomb auschwitz. But they stood up all the same. Today...the elite in all the arts...thousands of signatures on behalf of oppressing women, gays, minorities no freedom of conscience or expression.....Thousands of signatories....easily.....how craven and ignorant these elite are. I am raw in emotion today....kids do look upon these people as moral voices for these times....they are thoroughly immoral ...and seem to hate most the gazans for whom they condemn to the police state. And Jews. They hate Jews. Period.....and the Jews among them. Hate Jews. Shame. I hope the other hostages will be returned "in good health" as the three women "appear to be." humanitarians all in gaza.

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