This condescending abuse by a University Senior Lecturer in Law of her supporters will only increase support for Hansonism. More alarming, it is a covert attack on the right of free speech, the foundation our democracy, under the guise of combating “brainless xenophobia”. Unlike the many millions of immigrants who helped build Australia and became dinkum Aussies since 1945, “you’re not one of us'.”

This academic, of dusky hue, clearly does not know his place.

Pass the port, what!

A pretty brainless article. I do not believe that Sonia Kruger was saying all Muslims are a threat. And I'm sure the author knows that too, but prefers to distort her words. In all the horrible terrorist attacks we have seen over the past two or three years in Western countries, there has been a common thread. Every one was carried out by a Muslim.
What is more disturbing is that many of the perpetrators were either native born or at least citizens. this is particularly disturbing as it shows that its not just Muslim immigrants that may pose a threat to our societies, but their children or even grandchildren. So while the immigrants themselves may not be a danger, the religion they instill in their children may in very rare cases lead to those children killing large numbers of fellow Australians.
I disagree with banning Muslim immigration myself. However, it is not an unreasonable position for someone to take who is concerned they we may be importing a huge problem in the future.

In addition, equating harassment of someone wearing burka with the mass murder of large numbers of civilians is just disgraceful. Likewise equating the banning of certain immigrants with the nazi genocide is equally disgraceful. This man is dishonest, and by supporting his arguments with insults about other peoples intellect shows he lacks the necessary intellect himself to formulate a proper argument.

'. Unlike the many millions of immigrants who helped build Australia and became dinkum Aussies since 1945, “you’re not one of us'.'

well said Leslie, the problem is that no doubt a hero among the political class. They more than anyone have produced Brexit and Trump.

Sonia said she felt unsafe, and telling Australians that they are racist for feeling unsafe is exactly the reason that Pauline Hanson did so well.

" honour killings in countries like Pakistan might not actually be greatly dissimilar in substance to all the other intimate partner and family killings"

That's not the point is it? The real test is how a society punishes the man who commits the 'honour killing'. I'll bet that he would be treated leniently in majority Muslim countries compared to the West. The author is really drawing a longbow here.

"On occasion they have wondered whether there was anything unique about German society that made Hitler and Nazism possible."

"Comments like Kruger’s, the support it drew, the rise of Trump and now the odious re-emergence of Hanson, suggests otherwise."

Nonsense, comparing modern Australia and Nazi Germany is total nonsense, most Muslim countries have far more in common with Nazi Germany than modern Australia. One of the apologists' last hopes for secular Islam, Turkey, is sliding into dictatorship, xenophobia and racism.

I don't support Sonia Kruger's comments, however let's get some perspective, Australia is not in danger of fascism.