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From tolerance to terror : Comments

By Josh Frydenberg, published 18/12/2025

Bondi was not a random act of madness. It was the predictable outcome of years of official denial about radical Islamist ideology and the steady normalisation of anti-Semitism in Australia.

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And Mr Frydenberg may not agree with the present government's approach.
But I am sure our government's view is arrived at with care.
I might not agree with it either, but I accept it.
I kind of live two lives, like most of us.
I have a private view of life, and a public view.
In public, I agree with the rule of law, and follow it.
In private, I might disagree strongly with some of its tenets.
That makes life interesting.
Posted by Ipso Fatso, Monday, 22 December 2025 11:14:00 AM
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"In public, I agree with the rule of law, and follow it.
In private, I might disagree strongly with some of its tenets."

Feeling free to state your views is a measure of democracy. Those people who booed and jeered Albo last night at least felt democratically empowered to exercise that freedom.

"But I am sure our government's view is arrived at with care."

Yes, and Josh Frydenberg's view is formed in part by all the armed guards he sees at facilities attended by Australian citizens of Jewish faith.

Albo is reaping the tragic consequences of not acting strongly against antisemitism after October 7.
Posted by Fester, Monday, 22 December 2025 11:58:43 AM
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The coalition and right winged politicians have long used racism and social division as a political strategy. Children overboard was a doozy.

Josh is using this most terrible event to restart his political career drawing on racism and social division.

If Josh and the right wing element insist on blaming Albo for the Bondi shooting, then surely they must blame Bibi for the Hamas attack in October 2 years ago.

If re entering politics, I would very much like to know who Josh serves, Australia or Israel.
Posted by Aka, Monday, 22 December 2025 5:00:33 PM
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the right wing element insist on blaming Albo for the Bondi shooting, then surely they must blame Bibi for the Hamas attack in October 2 years ago.
Aka,
Silly comparison. Bibi did not bring in those extremists, Albo did !
Posted by Indyvidual, Monday, 22 December 2025 7:09:48 PM
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Indy, Netanyahu must surely be to blame for the October 7 2023 attack by Hamas in Israel. He must bear much greater responsibility for that attack because apparently Netanyahu had almost a years warning and he didn't act. 12000 died in that single attack.

Albo didn't have any warning of the Bondi attack.

The blaming of Albo is unreasonable, and a hell of a lot political.
Posted by Aka, Monday, 22 December 2025 8:17:33 PM
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Aka,
I think you're off your trolley if you believe that ! Go back 800 or so years & start from there !
Posted by Indyvidual, Tuesday, 23 December 2025 8:47:53 AM
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