Pete,

Your 'flavour of the month' comment puts a finger directly on one of the big problems in conservative-left (see below) thought.

It's been a long time since the conservative-left thought hard and seriously about what they would do with power if they won it.

That means they base their media strategy on reacting to what is in the headlines, when they should be building a long-term plan to get convincing stories, and favourable mentions, in newspapers, tv, radio and blogs/forums.

So now, when sedition is not the MSM agenda, they have little to say.

Conservative-left: What most people think of as 'Radical'. Examples, 'Resistance' in Australia, 'Respect' or the Socialist Workers Party in the UK, anti-globalisation activists everywhere.

My agenda - new radical-left thought, that seriously discusses what would be required to take power and run society, and that clearly and coolly analyses the world without pathological hatred of the dominant state.

The latest news to hit the headlines with relations to "Sedition" laws was the Islamic Bookstore which had books on how to wire yourself up with explosives and commit Jihad.

Also Archbishop Pell has outlined in recent news that the Books also available at these bookstores contain messages of hate and violence.

This case went before the Australian Law of Sedition and this was not deemed "Seditious".

So I believe that a pretty good line to draw your conclusions. It is a pretty generous line, not so fine a line, but the line in which we all stand on Sedition laws.

There of course was the outcry of certain sectors of the public on this judgement which questioned all senses of realty.

Our Government representatives said they would review this case.

Suebdootwo

Yeah some people see the availabilty in Australia of books on "how to wire yourself up with explosives and commit Jihad" as a loophole in Sedition laws. The Commonweaalth is apparently reviewing this "loophole".

Two reasons against banning such books is the internet alternative and any banning of a book would boost its popularity and "underground reprinting".

I think unintended positive publicity for jihadist or rightwing anti Muslim causes might result.

Pete

Politicians of the 21 century are against dissent coming from the people. I am all for dissent.