On hate speech/free speech/opinion and what has to be recognised as the root-of-all-evil in the 21st. Century, radical Islam (not mentioned in the Albanese Bill) this piece of information is noteworthy:

The Islamic Arab Emirates has now removed UK universities from its list of state-funded study destinations, citing concerns that students are being radicalised on British campuses.

The UAE does not want their kids to be radicalised on campus.

Let that sink in. A Middle Eastern government has decided British universities are too extreme for its citizens.

This sort of knocks in the head some of the extreme views on Islam and Muslim people in general, and reminds us of the fact that Middle Eastern Muslim countries do not want radical Islam either. And they won't take in Muslims from Gaza. Only pathetic, suicidal Australia does that.

Just had a reminder that the Albanese hate Bill doesn't require a complaint about nasty words from individuals: the government will make the decision! If that's not another step in the direction of totalitarianism, what is?

The voice, mad bill, antisemitism, renewable energy con, recognising Palestine as a state, economic incompetence, and now this authoritarian garbage. Albo ever over delivers when it comes to being revolting.

Hi ttbh,
"Apart from Palestinians having no standing in Australia, and Australia having no skin at all in foreign conflicts, nobody is “screaming” that Palestinians should have no say. Nor do they want critics of Israel ‘shutup’.

People are entitled to criticise Israel. They are not entitled to preach hate against Israel or Jews. They are not entitled to misuse language and the meanings of words to lie about Israel and Jews."

It's becoming a really fine line.

They create both vagueness around the laws.
What is and what isn't permissible with topics surrounding Jews and Israel.
What is and what is not fair and reasonable criticism
And I have to be thinking about whether or not the things I say might offend someone.
Instead of thinking about whether or not what I want to say holds merit.

And then they throw in a healthy dose of fear
Having cops kick your door in and haul you off before a magistrate for saying something online that offended someone.
And then people self-censor on their own,
And then without any pushback they keep shift the goalposts.

Free speech...
If you all let them come after me for the things I say..
Eventually they will come after all of you for the things you say as well.

It's not like any of us have any choice anyway.
Soon everything will be controlled and monitored by AI.

https://youtu.be/8IYcqyO4hOA?si=WbZBs3r3gZS_Jyjo

ttbn,

So now Albanese is a right-winger? That's quite the own-goal you've linked us to there.

Whoops!