Poirot,

I see that the first pic is of racist black people women and children. The next shots are of the same handful of idiots repeated. However, you left out the anti reclaim protesters "peacefully" attacking the police and having to be subdued.

I've made it clear that I don't support reclaim, but it is clear that you support the suppression of free speech using violence.

SM,,

We have to look no further than Abbott and his cronies tooting the "terror hysteria" horn - and here we have it - regular confrontations at racist rallies in our cities.

That's where we're at.

This didn't happen before.

It's happening now.

And if you can't see the kind of racist, divisive and dangerous outfit the Abbott govt is, there's nothing I can do for you.

Again, I've lost count of reports from people overseas looking down under and commenting what a bigoted and insular lot we've become.

It is, however, fascinating that you wholeheartedly approve of the way it's all unfolding - most revealing....

Poirot,

You so quickly blame Abbott that you never consider the possibility that the following islamic activities might have something to do with it:

The several planned but thwarted attacks by radicals on military bases and civilian targets,
The Indecent assaults by recent immigrants
The siege in Sydney.
The blossoming of burqas (incompatible with secular society) everywhere.

You may believe that their concerns are overblown, but screaming at them that they are racist while trying to assault them is not going to get them to see things differently.

What a load of old cobblers, SM.

We all know this govt's agenda - and so far it hasn't missed a beat.

(and all in the service of whipping up votes through fear and division)

"We all know Labor's agenda - and so far it hasn't missed a beat.

(and all in the service of whipping up votes through fear and division)"

There, I fixed it for you. Because Labor seems to be excelling at that and making the Greens envious.

Pretty hard-hitting stuff, otb : )