leoj,

" Earlier there was the example of the Hilton Hotel bomber who was left and a union member, and like some leftists here, couldn't bear the thought that others might be permitted to have a differing opinion."

Not a good example as many felt, at the time, that it was a Government bomb, and many (if not more) still think so.

Read the whole story, then if you're of a mind, tell us all why the police kept turning the garbage trucks away from the rubbish, then a truck got through and.....BANG.

Foxy,

There is no competition for politically motivated violence. If there was the left whingers would win hands down. The discussion was focussed on Paul's patently ridiculous assertion that the masked thugs that attacked Bolt could have been anything other than left whinge activists.

Political activism is almost exclusively the preserve of left whingers, who seem to be increasingly promoting more violent and illegal forms of protest. No longer happy to simply protest, blockades, assaults and destruction of property is seemingly acceptable and even exalted in the growing ranks of left whinge extremists.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Unless I have viewed a different video to you it is quite evident that fists were first raised by Bolt and that he was pushed away from assaulting one of the pair by the other. I am also sympathetic to the idea that

In my very first post I said;

“I'm sympathetic to the idea that Bolt may have feared for his own physical safety and reacted accordingly.”

I am also sympathetic to the idea that having been punched in the face and kicked in the nuts one of the men raised his fists in retaliation.

However what I am exploring is you reacting to the two incidents of sandwiches being thrown at our then prime minister by requesting that the students aim better. I actually think the pie, the shaving cream and the sandwiches were all pretty unsavoury and idiotic but struggle with the notion that there were assaults deserving of a criminal charge.

You seem a bit more selective.

Dear Shadow Minister,

You wrote;

“There is no competition for politically motivated violence. If there was the left whingers would win hands down.”

Really?

"In any case; I would rather have preferred a Ruger Mini 30, but I already own a 7.62 bolt rifle and it is likely that the police wouldn’t grant me a similar caliber. On the application form I stated: “hunting deer”. It would have been tempting to just write the truth; “executing category A and B cultural Marxists/multiculturalist traitors” just to see their reaction:P"

Anders Breivik

Gawd, isn't this thread now threadbare ?

Dear Shadow Minister,

Who knows who Bolt's attackers were.

We may learn in due course (or not).

However ASIO has warned after the arrest of Phillip
Galea that it marked a dangerous development in the
growth of right-wing opinion in Australia. Politically
motivated extremism is increasing and it is a concern
to the Australian Federal Police and its law
enforcement and national security partners. Groups like
Reclaim Australia, the United Patriots Front, The
Patriots Defence League of Australia are all being
watched closely.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation claimed more than 175,000
votes - enough for 4 Senate seats, and other radical right-wing
parties attracted 100,000 more votes.

The times they are a changing - that's for sure.