Is Australia racist?

[Australian rePublic]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-22/a ... ge/7652494
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... qb87v.html

Today is the day where humanity should mourn. Today is the day where we have to change the way we live our lives because of terrorists. Today is a day of mourning for human beings.

The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced that we need to stop having large public gatherings, in order to combat terrorism. This will, therefore change the way that we must live our lives. A sad day indeed

EDIT: Might as well change the thread title since the thread has become about this

[Isyrannaea]

(((Turnbull)))

[Galloism]

Weird, the links just say they'll have to rethink how to protect large gatherings.

Overreact much?

[SUNTHREIT]

(((Turnbull)))

Turnbull is a Scottish surname famjam
prove it

[Sjovenia]

(((Turnbull)))

Turnbull is a Scottish surname famjam
prove it

Ram Jam? Woah black Scotty bamalam woah Black scotty bamalam

[Tyrnica]

"We'll certainly have to rethink the way we design and protect places where large numbers of Australians gather," Mr Turnbull said.

It is indeed a sad day when you've exaggerated the quote so much that the proportions of the overreaction are akin to the size difference between a moose and a mouse.

[Vassenor]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-22/australia-has-to-re-think-how-to-protect-large/7652494
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... qb87v.html

Today is the day where humanity should mourn. Today is the day where we have to change the way we live our lives because of terrorists. Today is a day of mourning for human beings.

The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced that we need to stop having large public gatherings, in order to combat terrorism. This will, therefore change the way that we must live our lives. A sad day indeed

Combat terrorism, or stop people protesting against him?

[Kilobugya]

We don't *have* to change the way we are living because of terrorism. We definitely shouldn't do it - doing so is the only way for the terrorists to win. Terrorists can't win by themselves, they are too few, too weak for that. Their only way to win is the only way for a wasp to win against a human : create an anaphylaxis, make our immune systems overreact and have it destroys us.

Yes, terrorism is horrible - every human death is an horrible tragedy - and yes it is scary. But in the grand scheme of things, it's not very significant - it's never near a major cause of death. We don't ban cars even if car accidents kill orders of time more than terrorism. We don't ban going to the beach, even if skin cancer kills more than terrorism. We don't *have* to comply with the terrorists' will, to strip our public freedoms and change our ways of life for them. We should do our best to _not_ grant them that power over us. And invest massively into healthcare, medical research, ... because that's actually how we'll save more lives, not by waging wars and putting cops in every street.

We shall continue to follow the values of Enlightenment, continue to be on the side of life - to enjoy our lives freely, to slowly push death away, to show great respect to every single human lives, more than ever - and then the terrorists will have lost.

[Stormaen]

Yeah... The thing is, are these politicians telling you to stop doing things for your good or theirs? The masses can be easily controlled when they're scared and reduced to as small a unit of people as possible.

[Risottia]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-22/australia-has-to-re-think-how-to-protect-large/7652494
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... qb87v.html

Today is the day where humanity should mourn. Today is the day where we have to change the way we live our lives because of terrorists. Today is a day of mourning for human beings.

The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced that we need to stop having large public gatherings, in order to combat terrorism. This will, therefore change the way that we must live our lives. A sad day indeed

Compared to what happened in France with the state of emergency going on since the Bataclan night (not to mention other countries which passed an Enabling Act 2.0 suspending both Constitution and human rights), I wouldn't be much too impressed.

[Grand Britannia]

(((Turnbull)))

That only works if -Berg is present.

[Kilobugya]

Compared to what happened in France with the state of emergency going on since the Bataclan night (not to mention other countries which passed an Enabling Act 2.0 suspending both Constitution and human rights), I wouldn't be much too impressed.

To be fair, they didn't go as far as to ban all public gathering even here - they did pretty awful things with this "state of emergency", they randsacked thousands of households, breaking the doors and furnitures at night, traumatizing the children, to find just a couple of people actually guilty (so, thousands of innocents were raided), they put into house arrest some union or ngo activists, highly disrupting their lives for no crime, but they didn't do any massive disruption in most people's lives - most concerts, theaters, festivals, celebrations, school feasts, ... and even political protests/events could go on. They did ban a few political protests (most notably the big "Earth march" during the Cop21, but they also highly restricted some labour protests) but overall, they didn't go as far as "stop large public gatherings" - at least for now...

[Bakery Hill]

Settle down mate. This is pretty much just a thought bubble. There hasn't even been anything on Aussie news about it.

[Bakery Hill]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-22/australia-has-to-re-think-how-to-protect-large/7652494
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/ ... qb87v.html

Today is the day where humanity should mourn. Today is the day where we have to change the way we live our lives because of terrorists. Today is a day of mourning for human beings.

The Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced that we need to stop having large public gatherings, in order to combat terrorism. This will, therefore change the way that we must live our lives. A sad day indeed

Combat terrorism, or stop people protesting against him?

We're too fucking lazy to protest against him anyway.

[Liriena]

OP, you should definitely apply for a job at Breitbart. This was some damn fine clickbait you crafted.

[Cetacea]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

[Liriena]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

I assumed everybody else was afraid of incurring Sauron's wrath.

[Bakery Hill]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

Well people keep forgetting you exist for starters.

Sorry xo

[Galloism]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

Well people keep forgetting you exist for starters.

Sorry xo

Yeah, I thought New Zealand was one of those made up places, like Lilliput or Belgium.

[Cetacea]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

Well people keep forgetting you exist for starters.

Sorry xo

yes well there is that. sometimes being an insignificant backwater has its advantages

[Bakery Hill]

Well people keep forgetting you exist for starters.

Sorry xo

Yeah, I thought New Zealand was one of those made up places, like Lilliput or Belgium.

I'm still not convinced. Apparently my mate's over there now, but he owes me money so I think he might be making it up.

[Bakery Hill]

Well people keep forgetting you exist for starters.

Sorry xo

yes well there is that. sometimes being an insignificant backwater has its advantages

Won't deny that, you lot have a good thing going over there from what I can tell.

[Narintia]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

Racist dickwads
Only allow legal immigrants

I do not see the problem here.

[Bakery Hill]

heres an idea

Australia needs to stop being racist dickwads and instead embrace genuine tolerance and diversity

ever wondered why the only terrorist act to occur in New Zealand was at the hands of the French Military

Racist dickwads
Only allow legal immigrants

I do not see the problem here.

Nah we can be pretty racist at times.

[Gjulich]

"Turnbull is still afraid of terrorism! THIS IS A SAD DAY!"

No. Malcolm Turnbull is still a xenophobe, and that hasn't changed. The Liberal Party is still xenophobic, and that hasn't changed. This is not a sad day fro humanity, just another regular ol' day.