EXIT- STAGE RIGHT




The movement to the right continues and yeah, I know, I said I'd leave it.......but hell.

 
What a fabulous little mob this Q Society is. How could it not be with luminaries like Angry Anderson, Gabrielle Lord, Larry Pickering, Kirralie Smith, Ross Cameron and Debbie Robinson occupying the front seats on this divisive bus? And they have the support of Cory Bernardi and George Christensen........ say no more.
 

Halal certification, Sharia law and that pesky burqa were all on the table when this group mobilised last weekend at a fundraiser here in Sydney. Ross Cameron even managed to inject some homophobia into an analysis of ancient Rome but exactly what that had to do with those cutlass-waving Muslim mad men is anybody's guess.
 

Little by little, these nut jobs are gaining credibility as we move further away from the mid-point. What I wonder is just how many people like you and me secretly agree with their arguments and share their prejudices.
 

P.S. I don't buy one current theory that the Right and Far Right are engaging in cannibalism based on recent political events. That's a lot of bullshit.

Posted on f/b on 14 February 2017.

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