Australians have a strong tendency towards hate
There were vile rumours floating around on social media, and commentary has seemed, in my opinion, to focus on those prominent people who have helped spread those quickly.
In my opinion that misses the point, which is that the ground was very receptive and fertile for expressions of hate and blame.
It is high time Australians realised we are not, as a whole, the wonderful nation so many of like to think we are.
The modern nation-state of Australia has committed genocide against the Indigenous people of this nation and continues white supremacist abuses.
The modern nation-state of Australia abuses refugees/asylum seekers - including children and is xenophobic.
The modern nation-state of Australia is receptive to far right extremists, including gender flat earthers, who want hate and a race war.
And we cannot blame a few prominent agitators, because of the ready response to their messages of hate.
The American philosopher and (pro-democracy) educator John Dewey had the opinion that education was how each generation of humans learned from those who had gone before - how the species learned and grew.
If so, ours has failed utterly on morality.
Some relevant news links follow:
- “Australia mourns five women, Pakistani guard killed in Sydney mall attack” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/australia-mourns-five-women-pakistani-guard-killed-in-sydney-mall-attack “Misinformation about the attacker’s identity – as a Muslim or Jewish man – spread widely online before police identified the suspect.”
- “False claims started spreading about the Bondi Junction stabbing attack as soon as it happened” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/15/false-claims-started-spreading-about-the-bondi-junction-stabbing-attack-as-soon-as-it-happened
and
- “Ways to counter Australia’s growing neo-Nazi threat” https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/2024/04/12/neo-nazi-australia-threat “Far-right
extremists, including white supremacists and neo-Nazis, are getting
louder and more confident in spreading their messages of hate around
Australia. Much of the blame can be pinned on international influences and lack of consequences here at home, experts told The New Daily.”
Assumptions / basis
In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following:
- this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan
Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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