The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
Living in the Mary Valley as I do, I told the Premier that when I go to the beach I drive my car from the river to the sea. I asked him if it means John Farnham can’t play Two Strong Hearts live.
See how this works, Premier? Yeah it doesn’t, at all.
They’re not banning the use of the phrase to “harass Jews”. They’re banning the use of the phrase to criticise a genocidal racial supremacist nation-state. And to support the human rights of the victims thereof.
Living in the Mary Valley as I do, I told the Premier that when I go to the beach I drive my car from the river to the sea. I asked him if it means John Farnham can’t play Two Strong Hearts live.
See how this works, Premier? Yeah it doesn’t, at all.
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Exactly, which is why it’s dumb as dogshit to legislate phrases.
Besides which it’s also against the basic right of protest.
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They’re not banning the use of the phrase to “harass Jews”. They’re banning the use of the phrase to criticise a genocidal racial supremacist nation-state. And to support the human rights of the victims thereof.
Which is open to interpretation and will be over a legitimate protest.
Besides which, it’s unnecessary. Strong enough laws already exist to prosecute against antisemitism or any other form of genuine prejudice.