Is intolerance alive and well in Bendigo ?

[pct001wine]

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/19/bendigo-mosque-approved-amid-local-protest

I had a quick look at the FB page that was set up in opposition to the approval for the mosque.  Truly disgusting.

And now the councillors that approved the development are being targeted.

Is this what we have become ?   Where are our leaders decrying this behaviour ?

[boris1gary]

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@imastawka wrote:

So 83,000pop             200 protestors           I know Bendigonians

How many in either category are intelligent?

         

waits for onslaught

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maybe they can explain what "PC people" are after they are done onslaughting.

[cherry*135]

You know all 80 000 Bendigoian's stawka?

[imastawka]

Hahahaha

No,        I said I know Bendigonians.

Generalisation?      Yep.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@kabarine wrote:

I have no intention of arguing the point re what is/is not racism.  Usually anger is born from fear, wrongly or rightly, I believe those who don't want a mosque being built in Bendigo or anywhere else have a genuine fear of what may happen. 

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What is there to fear exactly?

[happyroo_bunji]

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@pct001wine wrote:

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/19/bendigo-mosque-approved-amid-local-protest

I had a quick look at the FB page that was set up in opposition to the approval for the mosque.  Truly disgusting.

And now the councillors that approved the development are being targeted.

Is this what we have become ?   Where are our leaders decrying this behaviour ?

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That facebook page is truly disgusting and I am ashamed that those people who run it call themselves patriotic australians.

Those bigots/racists drown out any legitimate concerns some people have (eg; traffic, noise issues).

[the_great_she_elephant]

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. (Samuel Johnson.)

[kabarine]

Martini  ... Only the people protesting can answer that one   ..... Personally I couldnt give a fig, if it's built or not

[happyroo_bunji]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@kabarine wrote:

I have no intention of arguing the point re what is/is not racism.  Usually anger is born from fear, wrongly or rightly, I believe those who don't want a mosque being built in Bendigo or anywhere else have a genuine fear of what may happen. 

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What is there to fear exactly?

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From one news snippet I caught its terrorists

[i-need-a-martini]

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@happyroo_bunji wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@kabarine wrote:

I have no intention of arguing the point re what is/is not racism.  Usually anger is born from fear, wrongly or rightly, I believe those who don't want a mosque being built in Bendigo or anywhere else have a genuine fear of what may happen. 

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What is there to fear exactly?

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From one news snippet I caught its terrorists

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Interesting.

Doesn't Bendigo have the highest climbing rate of domestic violence in the country?

So it's OK to beat your wife half to death but they worry about the non-existent threat of terrorism instead? Why don't they concentrate their efforts on the former problem instead.

[boris1gary]

what a surprise...

The anti-Islam group that brought controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders to Australia has emerged as a key force behind protests against the building of a mosque in Bendigo.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/q-society-spreading-antimosque-message-in-bendigo-20140622-zshj4.h...