This Is Just Beyond The Pale!

[icyfroth]

Are We Descending Into Barbarism?

An Australian socialist group has withdrawn newspapers depicting Tony Abbott getting his throat cut by a straight razor.

Spoiler

The grisly Red Flag cover, which was accompanied by the headline "One cut we'd like to see, attracted more than 200 comments – most of them negative – on publisher The Socialist Alternative's Facebook page overnight.

"Oh ... not cool. I'm no fan of the LNP — policies, parties, associates or leader — but this seems unnecessarily violent," one post read.

Another said: "dreadful picture. DO NOT CONDONE violence to anyone. Even Abbott. You LOST me off this page and as a supporter."

The group released a statement this morning defending the Michael Callaghan-inspired cover, but said "legal concerns" meant they would be withdrawing it all the same.

Read more at http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/07/01/16/32/socialist-alternative-withdraws-abbott-razor-co...

How long before we become like the US and the Middle East where democratically elected leaders are deposed and/or assassinated?

[punch*drunk]

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@debra9275 wrote:

was directed at me?? lol

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I meant wasnt

[debra9275]

lol Punch, I did wonder if that was what you meant to say

[punch*drunk]

and you would be even more disturbed if you went looking for anti left/Gillard/ or anything considered slightly progressive stuff online

Its ALL disturbing, that was my point.

[punch*drunk]

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@debra9275 wrote:

lol Punch, I did wonder if that was what you meant to say

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I'm rebelling against wearing glasses but I'm making too many mistakes that i dont pick up when I read through things. Might have to swallow my pride and admit i'm getting old and cant see properly any more

[debra9275]

glasses just for reading is OK. for me it's the ipad autocorrect that's a real problem.  it changes perfecly good words into something very weird 

[cherples]

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@punch*drunk wrote:

It concerns me that people could be passing on the idea of "I didnt like what they did, but I'll do it back to them" to their children. I try and teach my kids the opposite. I hate to think that this kind of thing not only becomes commonplace but gets worse with each change of goverment just because "they did it to us"

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I agree and I don't think that's happening for the most part.

The previous govt didn't attack and destroy for the sake of it and hired people from across the board for their review panels and committees.  The previous opposition were on a destroy mission and still are.  They sacked most Labor appointments and hired only those who would produce the results they wanted of reviews.  There mission is to destroy all those who do not agree with their agenda.

The opposition has not followed the approach taken by Abbott and don't get personal and nasty as he did for 3 years.

[icyfroth]

this is not what governments are doing to discredit each other.

This about the lengths feral, fringe-dwelling minority political groups will to in order to whip their supporters into a frenzy of murder and mayhem.

In the case of that foul GWAR clip, to whip anyone into a frenzy of bloodlust in the name of entertainment.

[boris1gary]

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@icyfroth wrote:

this is not what governments are doing to discredit each other.

This about the lengths feral, fringe-dwelling minority political groups will to in order to whip their supporters into a frenzy of murder and mayhem.

In the case of that foul GWAR clip, to whip anyone into a frenzy of bloodlust in the name of entertainment.

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unlike your sometime source of c&p's - micheal smith, with his filth and hate??????????????????or this govt with their intention of creating a divide of hate among those who have a job and those who don't - or what about the telegraph pretending to have a long line of DSP claimants on the front page only to be busted lying.....or bolt and his racism? seems thats entertainment for some.

[icyfroth]

There's no way you can credibly defend this B1G.

[fiestas*girl]

oh yes you can.....

Tony set the standard, he deserves whats comming to him

and i will say again, he is human rubbish that is my opinion, to which i am entitled