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In your intriguing piece on M&C Saatchi (How will the ad agency that demonised the left now take on the alt-right?, G2, 16 February), Matthew Collins is quoted as sceptical because he says: No ad can convince people that their lives are better than they actually are. But in the Soviet Union that is what happened. In Susan Richards revealing account of Russians waking up to realitywhen the iron curtain was lifted, Epics of Everyday Life, she asked a woman recovering from the shock how could she have believed the propaganda when her familys experience was so different.We thought we were the exception, was the answer. I wish M&CSaatchi luck, but agree with Collins that jobs and improved local circumstances would be more help. It is also the best way to turn young offenders away from crime. But dont forget many of those on the far right supporting Ukip and Trump are in work. They all need hope, not hate, to change their nihilistic worldview. Attention must be paid. Roger Graef Visiting professor, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, LSE
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More than 11,000 people have signed a counter-petition demanding ABC "publicly condemn and fire" Muslim youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, following her appearance on last Monday's episode of Q&A.
The Change.org petition, launched by right-wing news site Altcon News, is a retort to another petition launched by Muslim leaders earlier this week in support of Abdel-Magied, which received just under 2,500 signatures.
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Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie took on seemingly every other panellist during a heated discussion that ranged from childcare to sharia law. Vision: ABC TV
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Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie took on seemingly every other panellist during a heated discussion that ranged from childcare to sharia law. Vision: ABC TV
In the petition, Altcon'sauthors accuseAbdel-Magied of "blatantly lying to the public about the merits of Sharia Law", of which she is a follower.
They cite Sharia's"oppressive impact it has on non-Muslim groups, homosexuals and women", and call on the public broadcaster to "reassure the tax-paying public that they condemn her rhetoric and that Australians obey one set of laws".
Altcon News, who "pride [themselves] on being politically incorrect" on their website, have previously launched a Change.org petition demandingthe Quranbe removed from sale in Australia.
Abdel-Magied, a host on ABC 24's weekend show Australia Wide, was forced to defend her faith in a much-publicised exchange on last week's episode, after Tasmanian senator Jacquie Lambie yet again fumbling over the religious framework she's long railed against suggested Australia should take a leaf out of Donald Trump's pages and "deport all Muslims who support Sharia law".
"People talk about Islam without knowing anything about it, and they're willing to negate any of my rights as a human being, as a woman, as a person with agency, simply because they have an 'idea' of what my faith is about," Abdel-Magied told Lambie, before criticising the senator's focus on its "oppressive" tenets.
"Islam to me is the most feminist religion: we got equal rights well before the Europeans. We don't take our husbands' last names because we aren't their property. We were given the right to own land... The fact is, in Sharia it says you follow the law of the land you are on," she said.
The exchange drew comment from across the political divide, with our old Minister for Women Tony Abbott criticising Abdel-Magied's feminist defence of Sharia, while even musicianSolange Knowles Beyonce's sister tweeted in support of the activist from across the globe.
In a video produced for Junkee that's been viewed almost five million times, Abdel-Magied sought to further dispel the myths associated with Sharia following her Q&A appearance.
"Sharia is not a system of laws like Australia's legal system... Sharia is about a Muslim's personal relationship with their God... In fact, I'm religiously obligated to follow Australian law," she said.
She also acknowledged the fundamentalist interpretations of Sharia overseas, that have seenthe religion labelled "oppressive" by anti-Muslim crusaders such as Altcon and their petition supporters.
"Saudi Arabia doesn't allow women to drive. No other Muslim country has that law. It's cultural, and reflects the conservative and patriarchal nature of that society not what Sharia stands for," she said.
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Twitter Polls are best used for things like figuring out what the best side is at Thanksgiving Dinner (stuffing) or how sick it would be if Dave Navaro were your father (hella sick). Twitter Polls are NOT best used for things relating to politics. Because the last election. Apparently everyones favorite USS Enterprise helmsman George Takei didnt get that memo.
Saturday saw the outspoken liberal taking to the microblogging platform with a question for his followers: Trump says the media is the true enemy of the American people. So lets take a poll. Who do you think does MORE HARM to the American people? He provided two possible responses: The un-fair news media or President Donald Trump.
After a few hours and upwards of 70,000 votes, the results were (pretty surprisingly) neck-and-neck.
Displeased with those results (and what liberal wouldnt be?), Takei promptly deleted the post altogether. His followers took notice, and, jeez, they werent happy.
And just like Vanessa L. Williams, we went and saved the best for last:
Dont worry, this doesnt end there.
Takei would then try to put more of his foot in his mouth by tweeting the following:
Sour grapes, sour grapes! In perhaps the smartest move in this odd social media chess game, Takei would delete this gem of Internet wisdom not long after it was posted.
Live long and prosper, Mr. Sulu; those alt-right, virgin trolls are coming for blood.
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One of the enduring mysteries of the American media is their inability to see whats wrong with referring to theantisemitic, white supremacist, hateful, bigoted, racist, homophobic alt-right movement, whose so-called poster boy is a vocal gay Jew [with] a black boyfriend, British journalist and senior editor for Breitbart News Milo Yiannopoulos said Friday night.
Yiannopoulos, the flamboyant and provocative author of Dangerous wearing eyeliner and an elaborate pearl necklace was sparringwith his liberal host and co-panelists on the YouTube Overtime segment of HBOs Real Time With Bill Maher, who flew into a rage at his suggestionthat transgender people suffer from a disorder and that homosexuals do, too, since they cannot procreate naturally.
Yiannopoulos, a catholic with a Greek father, British mother and Jewish maternal grandmother, made his comment about the media after being asked by terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, Are you the real, true face of the alt-right? Because I thought the Nazis were in there. How do they take you on board?
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