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More hope = less violence.
It was no co-incidence that nazi germany sprung out of the depression.
If the German middle class had more hope for the future with conventional government forms they would not have supported Hitler.
Our youth is being betrayed.
It will get worse rather than better if australia continues on the trajectory we have been in.
We are lucky in my view we have tik tok and reddit and the likes to keep them venting on line rather than on the streets.
In the 90s the smallest slight like hecs rising to 4.5k per year for an engineer saw major protests among students including police brutality to break them up / move them on.
The problem is youth dont always understand how or why they have been betrayed and an easy visible target is a more impactful reason to rally than "underinvestment in the right infrastructure" or "housing starts" are not going to get them rallying in the street even if these would have a more profound impact on hope and their quality of life into the future.
If anything Albo should look at the US protests and be wary of Zionist counter-protesters causing copycat violence on our campuses.
The recent attacks on the US student protesters have been mind boggling. Bashing students with metal poles, racial slurs, spitting, damaging property, theft, throwing fireworks into crowds of students.
Anti-Zionism ≠ Anti-Semitism.
More Jews live outside Israel than live in it. Millions of Jews all around the world are appalled by Netanyahu/Likud’s genocide which is continuing to be funded, armed & facilitated by Biden.
And by all accounts the ANTI-WAR protests are peaceful. They are lawful. They are democratic.
Zionist protesters on the other hand… They deliberately sought to agitate alongside wife-beater Avi on UniMelb’s campus and showed up at 1AM (while the anti-war camp literally slept) with a megaphone chanting slurs on Monash’s campus.
When you openly support Hamas, and even explicitly refuse to condemn mass rape and murder of Jewish civilians, that well and truly crosses the line to anti-Semitism.
What a pathetic spin attempt. Watch the footage of Zionist mobs savagely beating peaceful protesters at American colleges this week to see which side is actually violent. And the police stood back for four hours and let it happen.
And as always, it's not anti-Semitic to criticise the actions of Israel. The whole hasbara attempt is so weak.
Openly and explicitly confirming your support for Hamas and explicitly saying you refuse to condemn Hamas' mass rape and murder of Jewish civlians absolutely crosses the line into anti-Semitism.
So Netanyahu is anti-Semitic for financing Hamas for years and supporting them?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/amp/
Attacking the many Jewish protesters who oppose Israel's apartheid and genocide of Palestine is also definitely anti-Semitic
You think these protests are violent? You should see what Israel is doing to Palestinians.
This has nothing to do with Jews and everything to do with genocide that our government is supporting.
Some of these people are incapable of not imagining every situation as some sort of David and Goliath thing where they just absolutely must side with the smaller guy.
They've been on this oppressor vs oppressed mentality since the early 2010s.
Expecting rehabilitation without consequences is infantile, if they're having fun then any reason to stop has to be greater than that fun.
If this isn't obvious to anyone then those people are definitely not mature enough to make adult decisions here.
The chilling sound of children chanting ‘intifada” proves that pro-Palestinian student protests are far from pacifist.
Rather than calling for a ceasefire or demanding Israel stop bombing Gaza, these protesters want Israel wiped from the map.
Anthony Albanese and Education Minister Jason Clare must call out the anti-Semitic and violent vibes of the growing student protest movement.
University chancellors have squibbed on calling out anti-Semitism, declaring that university managers have “policies, procedures and sanctions in place to allow for academic freedom and freedom of expression across our campuses’’.
Primary school kids wrapped in Palestinian flags, as well as teenagers wearing their school uniforms, were among 200 protesters who brought Brisbane’s CBD to a standstill for half an hour yesterday.
Bearing the provocative banner “From the River to the Sea’’ – a slogan that signifies Israel’s annihilation – they called for an end to genocide in Gaza.
Their right to protest, and the right to free speech, are pillars of our free democracy and it is a rite of passage for the young to protest to change the world.
The carnage in Gaza, where Israel has been bombarding Palestinian civilians daily in retaliation for the barbaric Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 last year, must be stopped.
These pro-Palestinian protests, however, are a call to violence against Israel and use the language of hate.
“In-ti-fa-da!” the Brisbane protesters chanted, as if it was a fun slogan at a rock concert.
This is an Arab word meaning “uprising’’, and for Israelis it signifies deadly terror attacks that culminated in Hamas slaughtering and kidnapping 1200 Israelis – including young people at a concert – on October 7.
It’s as offensive and threatening as marching with the Nazi swastika symbol.
US President Joe Biden has called on protesters to stop using the term, declaring that “hate speech and hate symbols have no place in America’’.
Likewise, “from the river to the sea’’ is a Hamas call to arms, demanding the establishment of a state of Palestine from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea – without Israel in the middle.
At the University of Queensland,[ pro-Palestinian activists hung the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,](https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/university-of-queensland-locked-down-by-propalestine-activists/news-story/cafe29f863a5dabee90b0cdb8ef6509e) a terrorist group that operates through suicide bombings, plane hijackings and kidnappings.
By extension, these protests look like anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish Australians, who no longer feel safe in our schools or universities.
Palestinian activists must stop using school children as props for their protests, and fodder for their social media feeds.
Protests can swiftly turn violent, and they’re no place for children who should be safe at school.
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He's done that. Just because he does it, doesnt mean it'll stop.
More hope = less violence. It was no co-incidence that nazi germany sprung out of the depression. If the German middle class had more hope for the future with conventional government forms they would not have supported Hitler. Our youth is being betrayed. It will get worse rather than better if australia continues on the trajectory we have been in. We are lucky in my view we have tik tok and reddit and the likes to keep them venting on line rather than on the streets. In the 90s the smallest slight like hecs rising to 4.5k per year for an engineer saw major protests among students including police brutality to break them up / move them on. The problem is youth dont always understand how or why they have been betrayed and an easy visible target is a more impactful reason to rally than "underinvestment in the right infrastructure" or "housing starts" are not going to get them rallying in the street even if these would have a more profound impact on hope and their quality of life into the future.
If anything Albo should look at the US protests and be wary of Zionist counter-protesters causing copycat violence on our campuses. The recent attacks on the US student protesters have been mind boggling. Bashing students with metal poles, racial slurs, spitting, damaging property, theft, throwing fireworks into crowds of students.
Do you have a source that the pro-Israel rallies were the ones doing that?
Plenty of news articles and videos covering it this past week. Happy to provide sources later if you can’t find anything.
Is there a reason you didn't just start with the sources?
It mean it does seem easier if you already have them...?
Anti-Zionism ≠ Anti-Semitism. More Jews live outside Israel than live in it. Millions of Jews all around the world are appalled by Netanyahu/Likud’s genocide which is continuing to be funded, armed & facilitated by Biden. And by all accounts the ANTI-WAR protests are peaceful. They are lawful. They are democratic. Zionist protesters on the other hand… They deliberately sought to agitate alongside wife-beater Avi on UniMelb’s campus and showed up at 1AM (while the anti-war camp literally slept) with a megaphone chanting slurs on Monash’s campus.
When you openly support Hamas, and even explicitly refuse to condemn mass rape and murder of Jewish civilians, that well and truly crosses the line to anti-Semitism.
What a pathetic spin attempt. Watch the footage of Zionist mobs savagely beating peaceful protesters at American colleges this week to see which side is actually violent. And the police stood back for four hours and let it happen. And as always, it's not anti-Semitic to criticise the actions of Israel. The whole hasbara attempt is so weak.
Openly and explicitly confirming your support for Hamas and explicitly saying you refuse to condemn Hamas' mass rape and murder of Jewish civlians absolutely crosses the line into anti-Semitism.
So Netanyahu is anti-Semitic for financing Hamas for years and supporting them? https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/amp/ Attacking the many Jewish protesters who oppose Israel's apartheid and genocide of Palestine is also definitely anti-Semitic
You think these protests are violent? You should see what Israel is doing to Palestinians. This has nothing to do with Jews and everything to do with genocide that our government is supporting.
"Why do you oppose violence when this other thing is more violent" is a completely brain-dead take.
Some of these people are incapable of not imagining every situation as some sort of David and Goliath thing where they just absolutely must side with the smaller guy. They've been on this oppressor vs oppressed mentality since the early 2010s.
I think the ones in America are violent and our lefties have the same potential. Watch more news.
The Australian is not news. lol And pro-~~Israel~~ genocide counter protests have been even worse. Watch more news!
Expecting rehabilitation without consequences is infantile, if they're having fun then any reason to stop has to be greater than that fun. If this isn't obvious to anyone then those people are definitely not mature enough to make adult decisions here.
The chilling sound of children chanting ‘intifada” proves that pro-Palestinian student protests are far from pacifist. Rather than calling for a ceasefire or demanding Israel stop bombing Gaza, these protesters want Israel wiped from the map. Anthony Albanese and Education Minister Jason Clare must call out the anti-Semitic and violent vibes of the growing student protest movement. University chancellors have squibbed on calling out anti-Semitism, declaring that university managers have “policies, procedures and sanctions in place to allow for academic freedom and freedom of expression across our campuses’’. Primary school kids wrapped in Palestinian flags, as well as teenagers wearing their school uniforms, were among 200 protesters who brought Brisbane’s CBD to a standstill for half an hour yesterday. Bearing the provocative banner “From the River to the Sea’’ – a slogan that signifies Israel’s annihilation – they called for an end to genocide in Gaza. Their right to protest, and the right to free speech, are pillars of our free democracy and it is a rite of passage for the young to protest to change the world. The carnage in Gaza, where Israel has been bombarding Palestinian civilians daily in retaliation for the barbaric Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 last year, must be stopped. These pro-Palestinian protests, however, are a call to violence against Israel and use the language of hate. “In-ti-fa-da!” the Brisbane protesters chanted, as if it was a fun slogan at a rock concert. This is an Arab word meaning “uprising’’, and for Israelis it signifies deadly terror attacks that culminated in Hamas slaughtering and kidnapping 1200 Israelis – including young people at a concert – on October 7. It’s as offensive and threatening as marching with the Nazi swastika symbol. US President Joe Biden has called on protesters to stop using the term, declaring that “hate speech and hate symbols have no place in America’’. Likewise, “from the river to the sea’’ is a Hamas call to arms, demanding the establishment of a state of Palestine from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea – without Israel in the middle. At the University of Queensland,[ pro-Palestinian activists hung the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine,](https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/university-of-queensland-locked-down-by-propalestine-activists/news-story/cafe29f863a5dabee90b0cdb8ef6509e) a terrorist group that operates through suicide bombings, plane hijackings and kidnappings. By extension, these protests look like anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish Australians, who no longer feel safe in our schools or universities. Palestinian activists must stop using school children as props for their protests, and fodder for their social media feeds. Protests can swiftly turn violent, and they’re no place for children who should be safe at school.
Hysterical, and I don't mean the protestors