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Originally Posted by whomario
(it's amazing that people still seem to have "well, those are just words" attitude)
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I'm among those who still have that attitude. So was
this guy, who certainly was not a fascist . I think putting up with distasteful rhetoric is one of the prices of living in a free society, and decidedly better than the alternative. I don't need to listen to much Fraser Anning to realize the further he is away from any position of public responsibility the better, and it sounds like some political reform as to avoid such eventualities as him being elected or whatever with such minimal support would be in order. But on the subject of egging - if it's ok to do it to him, it's ok to do it to anyone offer an opinion you don't share. That hardly seems to be the basis for a civil society. I'm also not ok with him punching the offender - let the legal system sort that out and behave like a statesman, not a brawler.