Aussie journaille who daily cheer on attacks and ridicule the Christian church in print, song, satire and parades — are suddenly full of religious respect. They signal virtue by deferring to what they think are the sensibilities of Muslims. And our political clown gallery is wearing kneepads and brown lipstick to apologise to Muslims before the next attack, for which they blame… Pauline Hanson.
George Brandis and the Quivering Lip
You expect the likes of Penny Wong to peddle multiculti pablum in defence of the burqa, identity politics being modern Labor’s stock in trade. But a Liberal attorney-general bringing himself to the brink of photogenic tears in defence of a vile, misogynist garment, that is beyond disgusting
Pauline Hanson walked into the Senate wearing the ultimate Muslim attire for women, the hideous burqa, and silently sat down at her station. With that simple act she made a powerful and profound statement, arguably unequalled in the Senate’s history. She did so in the full knowledge that she would be torn to shreds by fellow senators. She also knew that many colleagues secretly approved but would lack the courage to express that support for fear of being labelled Islamophobic, racists, bigots and making themselves targets for the ABC, social media’s lynch mobs and the pulpiteers of the mainstream press.
Say whatever you will of Hanson, what she did required the sort of courage few of or politicians possess.
Penny Wong pontificated in her ostentatiously virtuous response about multiculturalism, the need to respect all cultures and the evil of offending others simply because they are “different”. She omitted mentioning the status of women in Islam, where they are treated like men’s chattel, needing permission to do most anything besides domestic chores, forbidden to appear in public unaccompanied by their husbands or male relatives. Let it be noted for the record that Ms Wong calls herself a feminist.
Some good news:
- The results come after Ms Hanson wore a burqa onto the floor of the Senate
- The stunt appeared to have no impact on her popularity, despite the backlash
- Newspoll survey of 1675 respondents was conducted from Thursday to Sunday










“The fear of the other that we don’t know about is what breeds the kind of violence that we’re seeing around the world. Senator Hanson needs to work with communities, not divide communities.”-


