For Australia to prosper, free speech must be extended to all of us
When I criticised representation in politics, Eric Abetz suggested I move to an Arab dictatorship. Yet a deep malaise exists in society and we need to talk about it.
We have put the rest of her excretions below the fold.
Our good friend Bernard Gaynor was rather quick with his response:
I never thought I’d say this, but thank you.
Thank you Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
Thank you for your bravery.
Thank you for your commitment.
Thank you for your honesty.
And thank you for turning your back on PC lunacy.
You see, Yassmin has today written this:
For public debate to improve, Australia must be a place where freedom of speech is understood to apply to all equally. Where we operate from a foundation of respect and where we debate the issue, not the individual. This is uncomfortable. However, we must not shy away from the uncomfortable. Unless all of us – including our leaders – lean into that discomfort and listen to voices from outside the current blinkered corridors of power, nothing will change.
Considering Yassmin is so brave, so committed and so honest, I’m sure she will now retract her former tweets in support of 18c, a law that treats people unequally, shows no respect and that plays the man.

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