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2011-07-10 Down Under

Aussie pol sacked after anti-Islam Facebook posts

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Posted by ryuge 2011-07-10 00:39|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Aussie pol sacked after ~~anti-Islam~~ inconvenient but truthful Facebook posts concerning Islam.

"What I did was a mistake, I did not think it would be used for political purposes. In my mind I was living in a free society where we value free speech. Why should religion be a taboo subject?"

Welcome to the post 9/11 world Mr Adams, where the 'Free World' has turned itself into a finlandized joke!

Posted by Elminetch Gromoque7579 2011-07-10 04:04|| 2011-07-10 04:04|| Front Page Top

#2 One look at the guy's photo and I thought he looked vaguely Middle Eastern. Yup - he's Assyrian, meaning he's probably from Iraq. Middle Easterners, even abroad, have always been divided by faith. I suspect 9/11 broadened that rift, especially between Christians and Muslims of the region.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-07-10 10:38|| 2011-07-10 10:38|| Front Page Top

#3 I hate to say it, but the guy's a dope. Someone working in politics needs to refrain from making divisive statements (i.e. say things that could lose votes) to the public. Situations like his are why anonymous accounts exist.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-07-10 10:52|| 2011-07-10 10:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Yup - he's Assyrian, meaning he's probably from Iraq.

And most likely Christian. Which would make his anti-Muslim remarks most likely based on family experience.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-10 11:59|| 2011-07-10 11:59|| Front Page Top

#5 ZF, I agree. This guy must be pretty dim to not realize the political ramifications of spouting off like that, regardless of whether he's correct and regardless of how unfair it is that he can't speak freely. Makes me wonder if a lot of his coworkers feel the same way, and that's why he felt comfortable saying it publicly.

Posted by AuburnTom 2011-07-10 12:40|| 2011-07-10 12:40|| Front Page Top

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