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Question: I don't agree with what Pauline Hanson did, but doesn't it kind of challenge the senate's stance on the issue to have reacted the way they did? Imagine if they had shrugged what she did off. (www.msn.com)

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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Islam is not a race

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Correct in a vacuum, but in context we must acknowledge that people like Pauline Hanson use anti-Islamic arguments as a proxy for racism against Middle Easterners. It's distinct from mere opposition to the religion itself.

We see the same thing with critique of Judaism being used as a pretext by antisemites to launder their racism against people with Jewish ethnicity. Bigots know that the majority of society object to overt racism, so the more tactful ones use proxies like cultures and religions to attack race.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

but in context we must acknowledge that people like Pauline Hanson use anti-Islamic arguments as a proxy for racism against Middle Easterners

Is this what greens voters think? I can't really attest to that, I get along with heaps of people from the middle east just fine, particularly the ex-muslims, in fact I get along with ex-muslims better than green haired melbournite left wing progressives lol

Islam and other religions

51% of Australians had unfavourable sentiments towards Islam, and only 10% looked upon the religion positively, making Australia more negative than 17 of the other 22 countries surveyed.

In fact, 37% of people said they were “very unfavourable”– the most negative response available. This was far higher than the milder option of “fairly unfavourable” (14%), and made it the single most common response to the religion. 23% of people were neutral.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/04/australians-accepting-of-migrants-but-negative-towards-islam-poll-finds

Remade the chart using my fancy paint skills as it was red and dark red for favourable and unfavourable (whoever made that chart at the guardian was clearly having a bad day)

New poll suggests 49 per cent of Australians back Muslim migrant ban

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/new-poll-suggests-49-per-cent-of-australians-back-muslim-migrant-ban/ilnh8288n

Australians hate Islam but only in left wing progressive circles is it a touchy racist!!!!11 subject along the lines of what is a woman.