South African man’s visa cancelled after neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament

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• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said the event should not have been approved and announced a review into why police did not oppose it, as the force had previously for high-profile pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney.

  🤔 what could it be? Hmmm.

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  • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Some of those who work forces…

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• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe he can claim asylum in the US now, as a white South African who has been persecuted by Antifa

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    remember all those afrikaaners that touched down on florida, TRUMP basically ignored them after they were no use to him. plus the charities could not help these “white S africaners” because of funding. and the afrikaaners were complaining as usual they wernt handed jobs, benefits.

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• hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m not a fan of Nazis, so I’m glad there are repercussions. I’m not a fan of people expressing views, even when awful, having machinations of the state used against them.

  He deserves it, but will the next person?

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  • dgriffith@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m not a fan of people expressing views, even when awful, having machinations of the state used against them.

    Welcome to the paradox of tolerance, enjoy your stay.

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    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Haha, yes. I think there’s a difference between being intolerant if Nazi beliefs people facing equal punishment and singling out people that are not citizens for different treatment.

      That is, of course, how the Nazis started out. Of course all Germans were to be treated equally. Guess who weren’t considered real Germans.

      Why are the police that approved the rally not facing repercussions? That’s what if like to know.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      ain’t a paradox when you frame it as a social contract.

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  • HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Let’s deconstruct this.

    This fellow was behaving in a way that is against our stated national values, is threatening to citizens and other residents of this country, and is against the law.

    He is now facing the predictable legal consequences of breaking the law, ie had he consulted a lawyer or even looked into it himself beforehand he would’ve known that this would be the likely outcome.

    You’re now inferring from this that legitimate political speech may be curtailed in the future despite there being no legal mechanism for this to happen.

    Many on the far left like to claim that liberals will always defend the rights of fascists to be fascists, that’s sometimes unfair but this kind of nonsense is how liberals get that reputation. (‘Small l’ liberals of course)

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    • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Who watches the watchmen? The same legal mechanism that was used here could be used against someone protesting the destruction of the environment. We’ve already seen similar. Or the Israeli genocide. We’ve already seen a peaceful protestor lose an eye. She was presumably a citizen given she was a candidate for election.

      I understand the paradox of tolerance. I also understand state overreach.

      I think the police and courts have too much power to stifle legitimate protest already. This will be a reason to stifle it more.

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