Its trash day: Pauline Hanson

Its trash day:

Pauline Hanson

 Anyone who has even a passing interest in Australian politics would know who Pauline Hanson is and the outrageously unintelligent things she has said.

 She and her far right political party called One Nation, is well know for her dislike of multiculturalism and disdain for refugees.

 Pauline's political party has called for gays to be bashed and she herself has said many homophobic things.

 She doesn't appear to like science very much and her prejudice has lead to her disliking the idea of LGBT people providing safe and caring homes for children.

 Her views could well be argued to be both undemocratic and unconstitutional.

She is well known for her racist views against Asians.

  And her views on Australian Aboriginals are seen by most decent folk to be racist.

 

 Pauline is also very against Muslims but due to her ignorance i am not even sure she knows what she is talking about. I think (Its apparently disputed) being Muslim means you follow the religion of Islam, So her views on Muslims (alone) don't make her racist, they make her an Islamophobic bigot who happens to coincidentally be a homophobic racist.

 But given all that it is her video directly after the Orlando hate crime terror attack that has really upset common sense Australians. In this video she blames Muslims and Isil (Daesh) for the homophobic attack. She does not mention the victims were gay, she does not mention that it was at a gay club, that it took place during pride.   Worst of all she blames Islam alone and not Homophobia, she doesn't even mention homophobia. 
 The cause of this hate crime was homophobia, Islam is just another excuse that some bigots use to justify their existing homophobia. Dealing with homophobia will help eliminate all hate crimes no matter what the excuse or attempted justification.
 But of course Pauline cant really admit that homophobia is the problem because she herself is an advocate for homophobia. 
 Instead she uses the deaths of a group of people that she herself has vilified for her own political gain. That is why she is rubbish!

Don't forget Malcolm Turnbull has declared that Australia now has zero tolerance for homophobia. He claims that homophobia is to be condemned everywhere, and yet Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party continue. 
 Just looking at the One Nation website they still to this day incorrectly claim marriage equality will allow children as young as nine to marry, they claim making the laws secular and constitutional will somehow lead to Islamic law in Australia.  
 They are for a referendum or plebiscite which is costly, will have negative effects on LGBT people and is unnecessary. They want this vote to only pass if all states and territorys have a majority yes vote. 
 They try to use the constitution that says our politicians can change the marriage laws (as Howard did in 2004) as a reason that politicians can not change the marriage laws. They fail to mention that the current marriage laws are unconstitutional. 
 They rant on and on about how politicians shouldn't have the right to do the job we elected them for, and call marriage equality 'clap trap'. 

  Have some fun with Pauline Hanson and please share your fun with me on social media.

Sources:

Just to alleviate any concerns i am citing my sources, but i will just give the links under rough headings where applicable. I am really just saving those interested a google search.

 Homophobia

http://www.onenation.com.au/current_affairs/the-marriage-debate
http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/one-nation-caught-in-twitter-storm/45161
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/think-of-the-children-hansons-gay-marriage-radio-plea-20130307-2fnca.html

   Racism

 http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/multiculturalism 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3672858/Former-Labor-leader-Mark-Latham-congratulates-One-Nation-leader-Pauline-Hanson-political-revival.html
http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/illegal-immigration
http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/immigration
https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/17142
                                                                          Islamophobia
http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/halal-certification
http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/islam
                                                                          Anti-science
http://www.onenation.com.au/policies/affordable-energy
                                                            The Australian Constitution 
http://australianpolitics.com/constitution/text

                                                Definitions:
Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, 

UPDATE:

A new website has arisen and has taken on the herculean task of going through One Nations policy's and fact checking them, check out FactCheckOneNation.

Its Trash Day: Bob Katter

Its trash Day:

Bob Katter

 Bob Katter is leader of a minor political party in Australia. He is often referred to as the Mad Katter due to his ridiculous antics. One can only assume he is left to participate in Australian politics as part of some kind of in joke. Maybe the other politicians consider him to be like a mascot or something. 
 But the joke has gotten old, the mascot is pissing on the carpet and nipping at the guests, its time to put it out to pasture.

 Just days after the horrific Orlando massacre, a terror attack in which gays were gunned down Katter has released an advertisement where he kills two people with a gun.

 This may have been less reprehensible if Katter and his party didn't have a history of blatant homophobia.

 When confronted on the issue Bob Katter claimed the advertisement was funny and that he had no idea that the largest gun massacre in America had happened. Bob Katter claims not to watch television or read newspapers, and this may indeed be true given Bob Katters utter ignorance about everything. 
 But it is difficult to believe he had contact with no one before releasing this add, that no one thought to mention that endorsing gun violence just after Orlando gay hate terrorism might not be the best idea. 

Adding insult to injury Bob Katter went on to insult anyone offended by him and his advertisement. When a reasonable person accidentally offends a group, they will be shocked at their faux pas and apologise, they will try to make amends. Bob Katters reaction to continue to lash out at the victims of the terror attacks, and those who support them, suggests to me he knew full well what he is doing, but that's just my opinion.

 

 When even National parties politicians are calling for you to resign you should know you have really gone too far.

 The options are as follows:

1. Bob Katter knew about the Orlando terror attack and released his advertisment anyway because it helped his well established homophobic agenda. If true he is a hate preacher glorifying violence, endorses terrorism and should resign, before charges are brought against him.

2. Bob Katter didn't know about the largest gun massacre in US history, he didn't know about a major gay hate crime that shocked the world.  If so he is incompetent and unfit to hold office and should resign.

  Malcolm Turnbull the current Prime Minister has now said Australia now has zero tolerance for hate preachers, but as yet there has been no legal action against Bob Katter. 

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Response to the Orlando terrorism that targeted the gay community.

 First i want to express my heartfelt condolences to the victims and their family's of the Orlando hate crime massacre. I am in shock, as many Australians are, we can only watch on in horror as we learn more about this horrific event. I wasn't actually going to comment, but i felt i had no choice as my sadness turned to anger.

 I read in disgust as Trump tweeted without mentioning the fact this attack targeted gays, and reiterated his plan to ban Muslims, with no mention of banning homophobia or military grade weapons.
Trump hasn't been a champion in the fight against homophobia (or LGBT hate) to say the least. His party, the Republican Party had presidential candidates un-apologetically attending "kill the gays" rally's. I doubt he will address his parties homophobia.

 I watched in utter disappointment as our Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull used the tragedy to applaud his own "anti-terrorism" measures and somehow managed to not mention it being a hate crime against the LGBT community in a gay bar during pride month.
 He also failed to mention correcting his own parties homophobia; He didn't decide to protect safe schools, he didn't denounce his fellow Liberals homophobia,not even those who attended anti-gay hate rally's, and he didn't promise marriage equality.

UPDATE: Mr Turnbull has after some time made a new statement that does mention the gays. But still didn't substantially address the problem of homophobia that leads to violence. Lets hope his assurances are not empty.
 

 Make no mistake it is homophobia (transphobia, biphobia) that causes violent bigots to target LGBT people. It is the same homophobia we see in Australia perpetuated by anti-gay organizations.  We need to stop the hate.

  One could imagine these organization today, not even 24 hours after the tragedy, might release press releases condemning violence against gays, maybe some of them might make the connection that there particular brand of hate fuels this kind of violence. One could hope that some would apologise for there actions and maybe start working for peace and inclusion. 
 Maybe some of them did, maybe somewhere some bigots are realising there on the wrong side and are making plans to make amends for there past mistakes.

  Not Lyle Shelton of the Australian "christian" lobby (ACL) though, no not him. He took the opportunity to promote his and other bigots attacks of a safe schools program, designed to reduce bullying in schools and LGBT youth suicide. You know a program trying to prevent the kind of homophobia that leads to violent hate crimes. I shouldn't be surprised the ACL is a hate group and their leaders say and do a lot of deplorable things, but their really scraping the bottom of the barrel doing this today. 

 But he's not alone, Peter Madden of the Family First party, a gay hate group that actually has i think one person in our government, and no they don't really put family's first.
 That he could say such homophobic nonsense not just on the same day, but in the same tweet as he mentions the Orlando hate massacre is so mindbogglingly disgusting i am really struggling for words.

Support Victims of Pulse Shooting

 

If you want to help in another way then please contact your local government candidates, your churches, your schools, let them know you do not support homophobia. 

Consider supporting equality with your upcoming vote.

 At the very least please support your LGBT family and friends during this time and make a conscious decision to fight homophobia in all its forms.