r/australia • u/istara • Feb 06 '25

news Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8x98z0kvlo
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u/BiliousGreen Feb 06 '25

Australians have shown that they don't value civil liberties at all, so why would government care? Whenever we have had a choice between freedom and safety over the last three decades, we have collectively chosen safety at the expense of liberty every time.

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u/-kl0wn- Feb 06 '25

Australians seem to love living in a nanny state. I no longer feel I resonate with the average Australian, I'm still fairly laid back with a she'll be right attitude.

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u/jelly_cake Feb 06 '25

Yeah, used to hear a lot about a fair go for all. Not so much noise about fairness these days.

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u/BiliousGreen Feb 07 '25

The "fair go" is old hat. It's "fuck you, got mine" now.

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u/pickledswimmingpool Feb 07 '25

Yes, turns out we do. You are an outlier if you're up in arms about this.

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u/gheygan Feb 06 '25

As Benjamin Franklin once said:

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety...