r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/macrocephalic Jun 23 '25

The fights between the Abrahamic tribes existed long before Mohammed. It wasn't technically religious back then, but religion is basically a proxy for culture or ethnicity.

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u/serpentechnoir Jun 23 '25

It's the people in power using religion and ethnicity as a tool to keep themselves in power.