Animavore wrote:

Politician lashes out at Muslims after Christchurch shootings: ‘They are the perpetrators’
Queensland Senator Fraser Anning has been roundly condemned for his “disgusting” statement blaming the bloodshed in New Zealand’s on Muslims.

https://www.news.com.au/national/queens ... 432ac76f2e

Wow.

That guy's a full on Nazi. He first came to public attention when he made a speech in parliament calling for a "Final Solution" to the issue of asylum seekers.

Election coming up ...that will like end his career sucking at the public tit.

OT really but I learn he was kicked out of Katter's Australian Party last year. His days must surely now be numbered, as you say Mac. Maybe he thought they already were and so threw caution to the wind with this statement, feeling he had nothing to lose, career wise.

A piece on why far right, white terrorists should worry us all.

https://www.indy100.com/article/new-zea ... 1552661296

Some cunt in work sent me the video of the live stream on What's App (didn't watch).

This is my work phone. Debating with myself on whether I should report him.

Tough call. I think your anonymity might be compromised if you did, as you might be the only person the fool sent the video to. Maybe just a "harmless" fool anyway - you would know.

I was wondering if he sent it to everyone or not. Can't tell.

Maybe having a serious, prepared, exploratory word with him might be a way forward.

I'm on the bus into work right now and supposed to work with him on nightshift.

I don't even want to speak to him right now.

Can't say I blame you. Remember, the cucumber that is cool makes the best sandwiches. Good luck.

WhatsApp a disclaimer reply, just in case it comes back to bite you, "don't ever send me shit like this again"

It doesn't feel like just more white people committing mass murder here, this is something we have little personal experience with so I'm tempted to be a bit snarky but I'll try not to be.
Taika Waititi is right, we do have a racism problem here and the Canterbury region is one particular example, it is significantly white. We have a Tory ex-politician Don Brash prone to racist comments about Mäori and their rights. We have a young Afghan Green Party MP that would get despicable treatment on social media, including from some home-grown conservative shock-jocks who really should know better [and gets told so]. Along with said shock jocks, we are seeing more openly xenophobic and racist individuals here on social media [emboldened by Trump and the US reich-wing]. We have an opposition Tory party that, after throwing their toys out of the tram after being spanked in the election by the extant coalition government, have seemly mirrored the GOP in obstruction, lies, rank hypocrisy and dog-whistles including on immigration. A few days prior to this terrorist attack our Green Party co-leader was punched in the face on the way to Parliament which turned out to be somewhat prescient. We have problems which local commentators say should not surprise, this still does for me.
But we do have this; a Prime Minister that, while she takes a short while to be briefed on the facts, comes out to denounce this mass murder and call it for what it is; terrorism. She does not wait two days, she does not say there are bad people on 'both sides, she includes the victims as New Zealanders not others.

Twits like "if Christian terror targetting Hagia Sophia victims funeral prayer has to take place in Hagia Sophia" getting popular. Government will turn it into a show since there is always such a desire of Muslim community to convert the building into Mosque again.

This temple's (now museum) fate is just like Jerussalem its continuesly changing hand and people cant share it.

Just as I guess Erdoğan began to provoke his elector with this attack but having too many public demonstrations he said "what this person saying "he want to change this building in to mosque again" as long as Im alive my people wont let this happen"

I am disappointed with our major media organisations here that went ahead and shared/read from the manifesto and video against advice [including from the police].

It's too late. The video's out there and loads have watched it.

There's a Reddit post advising people not to share and make this guy known. It's full of people who saw it telling others not to watch because they regret it and feel sick. Some even reporting nightmares or not being able to sleep. One guy thinks he'll never be able to play a first-person shooter again.

I don't know why people would do this to themselves.

I'm not posting the details as they are quite disturbing even in written form.

Sky NZ has removed Sky Au from their platform for exactly that reason.

This guy (on twitter) is covering some of the media coverage issues in Au.

Animavore wrote:

Politician lashes out at Muslims after Christchurch shootings: ‘They are the perpetrators’
Queensland Senator Fraser Anning has been roundly condemned for his “disgusting” statement blaming the bloodshed in New Zealand’s on Muslims.

https://www.news.com.au/national/queens ... 432ac76f2e

You can sign and share a petition to have Fraser Anning removed from office.
https://www.change.org/p/senate-privile ... -au%253Av6