Each time we are confronted by the horror of Islamic extremist terrorism... there are attempts by sections of the media and political class to play down the Islamist element... We need to come to grips with a blunt reality; Islamic extremist terrorism, whether it is carried out by highly organised groups or deranged loners... is a real and present danger. Yet, even while our fellow Australians were still cowering at the hands of an extremist gunman yesterday, social media was abuzz with a feel-good hashtag campaign to suggest Muslim Australians would be safe on our public transport. Muslims are safe on our public transport each and every day... The idea that Australia needs to prove its plurality and tolerance is... silly. We have a vibrant Muslim community precisely because hundreds of thousands of Muslim migrants know and value our free and tolerant society. And it is this same plurality and liberalism that makes us a target for the Islamic extremist terrorists... Our prime concern needs to be for the protection of the victims and potential victims of terrorism. And in this endeavour, Muslim and non-Muslim Australians share a common foe — Islamic extremist terrorists and their evil ideology. No amount of publicly proclaimed love and empathy will assuage terrorists.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:30:52 +0000
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