29-11-2024, 09:50 AM
Is it just as wrong though? Is what Hanson did really as bad as if she had punched Faruqi in the face?
Also, having actually read the tweet, and the judge's comments, I'm not at all surprised she's appealing. Her tweet simply said (albeit in an unpleasant and deliberately rude way): don't stay in Australia if you don't like it. If someone moves to a different country from Pakistan, and then complains repeatedly about the country they've moved to, it isn't "racist" to suggest they should perhaps go back to Pakistan.
As for the judge, he's said the tweet is "anti-Muslim or Islamaphobic" despite the tweet making absolutely zero mention of Faruqi's religion, which makes his decision seem far more ideologically driven than rational.
To be clear, Hansen seems to go out of her way to be odious and antagonistic, so it is hard to feel sorry for her, however her being convicted of "racism" over this tweet is just plain wrong.
Also, having actually read the tweet, and the judge's comments, I'm not at all surprised she's appealing. Her tweet simply said (albeit in an unpleasant and deliberately rude way): don't stay in Australia if you don't like it. If someone moves to a different country from Pakistan, and then complains repeatedly about the country they've moved to, it isn't "racist" to suggest they should perhaps go back to Pakistan.
As for the judge, he's said the tweet is "anti-Muslim or Islamaphobic" despite the tweet making absolutely zero mention of Faruqi's religion, which makes his decision seem far more ideologically driven than rational.
To be clear, Hansen seems to go out of her way to be odious and antagonistic, so it is hard to feel sorry for her, however her being convicted of "racism" over this tweet is just plain wrong.