Pauline Hanson - One Nation Party

[Ghost Patrol]

 

[Festerz]

Yes, the same academic anthropologists that also argue political identity or anything that lumps people as a single group as racialised.

Islam is not an ethnicity, not a biological category, not a religion tied to one specific race.

You do know there is no scientific foundation for the term ‘race’?

It’s a term that has been used to seperate, define and discriminate against differing cultures and groups for centuries. But it has absolutely no foundation in genetics. It’s an invention used mainly for purposes of political power.

Exactly what Hanson is doing here with her racist anti Islam rants.

 

[Sphynx]

You do know there is no scientific foundation for the term ‘race’?

If race has no scientific basis, that makes it even harder to argue a religion qualifies as one.

 

[Festerz]

If race has no scientific basis, that makes it even harder to argue a religion qualifies as one.

You've misinterpreted the point and its logical conclusion.

Racists have long argued that there is a scientific basis for their discrimination. And they used it as cover for what they really meant - an aversion to the culture, languages, practices, religion, physical and (in particular) skin colour differences of others because the threat it posed to their own version of what is acceptable for modern humanity.

The fact that modern science has proven that there is no genetic basis for their distinction has laid their prejudices bare.

A fact that broadens the definition of racism as is reflected in the evolving nature of racial discrimination legislation in most western countries since the 1970s, including Australia.

 

[nut]

Dehumanizing a large group of people never leads to good outcomes. Isnt this one of the reasons we reject one nations ideas?

Dehumanising? That’s exactly what Hanson does… she is simply a bottom feeding racist.

 

[Cyg1992]

She's down to playing re runs now.

No new ideas at all. No policies put forward, nothing.

Just a pay for hate grifter who has made a career of it for 30 years now. All in tax payer money.

 

[spinynorman]

One Nation's got a lot of momentum, surging to be within spitting distance of being the country's #2 political party, having taken in a significant number from the Liberals' fleeing right flank. I'm not sure how doing the same stunt that was widely derided years ago when their polling was 4% is really the move needed to continue that expansion, but I do feel Pauline Hanson's been the far right's biggest hindrance in this country, so hopefully with this that endures.

 

[RedOrWhite]

Vile Pauline wearing the burka in Parliament again. I assume she wasn't in the news for a little while so needed attention?

Doesn't help that she spent a week in the States surrounded by crazies and concocting a way to grab attention on her return.

 

[Festerz]

Doesn't help that she spent a week in the States surrounded by crazies and concocting a way to grab attention on her return.

Pauline Hanson definitely does not need assistance from crazies overseas to come up with a way to 'grab attention'.

And, as has been pointed out - this burka wearing stunt is a rehash of what she did in 2017.

Hanson is obviously emboldened by polling showing her One Nation Party is gathering a head of steam in the electorate. Aided by the fact that far right sections of the coalition, such as SA Liberal Senator Alex Antic, are openly supporting/parroting some of her more extreme policy positions.

And, as Cyg1992 says, she is bereft of new ideas to capitalise on it so is going back in the closet for the old costumes.

 

[Gough]

Historically she gets to this level of popularity, massively overplays her hand and falls in a flaming heap. Inshallah history repeats.

 

[GrayRanga]

Pauline Hanson definitely does not need assistance from crazies overseas to come up with a way to 'grab attention'.

And, as has been pointed out - this burka wearing stunt is a rehash of what she did in 2017.

Hanson is obviously emboldened by polling showing her One Nation Party is gathering a head of steam in the electorate. Aided by the fact that far right sections of the coalition, such as SA Liberal Senator Alex Antic, are openly supporting/parroting some of her more extreme policy positions.

And, as Cyg1992 says, she is bereft of new ideas to capitalise on it so is going back in the closet for the old costumes.

It is at least 2 and a half years until the next Federal election, Unless she can force a united attempt to get a no confidence vote through Parliament which the Non Labor members don't have the numbers for, she is not getting more seats in the HoR until then

Surely she cannot think that her actions now will be considered by the electorate in the election campaign in mid 2028

She is not positioning her party against Labor, she is positioning herself against the Coalition by attampting to present herself as a right wing alternative.

However, she is only alienating the "wets" the liberal members of the Liberals which may coalesce around the Teals or a more centrist group

How the numbers changed in the period leading up to the last election would give anybody trying to position themselves as a political position is a tad shortsighted

 

[Festerz]

It is at least 2 and a half years until the next Federal election, Unless she can force a united attempt to get a no confidence vote through Parliament which the Non Labor members don't have the numbers for, she is not getting more seats in the HoR until then

Surely she cannot think that her actions now will be considered by the electorate in the election campaign in mid 2028

She is not positioning her party against Labor, she is positioning herself against the Coalition by attampting to present herself as a right wing alternative.

However, she is only alienating the "wets" the liberal members of the Liberals which may coalesce around the Teals or a more centrist group

How the numbers changed in the period leading up to the last election would give anybody trying to position themselves as a political position is a tad shortsighted

Well put.

Kos Samaras puts a similar argument.

 

[kalex6251]

fanta pants offering up her 2 cents worth on what 'australian values' means should conservatives ever get back in to govt and pursue changes to immigration laws

and barnyard wants to throw his lot in with these nutters

Jonathan Green (@greenj.bsky.social)

Omg … the salt

bsky.app

 

[Gough]

fanta pants offering up her 2 cents worth on what 'australian values' means should conservatives ever get back in to govt and pursue changes to immigration laws

and barnyard wants to throw his lot in with these nutters

Jonathan Green (@greenj.bsky.social)

Omg … the salt

bsky.app

Right now Barnaby Joyce is the Usman Khawaja of politics or it's the other way round. Either way, both have seen much better days.

 

[NSWCROW]

 

[Underarm]

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This Photo is still showing me far too much of Pauline for my liking.

 

[the_interloper]

This Photo is still showing me far too much of Pauline for my liking.

Not enough imo

 

[Not Important]

Dehumanising? That’s exactly what Hanson does… she is simply a bottom feeding racist.

she and her puppeteer are playing to their base, as trump does. fish shop owner to a wealthy influencer.

 

[Carringbush2010]

From her very recent press conference, which was an emotional dummy spit it was hard to make out what she is trying to project.

I got these.

• She truly believes that our multicultural society isn't working, well that's subject to opinion and I'd argue the opinion of the majority would disagree with her.
• A clutching at straws claim about the Burka isn't banned, to paraphrase 'the burka isn't banned in parliament so I'm wearing it, so what's the problem?'
• Ok, yes the burka is not banned and she has pointed out the inconsistency of 'it's not banned so what's the problem of me wearing it'. Well clearly she's using it to attempt offence as if to say 'you don't wanna ban it but I've been suspended for wearing it'

Clearly a stunt to offend, why? She honestly believes the burka is a tool of persecution and she's using that because she honestly believes that mullticulturalism doesn't work and she has a particular problem with islam because she honestly believes it's akin to 'oil and water don't mix'.

You're wrong hanson, our harmonic multicultural society is a key cornerstone to our success, it is the envy of the world.

She's also using it to rile up her base of hardcore voters, which thankfully is in the minority.

This will backfire badly for her and one notion, if she did have moderate voters that did agree with her argument that multiculturism isn't ideal, well she's alienated them now imo.

 

[The Punter]

I'm not sure about Senate rules, but in some parliaments (or houses of parliament) props are not permitted.

Clearly Senator Hanson's burqa was a prop.

 

[Carn The Berries]

I'm not sure about Senate rules, but in some parliaments (or houses of parliament) props are not permitted.

Clearly Senator Hanson's burqa was a prop.

I stand to be corrected, but I think that's the case in the federal parliament. From memory, Morrison was censured when he brought the lump of coal in (though he wasn't suspended from the chamber, as Hanson was).

 

[Carringbush2010]

I'm not sure about Senate rules, but in some parliaments (or houses of parliament) props are not permitted.

Clearly Senator Hanson's burqa was a prop.

Yes it was used as a prop, used to offend

But the burka is not a prop, it is not banned, everyone is free to where it wherever they want. Very democratic.

Hanson's problem is she's pointing out an inconsistency, if it was a muslim woman wearing one in the senate house it may have likely been nothing to see here, or at least it should be.

That's what hanson is pointing out imo, so what pauline? Who GAF? Let people wear it, it harms no one.

But it's a major backfire for her and one notion, sure she'll solidify her voting base, who are gonna vote for anyway, but this deliberate stunt to offend will alienate any voters coming their way that aren't hard on one notion voters imo.

 

[10571z]

Can’t say the burqa ban she is suggesting is high on my concerns as an Australian in 2026, but gee Faruqi didn’t like it.

 

[Sinjin Smith]

Hanson's racist stunt was conducted metres from Senator Fatima Payman who was born in Afghanistan and IS a Muslim.

Payman's family fled the Taliban when she was five years old. She has first hand experience of racist and religious persecution and abuse and that she faces it again in the Australian Senate is a disgrace.


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Hanson is trash but the Taliban posed a far bigger threat and intense persecution than Hanson is capable of. She's a nobody pulling a stunt in the last week of Senate sitting.

 

[Sphynx]

You've misinterpreted the point and its logical conclusion.

Racists have long argued that there is a scientific basis for their discrimination. And they used it as cover for what they really meant - an aversion to the culture, languages, practices, religion, physical and (in particular) skin colour differences of others because the threat it posed to their own version of what is acceptable for modern humanity.

The fact that modern science has proven that there is no genetic basis for their distinction has laid their prejudices bare.

A fact that broadens the definition of racism as is reflected in the evolving nature of racial discrimination legislation in most western countries since the 1970s, including Australia.

You’re basically proving my point, if “race” has no genetic basis and is just about culture and beliefs, that still doesn’t turn a voluntary religion into a racial category.

 

[10571z]

You’re basically proving my point, if “race” has no genetic basis and is just about culture and beliefs, that still doesn’t turn a voluntary religion into a racial category

Religion is no different to barracking for an AFL team. You choose which one you like and can leave or change at any time.