The term typically reserved for some of the behaviour we are seeing is stochastic terrorism.
For months elements of the party have been fanning the flames online.
Now we've had both Federal and State MPs attend and speak at antivaxxer protests attended by known neo-Nazis, where threats and death chants were leveled at public figures, while gallows were erected and nooses hung.
Inflammatory rhetoric, comparing mandates to apartheid and pandemic legislation to Nazis.
Just today the Australian Primeminister sympathised with these elements, yet a state premier in Mark McGowan had to shut down his office due to death and rape threats levelled at staff. Likewise, violent and armed rightwing extremists were arrested in Victoria for making credible threats against the lives of politicians.
It seems that they are hellbent on encouraging a Joe Cox or Jan 6th style event, the question is, will the media call them out for it and will the public punish them at the polls.
At what point does courting extremists or encouraging extremists, make you the party of extremism? Cynicism isn't an excuse.
For months elements of the party have been fanning the flames online.
Now we've had both Federal and State MPs attend and speak at antivaxxer protests attended by known neo-Nazis, where threats and death chants were leveled at public figures, while gallows were erected and nooses hung.
Inflammatory rhetoric, comparing mandates to apartheid and pandemic legislation to Nazis.
Just today the Australian Primeminister sympathised with these elements, yet a state premier in Mark McGowan had to shut down his office due to death and rape threats levelled at staff. Likewise, violent and armed rightwing extremists were arrested in Victoria for making credible threats against the lives of politicians.
It seems that they are hellbent on encouraging a Joe Cox or Jan 6th style event, the question is, will the media call them out for it and will the public punish them at the polls.
At what point does courting extremists or encouraging extremists, make you the party of extremism? Cynicism isn't an excuse.