Comment: Had it not been for Will Connolly, Fraser Anning’s racist gibbering in the wake of the Christchurch massacre could have been routinely dismissed as a fringe performance for the benefit of that small sliver of the voting public
Had it not been for Will Connolly, Anning’s racist gibbering in the wake of the Christchurch massacre could have been routinely dismissed as a fringe performance, a pantomime for the benefit of that small sliver of the voting public who find the more respectable, institutionalised racism of the Australian government and conservative media to be a weak and disappointing brew.
Our defamation laws do not allow me to write what I think of as the true nature of this man, but they do allow me to point out some recorded truths. Made to look foolish by a thin, teenaged boy, Anning is seen twice striking the child in the head, and possibly attempting to kick him, only to be restrained while his supporters pile onto the boy, using a number of crude ground fighting techniques to "subdue" him.
It was inevitable that the mass atrocity of 9/11 would stoke tribal fear and hatred. That was its point. Fraser Anning may be vile, but he is also calculating. He is saying the quiet part loud. This government and its leading figures have long said the loud part quietly by stoking fear and hatred for electoral gain in every election since 2001.
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