Grumpy Old Nasho

And I thought I was grumpy.

Well why was he there?

A 1950s camera with Lanthanum glass lens - more than 10 times the price of the same camera with lesser quality glass (AU$1,100) The prices vary from AU$7,000 to AU$15,000 - too much for the average Joe

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-23/riverina-principal-to-stand-aside-antisemitism-investigation/106260992 The antisemitism law will be tested on this Imam as well, I've read where the law is retrospective.

Well that post will test the new amendments in the hate speech law - watch out!

I've always considered the major parties as the worst offenders of hate speech. They hate Pauline Hanson, and they hate anyone who opposes them. They hate conservative foreign visitors who want to give talks to audiences here. And they hate Trump. In your thread "What is Trump up to now", you'd better watch what you say. You won't be able to advocate for his death anymore.

Unless they list exactly what you can say, and what you can't say, we'll be just taking a chance.

Why do the cops pull you over then? And why do they ask if you've had anything to drink, but then test you anyway even if you say "NO" They don't believe you, and assume you're lying. Guilty before being proved innocent.

It will be a Federal law if it's passed, it will affect everyone. The government is making everyone feel guilty. Like roadside breath testing, every motorist is guilty until the breath tester shows green zeros ... then you're right, you've been proven to be innocent. But highly suspicious of being guilty beforehand. No difference with a "hate" speech law. Everyone will be a suspect.

Help me out here - I live peacefully in the bush with my fellow traditional Aussies and I now feel partly responsible for the Islamic Bondi attack because the Labor Government is making me feel that way - I had nothing to do with the attack, but now my speech could be curtailed via proposed new speech laws. What have I (and we) done wrong? We are always guilty until proven innocent - it's about time that stopped.

Marie Bashir age 95 https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/nsw-s-first-female-governor-dame-marie-bashir-dies-at-95-20260120-p5nvmf

Perhaps recruit only lefty progressives, they'd fight more fiercely.

No one is interested in ex-service men these days. That's the very reason younger generations should be discouraged from joining the military.

This is why I asked the question: "What would you do and think if some other party/s were voted into government?" Only one poster gave an answer. Say the ALP and the Coalition lost to other parties. Would that in itself foment into a violent civil war in OZ? "Two-Party" system means just that, it doesn't mean the two parties have to always be the ALP and the Coalition.

The security agencies usually find them by searching the net for extremist posts. But if they don't post anything, they're invisible, and they can strike at any time without warning. The police will be issued with rifles now just in case, and that's how bad things have gotten.