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,BE=E DAWN ON ,?URSDAY ! #a#i? ( ,SEPTEMB]1 MORE ?AN #h AG5TS ( ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE DESC5D$ ON MORE ?AN TW5TY PROP]TIES 9 ,SYDNEY'S WE/4 ,?IS UNPREC$5T$ %[ ( =CE YIELD$ A M]E FIFTE5 >RE/S1 ONLY ONE ( :OM HAS BE5 *>G$4 ,IT'S NOT ! \TCOME ( ! RAIDS BUT RA!R !IR GLOSSY ,HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION VALUES ?AT WE %\LD LOOK TO :5 ATTEMPT+ TO UND]/& !IR FUNCTION4 

,:ILE ! MA*9ATIONS ( ',OP]ATION ,SOV]EIGN ,BORD]S' LIE %R\D$ B5EA? LAY]S ( (FICIAL SECRECY1 ACC\NTS ( ! T]ROR RAIDS W]E PA9/AK+LY DETAIL$4 ,BELLICOSE HEADL9ES PROCLAIM$ \R SALVATION FROM ! IMM95T JIHADI/ ?REAT1 :ILE ! MOM5T BY MOM5T SPECIFICS W]E SPELL$ \T BEL[ 9 LURID TE*NO-?RILL] PROSE4 ,HI< DEF9ITION VIDEO - %OT BY ! ,AU/RALIAN ,F$]AL ,POLICE & ! ,N,S,W ,POLICE'S [N M$IA UNITS - WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO M$IA \TLETS ALMO/ 9/ANTLY1 PA9T+ A FLATT]+ & H]OIC PORTRAIT ( ! DA%+ PLOD 9 ACTION4 

,?AT ! RAIDS S]V$ TO S(T5 UP SOME POLITICAL T]RA9 = ! ,IRAQ ,W> M>K #c IS AN OBVI\S1 BUT 9COMPLETE1 ANALYSIS4 ,?IS >GUM5T ASSUMES ?AT ! POLITICAL CLASS C>E :AT ! PEOPLE :O LIVE ON ?IS CONT95T ?9K AB\T !IR MILIT>Y V5TURES4 ,IT'S TRUE ?AT ! PROSPECT ( W> S]VES A RANGE ( DOME/IC POLITICAL FUNCTIONS - ! APPE>ANCE ( 0,TONY ,ABBOTT3 ,W> ,PRIME ,M9I/]0 9 ! WAKE ( A DEEPLY UNPOPUL> F$]AL BUDGET IS NOT A CO9CID5CE4 ,BUT AFT] #ac YE>S 9 ,AF<ANI/AN1 IT'S 9CREAS+LY UNCLE> :AT ! PHRASE ',AU/RALIA AT W>6' EV5 MEANS4 ,! REALITY IS ?AT ,AU/RALIA DOESN'T GO TO W> \T ( NECESSITY1 9 S]VICE ( HI<-M9D$ DEMOCRATIC IDEALS OR EV5 TO CAPTURE ! ,>AB WORLD'S OIL WEAL? = \RSELVES4 ,& IT'S AB\T MORE ?AN AN EXCUSE = PATRIOTIC SAB] RATTL+4 ,!SE COMMITM5TS HAVE A CONSI/5T LOGIC4 ,!Y FUNCTION AS PAYM5T ( TRIBUTE TO \R ,U,S PATRONS1 :OSE ECONOMIC & MILIT>Y HEGEMONY DEF5DS ! FUNDAM5TAL 9T]E/S ( ,AU/RALIA'S VIOL5T COLONIAL PROJECT4 

,AS 9SIPID AS ! COLLECTIVE MEMORY ( ,AU/RALIA'S COMPLICITY 9 PA/ IMP]IALI/ EX]CISES MI<T BE1 IT IS NO LONG] #a#i#a#d1 & PEOPLE DON'T FLOCK BEH9D SU* OBVI\S DECL>ATIONS ANY MORE4 ,?US1 ! /ATE MU/ LOOK ELSE:]E = EXCUSES1 & ! SE>* BEG9S TO ID5TIFY & DEL9EATE AN 'O!R'4 ,A COLLECTIVE SUBJECT CAPABLE ( BE>+ RESPONSIBILITY = ANY & ALL ILLS )9 \R SOCIETY1 OR ! WORLD MORE G5]ALLY4 ,:IL/ GA9+ SOME POLITICAL COV] TO HELP SMOO? ! WAY = ,AU/RALIA TO 5T] ! W> 9 ,IRAQ_/,SYRIA MAY BE ONE P>T ( ! ,ABBOTT GOV]NM5T'S /RATEGY H]E1 IT IS MORE RELEVANT TO NOTE SOME ( ! O!R ?+S ! ,ABBOTT GOV]NM5T /&S TO GA9 POLITICALLY 7& MAT]IALLY7 BY SATURAT+ ! NATIONAL CONV]SATION ) 5DLESS REM9D]S ( ! EXI/5TIAL ?REAT ( ! ,ISLAMIC ,ISIS 'DEA? CULT'4 

,9 SETTL] /ATES LIKE ,AU/RALIA 7OR ! ,U,S1 ,ISRAEL OR ,CANADA71 ! MO/ EXI/5TIAL ( FE>S IS ! LOSS ( ! DOM9ANCE ( ! COLONIAL CLASS & ITS ID5TITY4 ,AU/RALIAN HI/ORY OV]FL[S ) EXAMPLES ( ! V>I\S '=EIGN' P]ILS ?AT NATIONALI/S FE>$ W\LD TAKE ROOT & COLLABORATE TO DE/ROY ! SOCIETY FROM )94 ,9 ! MOD]N WE/1 P>TICUL>LY ,ANGLOPHONE C\NTRIES1 ! POLITICAL LABEL 'T]RORI/' FULFILLS ?IS FUNCTION P]FECTLY1 & P]PETUALLY1 BECAUSE IT CAN BE R$EF9$ TO SUIT BASICALLY ANY POLITICAL 5DS :I* MI<T EM]GE4 ,IT CAN1 = 9/ANCE1 BE US$ TO RE9=CE ! MORAL AU?ORITY ( ! /ATE'S MONOPOLY ON ! USE ( VIOL5CE & =CE4 ,ALL ACTS ( ACTIVE RESI/ANCE TO OCCUPATION OR COLONIZATION >E DEEM$ TO BE T]RORISM4 ,ANY =M ( /RUGGLE BY ANY OPPRESS$ POPULATION CAN BE :OLLY DELEGITIMIS$ DUE TO ITS 7P]CEIV$7 ASSOCIATION ) T]RORISM4 ,ANYONE RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT HI<LY REPRESSIVE1 DRACONIAN MEASURES DESIGN$ TO 'PREV5T' T]RORISM IS GUILTY ( BE+ SYMPA!TIC TO T]RORISM4 

,:E!R ! ?REAT WAS CR$IBLE OR NOT1 & IT IS N[ QUITE OBVI\S ?AT ! EXI/5CE ( SU* A PLOT WAS H>DLY 'IMM95T' 79 FACT1 LITTLE MORE ?AN PO/UR+ BY A SMALL GR\P ( POORLY ORGANIZ$ EXTREMI/S :O AU?ORITIES HAD BE5 MONITOR+ CLOSELY = A NUMB] ( MON?S71 ! CRUDE PROPAG&A VALUE ( SU* A /UNT = ! POLITICAL CLASS IS 5ORM\S4 ,BUT ?IS ISN'T ! ONLY B5EFIT4 ,SU* P]=MANCES >E ALSO CRUCIAL 9 DEVELOP+ ! LEGITIMACY ( AN ALL-SEE+ SURVEILLANCE APP>ATUS & MILIT>IZ$ POLICE =CE4 

,S9CE ! CRISIS ( #b#h1 ECONOMIC GR[? HAS /AGNAT$ OR COLLAPS$ AS CAPITAL /RUGGLES TO EXTRACT PR(IT 9 ! CONTEXT ( A PROLONG$ GLOBAL D[NTURN4 ,?IS CRISIS PRODUC$ BO? AN OPPORTUNITY & AN IMP]ATIVE = R5EW$ ATTACKS ON ! WORK+ CLASS1 9 ! =M ( A S]IES ( MEASURES ?AT >E G5]ALLY T]M$ ECONOMIC AU/]ITY4 ,:IL/ CAPITAL & /ATE HAVE ALWAYS %>$ A COMMON 9T]E/ 9 ! PROTECTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 A PROGRAM ( AU/]ITY ?AT WORS5S ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( L>GE SEGM5TS ( ! POPULATION REQUIRES MU* MORE ROBU/ ME?ODS ( REPRESSION4 ,9/ABILITY1 :E!R ALONG GEOPOLITICAL FAULT L9ES OR DOME/IC CLASS L9ES1 MI<T ON OCCASION REPRES5T A ?REAT TO /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,BUT :AT IT MORE (T5 REPRES5TS IS A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY4 ,9SECURITY1 EV5 ! P]CEPTION ( IT1 CAN BE H>NESS$ BY ! /ATE1 COMMODIFI$ BY PRIVATE 9DU/RY & EXPLOIT$ = PR(IT4 

,BUT ?IS PROCESS REQUIRES LEGITIMIZATION - A SET ( N>RATIVES TO HELP SELL ! IMP]ATIVE ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,9 ! ,AU/RALIAN CONTEXT1 ! ?REAT POS$ TO US BY A RACIALLY OR CULTURALLY '9F]IOR' O!R HAS BE5 WIELD$ 9 S]VICE ( ?IS 5D4 ,S9CE ! ,EUROPEAN 9VASION1 CON/RUCT$ ID5TITY /ATEM5TS 7FIR/ ,BRITI%1 !N ,AU/RALIAN1 ALWAYS :ITE7 HAVE BE5 US$ TO BLUDGEON PEOPLE 9TO DI/9CT CATEGORIES ( BELONG+ OR REJECTION4 ,!SE ID5TITIES S]VE TO CREATE & RE9=CE B9>IES BETWE5 'US' & '!M'1 ON ! BASIS ( HI<LY >BITR>Y NOTIONS ( :AT CON/ITUTES ',AU/RALIAN-NESS'4 ,SU* N>RATIVES IMPLY ! NE$ = UNITY BETWE5 WORK]S & !IR MA/]S1 :ATEV] !IR DISAGREEM5TS1 UND] ! BANN] ( !IR COMMON ',AU/RALIAN' 7,EUROPEAN7 ID5TITY4 ,WE CAN TRACE ! L9EAGE ( ! CURR5T ',TEAM ,AU/RALIA' N>RATIVE ?R\< ! LOGIC ( ,T]RA ,NULLIUS1 ! ,:ITE ,AU/RALIA POLICY & ! 9/ITUTION ( M&ATORY DET5TION4 ,?\< !SE ID5TITY /ATEM5TS HAVE !IR F\NDATIONS 9 ! *AUV9ISM ( ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE1 !Y HAVE F> GREAT] UTILITY = ! RUL+ CLASS ?AN SIMPLY ! EXPRESSION ( IMP]IAL PREJUDICES4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( :ITE SUPREMACY IS US$ TO JU/IFY ! G5OCIDE ( ,ABORIG9AL PEOPLE1 ! 5CLOSURE ( !IR L&S & !IR CONT9U+ DISPOSSESSION4 ,IT ]ASES ! ROLE ( SLAVE LABOR 9 ! 'DEVELOPM5T' ( ! ,AU/RALIAN NATION & ITS ECONOMY4 ,IT DIVIDES WORK]S BY IMMIGRATION /ATUS1 E?NICITY1 LANGUAGE & CULTURAL BACKGR\ND1 DET]M9+ AN 9DIVIDUAL'S WOR?9ESS & VIRTUE ON ?IS BASIS4 

,! 'PLOT' ?AT SP>K$ ! RAIDS 7TO KIDNAP & BEHEAD AN ,AU/RALIAN CITIZ5 9 AN ',I,S,I,S /YLE' T]ROR ATTACK7 9VOKES ! HI<-PR(ILE MURD] ( ,BRITI% SOLDI] ,LEE ,RIGBY1 :O WAS MURD]$ BY ,ISLAMI/S ON A ,LONDON /REET 9 ,MAY #b#a#c4 ,IT'S WOR? COMP>+ ! TWO 9CID5TS BECAUSE1 ?\< ! ,AU/RALIAN PLOT WAS OV] BE=E IT HAD EV5 BEGUN1 ! RESPONSE FROM ! ,AU/RALIAN PRESS HAS 9 MANY WAYS EXCE$$ ! LEVEL ( HY/]IA SP>K$ 9 ,BRITA9 BY AN ACTUAL MURD]4 ,AS ,RIGBY'S KILL]S UND]/OOD WELL 7&1 ONE SUSPECTS1 ,ABBOTT & CO4'S SP9 DOCTORS DO TOO71 EV5 ! ?\<T ( SU* AN ACT HAS ! CAPACITY PROVOKE A /ORM ( FE>1 DISGU/ & \TRAGE ?AT C>RIES ! MESSAGE - RETRIBUTION AGA9/ CRUSAD+ WE/]N =EIGN POLICY - WELL BEYOND ?AT /REET 9 ,WOOLWI*4 ,?AT ! PRESS DID ?IS MO/ IMPORTANT JOB = ,RIGBY'S KILL]S IS A BITT] IRONY1 & IT HAD IMM$IATE1 DRAMATIC CONSEQU5CES4 

,9 ,BRITA91 AS 9 ,AU/RALIA1 :]E E?NO-RELIGI\S T5SIONS HAVE BE5 ?REAT5+ TO BOIL OV] = YE>S1 IT IS JU/ NOT CR$IBLE TO SUGGE/ ?AT ! IMM$IATE & VICI\S ANTI-,MUSLIM BACKLA% ?AT 5SU$ WAS ANY?+ O!R ?AN DELIB]ATE4 ,9 FACT IT WAS UTT]LY PR$ICTABLE4 ,IT PROV$ A GODS5D = DECL9+ F>-RI<T '/REET MOVEM5TS' LIKE ! ,5GLI% ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE1 = EXAMPLE1 :O FLOOD$ 9TO ,WOOLWI* 9 ! H\RS AFT] ! ATTACK ATTEMPT+ TO :IP UP A POGROM UND] ! GUISE ( 'SECUR+ ! >EA'4 ,9 ! DAYS & WEEKS ?AT FOLL[$1 ATT5DANCE AT ,$,L M>*ES SPIK$ FRI<T5+LY1 & ALL ACROSS ! ,U,K COMMUNITIES ( COLOR BORE ! BRUNT ( A VICI\S1 PROTRACT$ CAMPAIGN ( RACI/ VIOL5CE4 ,%OPS1 FLATS & C>S ?\<T TO BELONG TO ,MUSLIMS W]E COV]$ 9 RACI/ GRAFFITI OR HAD !IR W9D[S SMA%$4 ,MOSQUES W]E ?REAT5$1 9VAD$ & DESECRAT$ ) PIG 5TRAILS4 ,ON AT LEA/ TWO OCCASIONS1 !Y W]E FIREBOMB$4 ,MUSLIMS1 P>TICUL>LY WOM51 W]E ATTACK$ ON ! /REETS & ONE ELD]LY MAN WAS /ABB$ TO DEA? ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WOR%IP4 

,SU* A SPREE ( RETALIATORY VIOL5CE1 ?\< GIV5 5]GY BY ! F> RI<T1 IS ULTIMATELY ! PRODUCT ( A M$IA N>RATIVE ?AT EMPHASIZES ! COLLECTIVE GUILT ( ! 5TIRE ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITY4 ,AS 9 ! WAKE ( EV]Y T]RORI/ SC>E1 ,BRITI% & ,AU/RALIAN ,MUSLIMS HAVE BE5 R\T9ELY SUMMON$ BE=E ! C\RT ( PUBLIC OP9ION &1 D[N TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 9/RUCT$ ?AT !Y MU/ PUBLICLY & AT EV]Y POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF ( ! 5TIRE ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITY4 ,!SE COMMUNITIES MU/ DISAV[ T]RORISM 7OR ,%>IA1 HALAL & A HO/ ( O!R POORLY 9=M$ CAN>DS AB\T ,ISLAM7 OR BE LABEL$ GUILTY ( T]RORI/ SYMPA?IES !MSELVES4 

,! IMPOSITION ( ! BURD5 ( COLLECTIVE GUILT IS A PRODUCT ( ! HI<LY RADICALIZ$ ASSOCIATION ( ! T]M 'T]RORI/' ) ',MUSLIM P]SON' OR 'P]SON ( COLOR' ?AT IS SO UBIQUIT\S 9 WE/]N SOCIETIES4 ,! POSSESSION ( AN ,ISLAMIC ID5TITY1 OR EV5 AN ID5TITY ?AT CAN BE 'READ' AS ,MUSLIM1 IS VIEW$ 9 A B9>Y AGA9/ DOM9ANT CULTURAL NORMS ( \R SOCIETY1 & R5D]$ UNWOR?Y 9 ! FACE ( \R SUP]IOR VALUES4 ,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 ATROCI\S NONS5SE4 ,BUT IT HAS DRAMATIC1 LONG LA/+ EFFECTS4 

,! LIVES ( Y\NG M5 ( COLOR1 ALREADY SUBJECT TO A HO/ ( RADICALIZ$ & /RUCTURAL OPPRESSIONS 9 :ITE SUPREMACI/ SOCIETIES LIKE ,AU/RALIA1 >E FUR!R DEVALU$4 ,:AT ?IS MEANS1 9 BLUNT CONCRETE T]MS1 IS ?AT ',AU/RALIANS' >E LESS SURPRIS$ & LESS \TRAG$ :5 ! COPS %OOT !M4 ,PORTRAYALS ( A RACE1 FAI? OR O!R DEF9+ *>ACT]I/ICS AS ASSOCIAT$ ) T]RORISM CAN BE US$ TO EXCUSE ! H>ASSM5T1 W>RANTLESS DET5TION1 BRUTALIZATION1 TORTURE OR EXP]I5CE ( RACIALLY MOTIVAT$ VIOL5CE ( ANYONE :O ALSO HAPP5S TO POSSESS SOME ( !SE *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE'S SOPHI/ICAT$ PROPAG&A & PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN RELIES 9 NO SMALL P>T ON EXPLOIT+ ! PR(\ND FE> & ALI5ATION FELT BY PEOPLE ( COLOR1 BUT P>TICUL>LY BY Y\NG ,MUSLIM M51 9 PLACES LIKE ,AU/RALIA4 ,! ?REATS & ACTS ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITY1 :I* HAVE SKYROCKET$ 9 ! WAKE ( ! RAIDS1 >E EXACTLY :AT !IR /RATEGY REQUIRES4 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO HI<LI<T ?AT ! ACTS ( VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ ON ! ,MUSLIM COMMUNITY >E COMMITT$1 (T5 QUITE SPECIFICALLY1 9 PURSUIT ( SOME NOTION ( S]VICE TO ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE 7?9K ! CRIES ( ',AUSSIE ,AUSSIE ,AUSSIE' & ! RHETORIC AB\T PROTECT+ ,AU/RALIA DUR+ ! ,CRONULLA RIOTS74 ,UNLIKE REP]CUSSIONS = ! ,MUSLIM COMMUNITY1 :5 :ITE ,AU/RALIANS ?R[ SCALD+ C(FEE 9 ! FACE ( A ,MUSLIM WOMAN ON H] WAY TO WORK1 OR ATTACK ! HOME ( A ,MUSLIM FAMILY ) A %OTGUN1 IT IS APP>5TLY AN 'ISOLAT$ 9CID5T'4 ,:5 :ITE ,AU/RALIANS ATTACK MOSQUES & ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITY C5T]S ) RACI/ GRAFFITI1 DESECRATE !M ) PIG HEADS ON SPIKES & PHONE 9 BOMB ?REATS AGA9/ !M1 IT MAY EV5 BE CONDEMN$ BY SOME MEMB]S ( ! POLITICAL CLASS AS A DESPICABLE ACT4 ,BUT ! GUILT IS NEV] DI/RIBUT$ COLLECTIVELY4 ,:5 PEOPLE ( COLOR >E RACIALLY ABUS$ & ASSAULT$ ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT1 OR :5 SC>VES >E PULL$ FROM WOM5'S HEADS ON ! /REETS1 IT IS SELDOM EV5 ! 9DIVIDUAL - & NEV] ,ANGLO-,AU/RALIA - ?AT IS 9 ANY WAY HELD TO ACC\NT4 

,O!R POPUL> N>RATIVES1 EV5 ! ONES WRAPP$ 9 APPEALS TO LIB]ALISM & HUMANIT>IANISM1 ALSO FOLL[ ?IS LOGIC4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! LIVES ( ,ISLAMIC WOM5 7:O EXP]I5CE OV]:ELM+LY ! WOR/ ( ! H>ASSM5T & ABUSE7 >E CONSCRIPT$ & EXPLOIT$ 9 A N>RATIVE ( VICTIMHOOD :I* /RIPS !M COMPLETELY ( !IR [N AG5CY4 ,?\< ! EXI/5CE ( G5D]$ OPPRESSION 9 ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES IS BEYOND CONT5TION1 IT IS BO? DIS+5U\S & DESPICABLE TO SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS IS 9 ANY WAY A SITUATION UNIQUE TO ,ISLAMIC COMMUNITIES4 

,SO ) A S5SE ( \TRAGE /IRR$1 ! EXI/5CE ( G5D] OPPRESSION & 9EQUALITY 9 WID] ,AU/RALIAN SOCIETY IS CONV5I5TLY CLEANS$ FROM ! PUBLIC M9D & ,MUSLIM SOCIETY IS PLAC$ UND] ! MICROSCOPE4 ,UNLIKE WOM5 FROM :ITE SOCIETIES1 WE >E TOLD1 ,MUSLIM WOM5 >E CATEGORICALLY OPPRESS$1 & !Y REQUIRE ! B5EVOL5T 9T]V5TION ( \R SUP]IOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES TO 'SAVE' !M4 7,NO1 DON'T ASK !M :AT !Y ACTUALLY ?9K4 ,?AT'S NOT H[ ?IS WORKS47 

,! IRONY ( SU* /ATEM5TS EMANAT+ FROM ! C>TOONI%1 BORN MISOGYNI/S ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y ,LIB]AL ,P>TY IS SIMPLY /AGG]+4 ,BUT !SE N>RATIVES (T5 F9D DEEP PUR*ASE AMONG LIB]AL M9D$ ,AU/RALIANS1 :O F9D OBVI\S PREJUDICE DI/A/EFUL1 BUT NEV]!LESS WANT TO RIDE ON ! ,TEAM ,AU/RALIA CULTURUAL SUP]IORITY B&WAGON4 ,SU* N>RATIVES WORK$ ) ! ,NOR!RN ,T]RITORY 9T]V5TION1 ) ! ,/OL5 ,G5]ATIONS1 & ) '*ILDR5 OV]BO>D4' ,& !SE N>RATIVES WILL KEEP WORK+ UNTIL WE DISMANTLE !M4 

,! QUE/ION ( H[ AN>*I/S1 ANTIFASCI/S & O!RS ON ! LEFT %\LD RESPOND 9 SU* A TOXIC CLIMATE IS VEX$1 & ,I DON'T PRET5D TO HAVE ANY GR& ANSW]S4 ,BUT !RE >E A FEW ?+S ?AT W>RANT A M5TION4 

,IT %\LD BE OBVI\S1 FIR/ ( ALL1 ?AT ! MORE ROMANTIC TACTICS WE ASSOCIATE ) ,EUROPEAN ANTIFASCISM >E ( V]Y LIMIT$ VALUE 9 ?IS SITUATION4 ,( C\RSE1 IF A NATIONALI/ ORGANIZATION %\LD BE SO EMBOLD5$ AS TO ATTEMPT TO MOBILIZE OR ORGANIZE PUBLICLY BY EXPLOIT+ ?IS SITUATION1 IT %\LD BE VEHEM5TLY OPPOS$4 ,BUT ,I ?9K SU* AN \TCOME IS SOME:AT UNLIKELY4 ,= ALL ITS ATTEMPTS TO *ANNEL MA9/REAM ,ISLAMOPHOBIA 9TO A BROAD] NATIONALI/ /REET MOVEM5T1 ! ,AU/RALIAN ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE IS /ILL RID+ ON ! COATTAILS ( ! /ATE 7! ,A,D,L CLAIMS TO WORK 'CLOSELY ) ,A,S,I,O'1 = 9/ANCE74 ,?IS IS NOT A SITUATION :]E FOCUS+ \R ALL \R ATT5TIONS ON %UTT+ D[N ! SAME OLD BUN* ( BONEHEADS IS USEFUL4 ,WE %\LD HE$ ! POLITICAL LESSON ( MILITANT ANTIFASCI/ MOVEM5TS ?R\<\T HI/ORY & UND]/& ?AT IF WE CAN'T PRES5T A CR$IBLE1 ALT]NATIVE ANALYSIS ( H[ & :Y !SE ?+S >E HAPP5+1 WE'VE ALREADY LO/4 

,BECAUSE ! DISGU/+ ACTS ( RACIAL VILIFICATION1 H>ASSM5T & VIOL5CE SUFF]$ BY ,AU/RALIAN ,MUSLIMS & O!R PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 ! DAYS S9CE ! RAIDS >E NOT MOTIVAT$ BY ANY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL T5D5CY 7BEYOND ! IMP]ATIVES ( ! :ITE COLONIAL /ATE71 ORGANIZ+ TO PREV5T !M IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TASK4 

,?IS VIOL5CE1 AFT] ALL1 IS RETRIBUTIVE & OV]:ELM+LY OPPORTUNI/IC4 ,IT CAN'T BE C\NT]$ ON ! /REETS ! SAME WAY AS ! ?REATS POS$ BY NATIONALI/ GR\PS >E4 ,BUT IT IS NOT LEAD]LESS1 DISP>ATE OR 9COH]5T 9 ITS 9SPIRATION4 ,?IS VIOL5CE WAS CULTIVAT$ BY ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE1 & !RE=E \R RESPONSE MU/ BEG9 ) & BE DEF9$ BY \R OPPOSITION TO ! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,AU/RALIAN /ATE & ! ROLE IT PLAYS 9 OPPRESS+ COMMUNITIES ( COLOR FROM ,BANK/[N TO ,BA<DAD4 

,WE %\LD NOT PRESUME :5 APPROA*+ ?IS TASK ?AT !SE COMMUNITIES NE$ TO BE TOLD H[ TO ORGANIZE OR DEF5D !MSELVES1 & WE %\LD C]TA9LY RESI/ ANY & ALL ATTEMPTS AT P>TY BUILD+ 9 SU* A SITUATION4 ,?IS IS NOT A MOM5T = LEFTI/S TO DEMON/RATE ! WOR?9ESS ( !IR P>TICUL> IDEOLOGY TO M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES4 ,9DE$1 ! 9ABILITY ( ! LEFT ORGANIZATIONS TO RE/RA9 !MSELVES FROM DO+ ?IS TIME & TIME AGA9 IS A PRIM>Y REASON :Y ! LEFT IS VIEW$ ) SUSPICION 9 MANY ( !SE COMMUNITIES4 ,IT IS TIME = US TO WORK 9 SOLID>ITY ) BESIEG$ COMMUNITIES1 ACT+ H[EV] WE CAN TO SUPPORT !M1 RA!R ?AN ACT+ 9SULT+LY ON !IR 'BEHALF'4 ,IF WE >E UNWILL+ TO LI/5 TO :AT COMMUNITIES ( COLOR SAY AB\T H[ TO BE/ RESI/ ! OPPRESSION !Y EXP]I5CE EV]Y DAY1 WE %\LD JU/ GIVE UP N[4 

,EQUALLY1 :IL/ WE CAN & %\LD BLAME RACI/ POLITICIANS & PUNDITS = P$DL+ !IR DESPICABLE BULL%IT1 WE CANNOT IGNORE ! FACT ?AT SU* OP9IONS >E MU* CLOS] TO BE+ ! NORM 9 CONTEMPOR>Y ,AU/RALIA ?AN NOTIONS ( ANTI-RACISM OR CLASS SOLID>ITY4 ,?IS REFLECTS BADLY ON G5]ATIONS ( ,AU/RALIAN LEFTI/S :O HAVE BE5 UNABLE 7OR UNWILL+7 TO ADVANCE A G5U9ELY POPUL> =M ( ANTI-RACI/ POLITICS1 A K9D ?AT /RESSES CLASS SOLID>ITY )\T BECOM+ BEHOLD5 TO ! TYPE ( CLASS R$UCTIONISM ?AT ALL BUT DECL>ES ?AT DISMANTL+ RACISM CAN WAIT UNTIL AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 

,WE HAVE TO TAKE S]I\SLY ! FACT ?AT RACISM 9 ,AU/RALIA IS NOT SIMPLY A DI/RACTION1 ?R[N TO ! WORK]S TO 9OCULATE BOSSES AGA9/ ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,IT IS A TREM5D\SLY P]VASIVE IDEOLOGY1 9CLUD+ AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS1 & OPPOS+ IT EFFECTIVELY BEG9S ) ACKN[L$G+ JU/ H[ BIG ! TASK BE=E US IS4 

,?IS PIECE WAS WRITT5 = A FEW REASONS1 BUT MO/LY TO CONTRIBUTE 9 SOME SMALL WAY T[>DS DEVELOP+ SOME IDEAS AB\T ! K9D ( ANTIFASCISM NECESS>Y 9 ,AU/RALIA RI<T N[4 ,& SO1 TO 5D1 ,I HOPE TO HELP BEG9 ?AT CONV]SATION4 

,AN EFFECTIVE ,AU/RALIAN ANTIFASCISM MU/ BE ABLE TO EXPLA9 DECL9+ LIV+ /&>DS1 CASUALIZATION & UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,IT MU/ ID5TIFY NOT ONLY CAPITAL1 BUT ALSO ! /ATE1 AS ! B5EFICI>IES ( RACIAL DIVISION AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,IT MU/ DESCRIBE H[ !SE 9/ITUTIONS HELP TO CREATE & B5EFIT FROM !SE DIVISIONS4 ,BUT IT CANNOT SIMPLY R$UCE ! SITUATION TO ?IS N>R[ ANALYSIS4 ,\R ANTIFASCISM MU/ BE 9T]SECTIONAL BECAUSE SOLID>ITY DOESN'T WORK )\T COLLECTIVIZ+ ALL /RUGGLES = LIB]ATION4 

,AN ,AU/RALIAN ANTIFASCISM MU/ ID5TIFY ! SETTL]-COLONIAL NATURE ( \R SOCIETY1 BECAUSE ! 'LUCKY C\NTRY' IS NO?+ BUT ! PROCE$S ( A CRIME MORE ?AN #b YE>S 9 ! ACT4 

,VIOL5CE IS ABSOLUTELY 9H]5T 9 :ITE ,AU/RALIA1 NO MATT] :AT TOP-D[N CON/RUCTIONS ( MULTICULTURALISM CLAIM4 ,! FLAG CANNOT BE REHABILITAT$1 NOR CAN PATRIOTISM4 ,APPEALS TO A MORE B5EVOL5T PA/ ONLY HELP TO OBSCURE ! FACT ?AT IT NEV] EXI/$4 

,WE MU/ ID5TIFY EXPRESSIONS & EXP]I5CES ( RACISM 9 ,AU/RALIA AS BO? /RUCTURAL & DEEPLY P]SONAL4 ,IT HAS NEV] BE5 ISOLAT$4 ,IT IS SOME?+ :I* OCCURS EV]Y DAY1 & ?US1 \R ANTIFASCISM MU/ /RESS ! NE$ = EV]YDAY 9T]V5TIONS1 ALL ! WAY FROM RHETORICAL TO PHYSICAL1 AGA9/ ! P]PETUATION ( :ITE SUPREMACY4 

,IT IS L>GELY DUE TO ! 9COMPET5CE ( ! ,AU/RALIAN F> RI<T1 & NOT \R [N EF=TS1 ?AT WE DON'T HAVE A MU* BIGG] PROBLEM ON \R H&S4 ,?IS IS S]I\S4 ,& WE NE$ TO BE TOO4 

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