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"What sort of legislation do we need to stop neo-Nazis marching through our
streets and threatening our social cohesion?
It certainly makes sense to consider incremental changes such as banning the
Nazi swastika and the wearing of full-face masks when protesting.
But really, the question is not what sort of legislation we need. The question
is what sort of legislature - sort of parliament - will keep us safe?
It is reasonable to adjust laws to respond to changing threats, but we need to
recognise we can’t legislate our way to safety. Australia already has some of
the most extensive counterterrorism legislation in the world. Any changes we
make now will bring – at best – incremental gains. And nothing we do is without
cost and risk. If we succumb to the temptation to broaden the meaning of
terrorism in the law, we will almost certainly weaken our counterterrorism
apparatus and discredit it in the process."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
