OPINION: He’s been lauded online as a modern-day Aussie hero, but the immature antics of the teen who egged Fraser Anning should not be celebrated.
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 50 worshippers on Friday, Senator Fraser Anning put out a despicable,saying the “real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place”.
. Since then, a funding page to help pay for any legal fees the teen might incur, has reached nearly $40,000, far surpassing the $4000 goal. All that said, is what legally might constitute an assault the right way to go about expressing your disagreement? Nope. In the United States, political discourse has taken a battering in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. The vitriol and partisan nature of their government debate has created an environment that is nasty and petty beyond belief.
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