Australia: "The Only Threat More Dangerous Than Covid is Free Speech on the Internet"

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The Australian Federal Police is seeing a rise in young people being aggressively radicalised online amid an increasing threat from right-wing extremism.

Appearing before a Senate estimates committee on Tuesday, AFP Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney said right-wing extremism continues to present a “real” and “ongoing” threat that can target young people.

“We’re dealing with people who are either radicalised in the real world or radicalised online,” he said.

“We’re finding now that in terms of right-wing extremism, that the concern for us is young persons being radicalised online – very aggressively in relation to right-wing extremism,” he said.

Australia’s security agencies have for some time warned of the increasing danger posed by right-wing extremists becoming more organised and active in Australia, through its surveillance activities.

In his evidence, Deputy Commissioner McCartney said the AFP also continues to see more investigations of right-wing groups taking place. (Edit: what a moron. "We've decided to investigate these groups because of their free speech tendencies" What's your evidence that people are being radicalised on the Right? "The fact that we're investigating them is all the evidence anyone should need."

But he did not reveal exact numbers, arguing it could jeopardise active matters.

“We have seen an increase, we see it as a real and ongoing threat … so for us it is an increasing workload,” he said.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/young-a...ough-right-wing-extremism-federal-police-warn

 

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Australians typically have far more "right wing" opinions than the average for british countries

 

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Australians typically have far more "right wing" opinions than the average for british countries

As well they should. The continent is located in a region of the world that just to the north habours billions of Chinks and Streetsh*tters. And we know the liberal governments have allowed third world garbage to pour in to Australia despite the efforts of decent people to slow down the invasion.

 

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As well they should. The continent is located in a region of the world that just to the north habours billions of Chinks and Streetsh*tters. And we know the liberal governments have allowed third world garbage to pour in to Australia despite the efforts of decent people to slow down the invasion.

That has nothing to do with what im talking about