@emptywheel big, but really the push was "ISIS terror" - the mass hysteria had been whipped for months and the media was largely compliant
@Asher_Wolf To what degree was the refugee issue the proximate issue govt used to fearmonger into police state/?
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@Asher_Wolf Thanks.
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@emptywheel ppl who spoke up were labelled "ratbag lefties" or "radicals" or "unAustralian"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@Asher_Wolf Minor if any. It was all about fear of beheadings from Muslim extremists that r trying to take over Oz...apparently.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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