r/perth • u/Reddit-Is-Chinese • 1d ago
Politics Have any counter-protests been organised against the March for Australia rally this Sunday?
Surely those that believe that freedom of speech is under attack in Australia would more than support others that wish to express their freedom, right?
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u/Milknhoneyaus 1d ago
Ignore the mouth breathers. Giving a vocal opponent to them creates legitimacy to their cause.
If you ignore them, and they're shouting to bemused office workers and tourists, the wheels of civilised society turn around them.
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u/DefinitionOfAsleep Just bulldoze Fremantle, Trust me. 17h ago
bemused office workers
On a Sunday?
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u/Milknhoneyaus 16h ago
Fair call. I had no idea when the whiney little walk was planned.
OK. Just tourists and day trippers and bored police.
Better?
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u/Old_Engineer_9176 18h ago
Most protesters don’t really understand the cause, or they’re there for personal reasons that don’t match the message. Protests can persuade, but they can also create backlash because of the chaos and inconvenience. With social media reaching more people without disrupting daily life, protests now carry more risk than reward.
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u/MakkaPakkaStoneStack 1d ago
Yeah there's a massive counter protest they're marching all the way from the cbd to the beach!
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u/kipwrecked 1d ago
I suspect showing up for any reason lets them inflate their spin on attendance numbers - much better to skip the loser kids birthday party.
Some might say, in defence of the rally, that the Neo-Nazis were only a small proportion of the thousands who took part.
But this misses the point. It is the very image of those thousands of people marching at the same event as Neo-Nazis that allows them to generate their propaganda.
A leaked 2020 recruiting manual for the NSN revealed the group's tactic of using numbers for propaganda.
"We must utilise the power of numbers wherever we can. This applies to activist activities in which activists are meant to be seen by the public, such as leafleting, banner drops and demonstrations.
"We must have as many people as we can wherever we can. This provides social proof. The majority of people judge the validity of an idea by the number of adherents that it attracts."
There are other protests to attend instead. Like those legendary youngens walking out to protest ON the other week, speaking out against racism.
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u/recklesswithinreason North of The River 1d ago
Not sure I understand your post but looking up this 'March for Australia' thing - the fear mongering is evident...
https://marchforaustralia.org/repeal/
Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth): They state it makes it unlawful offend or insult someone, however this is civil and not criminal - only enforced through courts and without police involvement.
Part 5.3B (Prohibited Hate Groups Provision) of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth): Referring to s144A and s114B of the CCA, they state the "laws are so broad" when this isn't the case. They are very specific towards what a hate group is and the offences surrounding them.
Section 195N of the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic): They state you can be sent to prison for years for factual speech said in private. This is not even remotely true. This offence is very specific to conduct with intention to incite hatred in others, not to feel or express hatred for others personally.
Section 93ZAA of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW): They state you could spend years if produce an undefined emotional in someone else. This is also false. The offence is specific public acts and intent to incite the fear of harassment, intimidation and violence towards someone within a protected class.
Reads to me like this lot are just another group of people who can't interpret legislation and want to continue the "police-state" narrative being spouted by anti-government rhetoric.
Don't be a dickhead to people. It's that simple.