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Laws to be introduced this week include up to two years in prison for distributing, displaying or reciting prohibited phrases to harass or offend

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 40 points 2 weeks ago (46 children)

The fuck?

I don't understand all of the connotations of the phrase, (I doubt queensland parliamentarians do either). I do understand palestinians ancestral land is bordered by the river and the sea.

That said, this sounds very much like making wrong think a crime. Nobody is allowed to acknowledge that Israel used to be Palestine because that would upset the Israelis.

In Australia in the last decade there has been a movement towards recognising first australians as the traditional owners of the land on which we live and work. It's often mentioned in podcasts, emails, public announcements et cetera. More and more signage has both European and Aboriginal place names.

The term "truth telling" has emerged to describe the practice of acknowledging historical facts rather than pretending they didn't happen.

If a group of indigenous Australians chanted "from the desert to the sea", would that be hate speech ?

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 21 points 1 week ago

How long until "please stop killing innocent people" is also considered hate speech.

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Where’s all the people that were saying that these laws only would apply if the people involved were part of a recognised hate group?

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 12 points 1 week ago

Stupid ass government

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

From the Indian to the Pacific Australia will be Aboriginal specific.


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Get packing, Whitey🧨 💥

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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I feel sorry that Queensland has to suffer such stupid, pro-genocide politicians.

[–] Cantaloupe877@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Yep because not wanting a bunch of people gunned, blown up, starved, or worse, is hate speech.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ha. "Between river and sea" is the motto of Mosman Park council in WA.
Hate crime?

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