Aly is smart to avoid offending the delicate sensibilities of the Aussie public - a strategy that ensures he remains in the mainstream public debate. But it does prevent him from addressing the real emotions and root causes that drive brilliant young men and women to leave the materialistic comforts enjoyed in the so called "developed" world and seek liberation in what must be the most hostile part of the world. It may be brain washing, but not of the type that occurs in dark, dingy smoke filled backrooms, as presented by our politicians. It is a childhood and adolescence of bullying and discrimination on every front and a complete denial of it's existence that drives this and is somewhat conveniently avoided by Aly.
Hilter may have had only one and Geobbels none, but the Gung-ho-Saxon-white-supremacy-Crusader mob's Balls-up (solves the mystery of the missing testicles) in the Middle East, based on a fictitious book from the dark ages has resulted in this mess. The unprecedented crumbling and succumbing of the PoMS in WWII may have liberated 5 billion people, but unfortunately the people of the ME are still attempting to banish the curse of 2-4 centuries of suppression, oppression, exploitation, vandalism and subjugation.
But, only we (Yes, us, brave Aussies) have the solution - 3,500 soldiers in an unilateral war and we'll wipe 'em “death-cult” out!
The most embarrassing aspect of this is that the Idiot-Aussie-voter gave Abbott a bounce in the polls for his war mongering!!?!! No doubt it boosted their egos, just the thought of the ADF flexing it’s muscle (what ever muscle it has!) must’ve gotten their dumb heads throbbing with testosterone!! At least in this case, they won’t be simply blasting women and kids to smithereens while “fighting” a so called “enemy” armed with weapons from the middle ages! Clearly someone sensible has advised him of the limitation of the ADF’s capability!
PS – original comment censored by Fairfax.
