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Day 18 cont

“Multiple #FederalPolice officers now flank #Albanese and #Dutton at press conferences. They’re not worried about the questions – both men mangle the English language enough to defuse any threat they may pose.

The police are concerned about the #PhysicalThreat. The person willing to shout angrily, to get in the face of the men vying to be the next PM, to win a few minutes of fame on #SocialMedia for their cause. Or, to the most #extreme end, something much worse.”

“It followed an incident on Sunday when about 30 people dressed in black, their faces obscured with #hoods and stockings, stood outside the #Melbourne office of #Liberal senator #JamesPaterson and chanted racist #slogans.”

#AusPol / #extremism / #propaganda / #slogan / #PhysicalAction / #fear / #Labor / #Colition <https://archive.md/xwLAi> / <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/i-ve-followed-our-leaders-for-10-elections-now-society-is-getting-angrier-20250416-p5ls81.html> (paywall)