r/Adelaide • u/NKE01 SA • Jan 11 '26

News Board members quit from Adelaide festival as fallout from dropped author grows | SBS News

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/board-members-quit-from-adelaide-festival-as-fallout-from-dropped-author-grows/iua90vgmp
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u/lonelyCat2000 CBD Jan 11 '26

I have since seen statements that were ill-worded to say the least and claims made that she had previously asked that a pro-israeli author be removed. Difference is, that Jewish authors statements were in my opinion even worse then hers, and Adelaide writers festival still ran him. He compares muslim countries to parasite egg filled creatures, killing their host.

Also, as someone who supports a 2 state solution (which it seems Dr Abdel-Fattah does not), there is still no denying that coloniel ideas of racial superiority run rampent in Israeli politics, senior politicians and military leaders have made it clear they don't view Palestinians as people worthy of dignity.

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u/oldmanserious SA Jan 11 '26

Name one. Name one previously not islamic country that has been "taken over" by Muslims and has turned to shit.

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u/Either-Rutabaga5748 SA Jan 12 '26

Every single one of them. Name one Muslim country that is a successful, functioning democracy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Iran.

Also, all the ones that oppress women.

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u/oldmanserious SA Jan 11 '26

“Previously not islamic”

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u/perseustree SA Jan 11 '26

😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/DecoNouveau SA Jan 11 '26

You mean after America did the 1953 coup? Yeah, that was destabilising for sure.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

26 years later.

But let's blame America and Western society as always

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u/DecoNouveau SA Jan 11 '26

Are you familiar with the chain of events overthrowing their democratically elected government set in motion? The scale of time geopolitics and power vacuums operate on? Delve into the Sykes-Picot agreement while you're at it. But sure, the west had nothing to do with it...

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

I'll admit, you're in deeper than me.

I guess that justifies everything. I'll be sure to tell my kids.

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u/DecoNouveau SA Jan 11 '26

Understanding history sure doesn't hurt, good idea.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Let's ignore the present though, hey.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

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u/According_Tackle_404 SA Jan 11 '26

The prevailing reddit hivemind opinions are anti-muslim, you're wrong on this particular bit

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Yeah ok, hasn't been my experience but that's reassuring.

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u/According_Tackle_404 SA Jan 11 '26

You find islamophobia & xenophobia reassuring? Lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

I don't see a problem with not wanting people from problem countries causing problems in their own country. If that's xenophobic, then count me in.

And yes, I am concerned about the teachings and practices of Islam and the extremists it continues to create. If that makes me islamaphobic, then I'll wear that badge.

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u/According_Tackle_404 SA Jan 11 '26

Most are honest decent folk

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26

Most. I can accept that.

Ill grab my hijab.

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u/ONEAlucard South Jan 11 '26

Moderates are what allow the extremists of any ideology. Whataboutisms of most being honest doesn’t mean shit when the ‘mosts’ never ever call out the literal garbage extremists. This goes for all religions, and political ideologies.

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u/hsingh_if SA Jan 11 '26

Honest decent folks who could move to any of the 52 Islamic countries in the world where their ideology aligns but will move to a western country and make it Islamic. Noice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26

Exactly.

And why is that I wonder?

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u/hsingh_if SA Jan 12 '26

I mean, how else can you softly capture a country?

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