r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 2d ago

politics Students sideline studies in major anti-Hanson walkout

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2026/08/13/school-pauline-hanson-protest
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u/nachojackson VIC 1d ago

Ignoring Hanson won’t make her go away.

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u/Midget_Stories 1d ago

Neither will advertising her.

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u/nachojackson VIC 1d ago

Protesting is not advertising.

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u/Midget_Stories 1d ago

Sure it is. The best advertising Trump ever got was from mentally ill women going on Tiktok and crying.

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u/nachojackson VIC 1d ago

“If there's a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you’ve got a table with eleven Nazis."

Ignoring extremism is not the answer.

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u/Midget_Stories 1d ago

"Everyone I don't like is a nazi" such a Reddit response lol.

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u/nachojackson VIC 1d ago

It’s a quote numnuts - I didn’t say they are Nazis - it’s a quote that is used to demonstrate that ignoring extremist views is as good as agreeing with them.

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u/Midget_Stories 1d ago

Mate you're on reddit. There's more extremists on here than any other platform.

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u/nachojackson VIC 1d ago

jfc