Comments on: 18C proposed changes: Reactions

By: Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:21:37 +0000

I deal with the public on mass in my profession. You can quite often say something inadvertently without even trying to insult some people. Even if you are just making pleasant conversation or small talk and talking about a travel show on television. That just happens to visit an ancient distillery you can put your foot in it. The current legislation is about making a certain group walk on eggshells, whilst empowering protected groups to pursue legal action against the affore mentioned and destroy their lives. Stop being precious.

By: Lynne Newington

Lynne Newington — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:39:33 +0000

It brings to mind the Holocaust denying bishop when he applied for a Visa….the same 18C changes were in the air. He was told to re-apply later some believing the call for it to be changed would be successful and he would be free to say what he liked. George Brandis, Tony Abbott and Cori Bernardi were all for it remember?
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/attorneygeneral-george-brandis-people-do-have-a-right-to-be-bigots-20140324-35dj3.html

By: Gil Solomon

Gil Solomon — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:30:50 +0000

Who really gives a damn what the ECAJ and other ethnic and faith communities think?

18C needs to be abolished immediately. There is no valid explanation for its continued existence. It was legislative “feel good” nonsense from Day 1.

In regard to the ECAJ, this organisation seems to think it reflects majority Jewish opinion on this topic when in fact if they conducted a poll, they would find, I would guess, thousands like me who want it terminated.