Comments on: Neo-nazis and extremists a concern ahead of voice vote https://www.jwire.com.au/neo-nazis-and-extremists-a-concern-ahead-of-voice-vote/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Naomi Be https://www.jwire.com.au/neo-nazis-and-extremists-a-concern-ahead-of-voice-vote/#comment-626884 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:59:06 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=151198#comment-626884 What an unbelievably biased .. ” my way or the highway” BS report that is! In my family we are children and grandchildren of 16 Holocaust deaths.. We have and still are active anti Racism activists.. Most of us do not believe in the MRNA vaccines and have many vax injured familly members to explain why  and we will vote NO!..Definitly  No nazis in our multicultural and jewish family… This is so insulting!!

]]> By: Bernard Zimmermann https://www.jwire.com.au/neo-nazis-and-extremists-a-concern-ahead-of-voice-vote/#comment-626882 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:21:41 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=151198#comment-626882 I attended the polling station earlier today to vote “no” in the referendum. While there, I engaged in conversation with the gentleman distributing the “no” how-to-vote cards. He was no far-right extremist, neo-Nazi, or racist. He seemed to be a mainstream Australian. He was well-spoken yet affable, and did not express any views that could be construed as intolerant or promoting division in society. Overall, from our brief exchange, my assessment was that he appeared to be an ordinary citizen participating in the democratic process, not someone seeking to stir civil unrest or spread hateful rhetoric. I came away feeling confident that at least in this instance, the “no” campaign presentation was respectful and reasonable rather than extremist in nature.

I only had a brief discussion with the woman handling the “yes” how-to-vote cards. However, she also struck me as being mainstream in her views.

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