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Innocent, Innocence, Innocents Angry Anderson
The dictionary defines innocent like this: ...free from moral wrong, sinless, not guilty (of a crime), free from responsibility for an event yet suffering its consequences (innocent bystanders). Simple; gutless; naive; harmless, (from the Latin) innocent, ‘not hurting’.
So who protects the ‘innocents’, whose job is it to protect them?.. Yes, ours of course!.. It is our responsibility! Yours and mine! The news, in recent times, has been awash with examples of how innocents are suffering. From the victims of the ‘coward’s’ punch to the headlines today telling the tragic story of a child bride. All around us the innocents are suffering and the question needs to be asked why? Is it because we are not aware? Is it because we are powerless to do anything about it? Is it because we don’t care? Is it because it doesn’t really matter what happens to them? Or is it because we have come to accept the situation as just part of the price we must pay for living in the modern age?
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general population of their host nation, as much trouble, aggravation and disruption as they possibly can. All the while some of their number are plotting acts of terrorism against us. I wrote recently of the problem facing us over the return to Australia of those radicals who have gone to Syria to fight on the side of the so-called ‘freedom fighters’. These people are not the gloriously romantic figures of the freedom fighters of old depicted in literature; the reality is that they are cold-hearted, cold-blooded butchers of the worst kind. But are we aware of the pain and terror inflicted by these vermin on the innocent moderates of their own kind, that is say other (moderate) Muslims, their own brothers and sisters? It has come to my notice in recent years, that these thugs have been and are intimidating, persecuting and punishing members of their own community, that is to say other Muslim people. …Standing over them and exploiting them in the most violent manner, even unto death.
growing problem faced by our moderate Muslims at the hands of the radical fundamentalists. I might take this opportunity to address the biased and unbalanced reporting of the conflict in Syria. I have been informed by Syrian people here in Australia that our media is only giving one side of the sad story and the plight of the moderates and Christians in Syria is largely misrepresented. This is the result of falling into line with the so called NATO or American view. It would seem that here in Australia both sides of our government have chosen to follow like sheep. The Syrian Muslim moderates and Christian Syrian populations here at home in Australia, are being stood over, threatened, bombed and shot at. Their churches and mosques are being threatened and there have been reports of holy places being fire bombed as well as houses and businesses!.. Yes, right here in Australia!.. And we once thought that ‘it couldn’t happen here’. That age of innocence has sadly passed… forever. We are now under constant threat from within.
None of the above makes any sense, none of these suggestions hold water simply because they are all wrong! We do care and it does matter. And No! We will not accept that it is a price we are willing to pay.
I have been reminded of my experience on the ‘Go back to where you came from’ Program. There we discovered that the moderates who were legitimate refugees were being hunted to death in their own country by other extremist Muslims. Their only crime was that they were not extreme or fundamental enough. These moderates were being out-priced in their efforts to come to Australia, albeit, by boat, by economic refugees who could pay more for the passage. Let’s never forget that the boat arrivals are the product of trafficking in human beings, it’s akin to the slave trade. Sadly it still exists today.
However we have allowed the slaughter of innocence itself. It is arguable though, that we could have stopped that from happening, it maybe just one of those things in life that has to happen, so that other things can happen as a result - but I digress…sorry!
Elements within the Greens and the loony-left would have us believe that somehow the people smugglers are doing humanitarian work… nothing could be further from the truth. They trade in human misery solely for profit, no other reason. There are no ‘Schindlers’ in their company.
We are no longer blind to the growing problem of the cultural clash between the general population in Australia and the truly negative and disruptive elements within our Islamic community. Very few of us are unaware of the festering sore that’s erupting from the disgraceful behaviour perpetrated by a growing number of so called Muslims. They seem intent on causing us, the
Moderate Muslims are being persecuted in the most violent way right here in our country, the same country they chose for refuge. They came here to escape the very element that now persecutes them here in Australia.
Depending on mail response I may write more on this subject later, but for now…
My recent association with those within the Syrian community has again alerted me to the
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The radicals are for now, dictating to us… the majority. That situation will prevail until the day we say enough is enough and begin to take back control of our own country. What is happening here at home is just a repeat of what is already happening in other parts of the world. This mix, this recipe for disaster, has not worked in any other country in the world, what makes anyone here in Australia believe that it will work here. It is our responsibility to protect the innocents. All this could have been avoided had there been a well thought out and implemented immigration policy that took well meaning advice when offered.
Go with your God, find your peace and your truth. I remain your friend, Angry Anderson. G