We have extremely different perspectives

Rupert Murdoch’s Skynews:

The protesters rallying for migration control on Sunday aren’t knuckle-dragging racists, but normal people who think open borders is a bad thing – that’s something that will shake the progressive activists to their core

https://www.skynews.com.au/insights-and-analysis/tony-burkes-nothing-could-be-less-australian-slur-on-immigration-march-protesters-exposes-canberra-elites-preference-for-every-flag-except-their-own/news-story/f33c17a896e6d29b504f9e4ce0f5fac8

In much of the media, the impulse has been to give less emphasis to the mass of people and try to shape the narrative around the rowdier reactionaries in the crowd and speakers with dubious ties and divisive platforms. While such elements deserve scrutiny, this doesn’t take into account, and even wilfully ignores several realities.

https://www.skynews.com.au/insights-and-analysis/progressive-media-teaming-up-with-labor-to-tar-march-for-australia-protesters-with-the-racist-brush-driven-by-emotion-not-reason/news-story/66c4ff5c2e06ace8951fd83805ae3f3e

The Guardian:

Neo-Nazis used the shield of ‘ordinary mums and dads’ anti-immigration rallies to sell white supremacy

From online grievances about migration to men dressed in black in a sea of Australian flags, far-right groups clearly intended to capitalise on events

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/02/how-neo-nazis-used-the-shield-of-ordinary-mums-and-dads-at-australia-anti-immigration-rallies-to-sell-white-supremacy-ntwnfb

Politicians:

“There’s always good people who turn up to demonstrate their views on particular issues, but what we have seen here is Neo-Nazis being given a platform,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

“[These events were] attended by people of goodwill but hijacked by violent Neo-Nazis spouting hate and racism,” said Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/anti-immigration-rallies-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley/105720568

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    What did I say that is racist?

    Do you think housing availability will get better by importing 1500 more people who need housing every day, or worse?

    Do you think house affordability will improve with more demand, or get worse?

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        https://aussie.zone/comment/18671602

        We don’t know the current numbers per day in net migration, but we know that just 2 years ago it was 1500 per day because the ABS themselves tell us on their own website. Last year it was over 1200 per day. This year it is likely closer to 1500 with how quickly the government has been importing voters.

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      Have you been involved in or supported any housing affordability or public housing campaigns? i don’t think I saw a single campaigner or group that has been organising the campaigns for housing affordability or to save public housing come out in support of closing the borders or lowering immigration or in support of these rallies. Conversely you’d be hard pressed to find a single person that went to any of these rallies who has ever lifted a finger to organise their communities to stop the privatisation of public housing or campaign for better housing affordability.

      Can you point me to single person or group that spoke at these rallies or helped to organise them that has done so?

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        Cool attempted gatekeeping of who is allowed to have an opinion and attend a march.

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          They never said you can’t have an opinion or attend a march, that’s a strawman on your part. You’ve been telling everyone that you know best about who organised, spoke at and attended the march, yet you are suddenly unwilling or unable answer a pretty simple and direct question about who was there.

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            Your question is irrelevant. They weren’t organised by neo-nazi. Only 1 of them I believe let one of the neo-Nazis speak, and they were rightly criticised for doing so.

            Neo-Nazis attempting to take over a march about X and turn it into Y doesn’t make it a march about Y. You guys need to stop pretending it does, all you’re doing is trying to convince yourself and again - turning everyday people against you.

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              Your question is irrelevant.

              Dodging it again, I see.

              They weren’t organised by neo-nazi.

              This has already been debunked multiple times in this thread (or the others). Repeating your lie won’t make it true.

              You guys need to stop pretending it does, all you’re doing is trying to convince yourself and again - turning everyday people against you.

              Only one person is “against us” here. Learn to take an L champ.