JOHN PASQUARELLI SAYS

Is there a new Nazism out there? The mad Greens (as distinct from sensible environmentalists) act in a way that is reminiscent of those Nazis who went out into the woods of Germany and embraced nature in a strange and cultist way. These people went on to be extreme totalitarians who would not tolerate debate and used any means to silence their opponents and get their own way.

This political philosophy has apparently also infected the AFL as demonstrated by the recent James Hird saga. Hird used his right of free speech to criticise an umpire and was promptly frogmarched off by the AFL Gestapo to make a series of grovelling public apologies. Hird stupidly went along with this charade. He even nominated his $20,000 fine and promised to help promote the cause of umpires for the next three years.

University students are promising ‘a month of mayhem’ in their protest over the raising of fees. They have invaded university administrations, intimidating staff and clashing with the police. They have violently attacked those students who differ with them - all good fascist stuff. The only things missing are the brown shirts and the jackboots.