Reclaim Australia
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Reclaim Australia is a movement originating in Australia that bills itself "as patriotic Australians need to stand together to stop halal tax, Sharia law and islamisation". Given that only 2% of Australia's total population is Muslim, their stated 'goal', right off the bat, is pure bullshit.
The movement consists of a collection of misfits, anti-socials, bogans[wp], rednecks and other such pleasant Neo-Nazi types, according to the Left. Given that those types turned up to their rallies, describing them as a pack of Neo-Nazi's isn't far from the truth.
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[edit] Views
The movement organisers state that "Reclaim Australia" is a movement of "patriotic Australians" who wish to prevent the Australian way of life being compromised by radical extremism. It lists the following 9 point plan on its official website, which are stereotypical wingnut and crackpot positions:
- To stop any enforcing of Sharia law throughout the whole of Australia. To make Sharia Law illegal in every State and Territory.
- Keep our traditional values ie. Christmas, Easter, Australia Day, Anzac Day and other beliefs a large number of Australians have grown up with.
- Keep our rights and freedom of speech.
- Halal certification should be banned and made illegal. (if not banned, then control should be handed over to the government so it isn't a moneymaking scheme for islam).
- Introduce pride in the Australian flag and Anthem at all levels of schooling.
- Ban the teaching of Islam in government schools.
- Ban the Burqa or any variant thereof.
- Ban FGM and introduce mandatory 10 year jail terms for perpetrators and organisers. This includes those who send girls overseas to have FGM carried out outside Australia. Once their jail term has been completed, their citizenship should be cancelled and they be immediately deported back to the country they originated from.
- Stop Centrelink recognising polygamy and only recognise the first marriage for benefits.
It should be noted that most of those points are already against the law. For example, FGM already carries lengthy jail terms, Islam isn't taught in government schools, Centrelink doesn't recognise polygamy, and Christmas, Easter, Australia Day and Anzac Day are still (surprise!) routinely celebrated.
The movement, like similar movements the world over, is officially opposed to Neo-Nazism, which it also states on their website. However, in practice, the movement is merely a front for Neo-Nazi's to organise behind.[1]
[edit] Relationships with political parties and other organisations
[edit] Rise Up Australia
The movement is has the backing of the minor hard-right Christian party Rise Up Australia, with party leader Daniel Nalliah being a key speaker at the Melbourne rally.
[edit] One Nation
Not surprisingly, One Nation also shows strong support for the Reclaim Australia movement, and many within the reclaim movement idolise Pauline Hanson, who was one of the speakers at the Brisbane reclaim rally.
[edit] Patriots Defence League / Australian Defence League
Also not surprisingly, many members within the reclaim movement align with the Australian Defence League/Patriots Defence League.
[edit] The Great Aussie Patriot
Arguably the figure-head of the reclaim movement, Sherman "The Great Aussie Patriot" Burgess is a stereotypical wingnut crackpot known for his social media rantings via his Facebook page. Anti-racism organisations have debunked numerous claims that he has made in relation to Australia's Muslim community.[2]
As an example, Sherman posted a picture of what was apparently Lakemba Mosque to his Facebook page, only for this to be called out as false (it was actually in Egypt).
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t1087549/
- ↑ https://reclaimwhat.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/24-hours-of-bullsht/
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