http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/15BB23B8-35D5-41C4-A3CE-163EED44F68C.htmAustralian political leaders have begun speaking out against Muslims recently, and apparently the message between the lines has been getting through to at least some Ozzies. Last night, a gunman near Perth, Australia, fired a single shot from a high-powered rifle into a crowded mosque, nearly hitting a worshipper.
I seem to recall some words of praise in this forum for the "tough talk" or "realism" or whatever euphemism is currently employed for this kind of racist or fascist hate-mongering, which I let pass because, let's face it, Oz is even more of a backwater than Canada, but God-damn it, I hope whoever spoke so admiringly of those politicians realizes that when you praise the words, you praise also the acts which follow the words. Words do have consequences.
