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Reply #75 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:00pm

'This controversy became a point of contention after Abdel-Fattah herself was disinvited from the 2026 Adelaide Writers' Week program'.

Writers are not clergy or politicians making a policy statement. Her writing ability was the reason for being invited. Moral integrity / hypocrisy / nasty bitch are not 'writing' outputs. She could be a drunken drug-dealing loonie and still be inspirational at the Festival. (Lewis Carroll. Dylan Thomas. also Van Gogh.)

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Reply #76 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:02pm

freediver wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:40pm:

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Your error: you are diverting from the issue at hand by falsely drawing generalities from the particular issue.

Obviously she thinks her own racism is justified and the other racism is not (if it even exists).

Your error: she is anti-racist, but you claim she is racist becuase she hates zionist "Promised Land" ideology

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Every single racist on earth thinks that.

Your error exposed above , hence your following narrative is GIGO.

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That doesn't mean they are not hypocrits for whining about freedom of speech after calling for someone else to be silenced. One of the fundamental things you do not understand about this is that freedom of speech is not dependent on whether you approve of what someone else says, or whether you think it is justified. It means your entire effort to justify her racism by insisting it is based on history is entirely irrelevant. We are talking about freedom of speech here, not whether or not you approve of what is said. They are, by definition, unrelated.

More errors , as expected: freedom of speech includes freedom to speak nonsense like Freidman, whereas Abdel Fattah's narrative is based on the fact of the confiscation of Palestine Mandate Land by zionist "Promised Land" ideologues.

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Of course, being a CCP stooge, this will all go right over your head.

I understand perfectly "freedom of speech" - and its barriers to arriving at truth, when the speech is garbage based on 'individual freedom' to follow the individual's own inclinations, whether good or bad.

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Reply #77 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:02pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:47pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:37pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:09pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:45pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:36pm:

Dunno, but accusing Abdel Fatah of "hypocrisy" is obviously erroneous.

You forget the meaning of hypocrisy little pink.

No I don't; and I showed those who are whining about Abdel-Fattah's hypocrisy aren't in possession of the facts....like you most of the time....

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Whining about her freedom of speech, after she called for a Jewish speaker to be silenced in the exact same way that she was, is hypocrisy, no matter how many excuses you can come up for either.

Didn't you read my extensive post (sent 10 minutes ago) outling the details of the "hypocrisy" controvery?

The question is: on what grounds should a writer be dis-invited to the festival.

Friedman's writings reveal himself to be a racist prick; whereas Abdel Fatah's writings are based on the historical fact of colonization of Palestine by zionists; even many fair-minded Jews are disgusted by the behaviour of Israel since 1948, and certainly since Israel's survival has been assured since 1967.

Paraglider Imagery: On October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas attack, Dr. Abdel-Fattah changed her Facebook profile picture to an illustration of a paraglider with a Palestinian flag. Hamas militants used paragliders to breach the border with Israel during the attack.

Hamas used paragliders to fight back against the oppressor-colonizing state of Israel - hence Abdel-Fattah's use of the image torepresent fight-back against an oppressor.

Crap. The only oppressors are HAMAS.

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Reply #78 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:10pm

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More errors , as expected: freedom of speech includes freedom to speak nonsense like Freidman

Hence, she is a hypocrite for whining about her own freedom of speech after calling for him to be silenced the exact same way. Whether she is right, whether she is racist, whether he is right, whether he is racist, and whether giving historical justification for your racism makes you no longer racist, are all irrelevant to whether she is a hypocrite.

Again, the little pink CCP stooge can parrot what freedom of speech means, but still gets everything backwards, because she doesn't actually care what freedom of speech means. She just wants to be able to say things like the CCP promotes peace, even if that involves killing millions of Taiwanese for merely stating the face that Taiwan is a separate, independent country from China.

Whether a person is hypocritical, whether they are correct, whether they are justified etc are all meaningless concepts to a little pink. All those words mean the same thing, even if she can regurgitate their meaning.

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Reply #79 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:18pm

freediver wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 3:10pm:

Whether a person is hypocritical, whether they are correct, whether they are justified etc are all meaningless concepts to a little pink.

And should be irrelevant in asessing the quality and value of a writer and a text. If a commie rat can produce excellent verbal constructions, he is a competent writer.

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Reply #80 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 4:19pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:47pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:37pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 2:09pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:45pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:36pm:

Dunno, but accusing Abdel Fatah of "hypocrisy" is obviously erroneous.

You forget the meaning of hypocrisy little pink.

No I don't; and I showed those who are whining about Abdel-Fattah's hypocrisy aren't in possession of the facts....like you most of the time....

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Whining about her freedom of speech, after she called for a Jewish speaker to be silenced in the exact same way that she was, is hypocrisy, no matter how many excuses you can come up for either.

Didn't you read my extensive post (sent 10 minutes ago) outling the details of the "hypocrisy" controvery?

The question is: on what grounds should a writer be dis-invited to the festival.

Friedman's writings reveal himself to be a racist prick; whereas Abdel Fatah's writings are based on the historical fact of colonization of Palestine by zionists; even many fair-minded Jews are disgusted by the behaviour of Israel since 1948, and certainly since Israel's survival has been assured since 1967.

Paraglider Imagery: On October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas attack, Dr. Abdel-Fattah changed her Facebook profile picture to an illustration of a paraglider with a Palestinian flag. Hamas militants used paragliders to breach the border with Israel during the attack.

Hamas used paragliders to fight back against the oppressor-colonizing state of Israel - hence Abdel-Fattah's use of the image torepresent fight-back against an oppressor.

The Hamas paragliders killed innocent civilians at the outdoor concert.

They didn't attack other parts of Israel.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15021 Armidale Gender:	Re: AU Adelaide Writers Week Festival cancelled Reply #81 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 4:40pm If a leading Liberal MP writes terribly bad English, he would still be a leading MP. If a crim in max security does an excellent painting, it's an excellent painting. The life of this woman is not the writing she does.
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Reply #82 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 4:56pm

Gnads wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 9:06am:

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 15^th, 2026 at 9:39pm:

Gnads wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 2:47pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 1:52pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 11:39am:

I would be interested to hear Abdel Fattah's thoughts on the Sydney shootings.

Well... she's suing Malinauskus for associating her with the Bondi massacre.

How did he do that exactly?

And she is not suing - she has sent a notice of defamation.

Long way off suing as yet.

Not far off Wink

Premier Peter Malinauskas should be charged with criminal defamation of Dr Randa Abdel Fattah

Saying that she has pro-Hamas, anti Israeli views/activism is not defamatory - it's factual.

I hope any action she tries to bring is treated with the contempt it deserves.

you mean anti-genocide views ?

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 7108 Gender:	Re: AU Adelaide Writers Week Festival cancelled Reply #83 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 4:57pm It is utterly hypocritical of Randa Fatah and Louise Adler to accuse anyone of repressing freedom of speech when they have both actively sought to deny it to Tom Friedman.
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Reply #84 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 5:00pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 4:56pm:

Gnads wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 9:06am:

Sir lastnail wrote on Jan 15^th, 2026 at 9:39pm:

Gnads wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 2:47pm:

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 1:52pm:

freediver wrote on Jan 14^th, 2026 at 11:39am:

I would be interested to hear Abdel Fattah's thoughts on the Sydney shootings.

Well... she's suing Malinauskus for associating her with the Bondi massacre.

How did he do that exactly?

And she is not suing - she has sent a notice of defamation.

Long way off suing as yet.

Not far off Wink

Premier Peter Malinauskas should be charged with criminal defamation of Dr Randa Abdel Fattah

Saying that she has pro-Hamas, anti Israeli views/activism is not defamatory - it's factual.

I hope any action she tries to bring is treated with the contempt it deserves.

you mean anti-genocide views ?

Genocide claims are false they haven't been proven in ICJ

Here is what ICJ report said

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tallowood Gold Member Offline Израиль Навсегда Posts: 7108 Gender:	Re: AU Adelaide Writers Week Festival cancelled Reply #86 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 5:16pm Randa Fatah can be used as fishing bait by qualified fisherman.
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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15021 Armidale Gender:	Re: AU Adelaide Writers Week Festival cancelled Reply #87 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 5:20pm Some fishermen can read or know a person who can. They read text which is little squiggly bits of ink or black pixels. Generally you can't smell the author's body odour or bad breath.
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Reply #88 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 5:27pm

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:36pm:

chimera wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 1:26pm:

(Friedman then is an example but is within the same topic. Are there other examples?)

Dunno, but accusing Abdel Fatah of "hypocrisy" is obviously erroneous.

Her stance is based on historical reality, while Friedman's writings as reported are racist crap.

No it's not ... that's exactly what she is... aside from other descriptors.

Last year she demanded that US Jewish author Thomas L. Friedman be banned from the AWF ... and he was.

What part of that is erroneous?

You're a ferking retard.

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33099 Gender:	Re: AU Adelaide Writers Week Festival cancelled Reply #89 - Jan 16^th, 2026 at 5:29pm chimera wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 11:55am: Gnads wrote on Jan 16^th, 2026 at 11:22am: Writers’ festivals make such judgements constantly.. Would you have examples? Did you read the article? I said it was borrowed i.e. not mine. Are you also retarded?
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