Hanson Says “Ban Nazi and Isis Symbols”
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Senator Pauline Hanson today called on the Coalition and Labor to join with One Nation in enacting legislation to ban the display and use of Nazi and ISIS symbols.
“I believe the overwhelming majority of Australians would support a ban on the Nazi and ISIS symbols,” Senator Hanson said today
Senator Hanson described the range of symbols used by the Nazis and ISIS as ”the ultimate symbols of hate, extremism, barbarity and terror”.
“People who wear or parade these symbols have lost all sense of decency. They’re clearly promoting racial hatred and vilification and at the very least are in breach of Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
“ISIS have inspired the deaths of more than 1200 people in countries outside their major areas of activity in Iraq and Syria. Nearly half of those attacks have been aimed at Westerners.
“Nazis on the other hand were responsible for the brutal extermination of more than 6 million Jews and other minority groups during the holocaust and their Final Solution actions of World War 2.
“These symbols aren’t fancy dress – they’re a stark and cruel reminder to survivors and their families of mass killing, oppression, gas chambers and terrorist attacks.
“They’re symbols that rekindle fear and even terror in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Australians. Holocaust survivors and their extended families along with immigrants from ISIS dominated countries in the middle east know too well what the symbols stand for.
“And by protecting those who display them by not banning their use and display across the nation the Federal Government is contributing to those feelings of fear.
“Germany, Austria, France, Luthuania, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Brazil and Israel have all banned Nazi symbols and it’s considered a criminal offence if they are displayed publicly for non-educational purposes.
“The ban should also apply to all video and electronic games that use either of these symbols and are sold in Australia.
“Labor and the Coalition are happy to ban bikie colours, but both have sat on their hands when it comes to Nazi and ISIS extremists who continue to act as a serious threat to Australians.”
