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"An
ABC investigation has unearthed horrifying vision of gay and bisexual
teenagers being beaten unconscious in Sydney. The teenage boy perpetrators are
reported to be supporters of Islamic State (IS).
The
ABC journalists consulted and interviewed me for the piece, including
showing me all the videos they’d obtained. The vision was sickening – but not
surprising.
My research examines how people and communities become targets when otherwise
distinct extremist ideologies converge around a perceived common enemy.
We are seeing ideological convergences across Islamic extremist, far-right and
other grievance-based movements that frame both Jewish Australians and LGBTQIA+
people as threats. Antisemitism will be under the microscope during the royal
commission, while Victoria is holding a parliamentary inquiry into attacks
against LGBTQIA+ people.
With that in mind, the attacks in Sydney are not merely an abhorrent anomaly.
Incidents like these are foreshadowing future, more severe violence, unless
something is done to curb it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
