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Originally Posted by Carlos Carboni
what makes you think that?
I think he speaks to carefully because everybody in the media tries to twist what he says...
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You must've missed the part where he attended a rally protesting the printing of cartoons of Muhammad by a Danish publication.
A direct quote from him during that rally:
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We demand that people show respect for each other’s community, each other’s faith and each other’s religion.
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A rally organised by a group who opposed repeal of
section 28 of the Local Government Act stating:
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…homosexual practice as equivalent to marriage or in a morally neutral way is deeply offensive to Muslims.
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If he insists on supporting bigoted fascists who oppose free speech and demand blasphemy laws to protect their religious sensibilities he only has himself to blame if he is tarred with a similar brush.
I'm sure I could find countless other examples.
I admire the man's passion, and I am a firm believer in the plurality he will bring to our politics, but I consider him illiberal, his associations with countless extremely questionable parties cast a shadow over him, and his ability to identify many of the issues in our society, but providing disastrous solutions, infuriating.