Un-Australian Abbott

Sally Farrell has written a great piece describing her experience with the March in March protests. There are many reasons why people marched, but she seems to sum it all up in one short paragraph:

The motivation for me to step up and become involved is the coming of my grandbaby in July, and the shame I feel at being associated with a nasty, horrible, mean Australia that will violate human beings for a few political points. The Rudd and Gillard Governments were pretty ordinary, but Abbott and his henchmen took disgusting to a whole new level. I experienced this shame first hand whilst I was in Europe after the Australian election last year, when people commented on how detrimental Australia’s policies are on the Global Village. - See more  

She also uses these words:

To me, the premise for this divide comes down to those who are open-hearted, caring and compassionate, and those who are not. Those who have regard for the good of the whole, and those who are motivated by self interest and greed. The MiM movement, over two successive weekends, in locations across the country, showed that around 100,000 people are prepared to show their open hearts, their caring natures and their compassion, and that the heart of Australia still beats. - See more

I'd say Australians know morality when they see it. They don't see it in Abbott, even if he does profess Christianity as some kind of moral compass.  

Abbott had the nerve the other week to accuse the gov funded ABC of being "un-Australian" because he didn't like what they were saying about his gov. I'd suggest there may well have been a bit of projection going on there from Abbott. Indeed Abbott didn't become an Australian citizen until he was 23 as he needed it to go study in England in 1981. His actions in this case, trying to silence the independent broadcaster from criticising him, would be considered as un-Australian by many, particularly those who hold dear the ability of free speech and a fair go.

His continued actions in gov many would consider as un-Australian; a country that in the past has championed human rights, cared about it's vulnerable, and valued being treated with respect by their gov. Abbott's actions show disgust, xenophobia, racism and hatred. Yes, Australia has had many problems in the past with such things, but until now the direction has been to address those issues. Now Abbott is taking our compassion in those areas and replacing it with fear and hate. To me this is an attack on the very Australia that we have been striving for for decades, the very fabric of the society we've been trying to create for each other. If that's not un-Australian, then what is?

Not in my fuckin name Abbott.