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Tribalism in Media Paves the Way for Mob Rule

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Tribalism in Media Paves the Way for Mob Rule
Police remove a protester during a transgender rights rally, involving opposing neo-Nazi protesters, outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia, on March 18, 2023. James Ross/AAP Image
Eric Abetz
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How on earth can an unwanted gate-crashing by ugly neo-Nazis of a rally so derail the message of the rally and have its participants so tainted to have someone expelled from a parliamentary party?

Eric Abetz
Eric Abetz
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The Hon. Eric Abetz was an Australian Liberal Party senator from 1994-2022. He has held several cabinet positions and served on parliamentary committees examining Electoral Matters, Native Title, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, as well as Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
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