Episode 60 - The Party Line on how the Royal Commission was Hijacked
This week’s episode is once again dedicated to the Royal Commission into why Israel is awesome and not allowed to be protested (sic). In particular, we look at the day of investigation into ‘protests’, where three years of anti-genocide, anti-war activism was condensed into a discussion about a single demonstration which was made famous due to footage depicting people chanting ‘gas the Jews’ - which would be appalling, except that it never happened (even according to the police themselves).
We take some time to celebrate how a lawyer for the Palestine Action Group - whose members were denied the right to speak at the hearings - exposed one of the chief propagandists for Israel’s blatant lies. Interestingly, this legal achievement - which is the entire purpose of cross examining - was not welcomed by the capitalist press, who instead accused PAG and APAN lawyers of ‘hijacking’ the Royal Commission. Which they kinda did, if you accept that the purpose of the RC is actually to whitewash genocide.
We wrap up by talking about how the high school walkout against Pauline Hanson is triggering the right-wing snowflakes online, who just can’t bear to see students organising collectively against the far right. Unbelievably, not a single one of these kids has ever run a small business, so how can we take them seriously?
Readings:
Royal Commission puts pro-Palestine protesters on trial
Antisemitism royal commission gets its own case study
Pauline Hanson vs anti-capitalist students
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