
“Social cohesion” has been a popular concept for many months now, and not just from the government. The mainstream media united to denounce a fictional threat of Muslim sectarianism in the wake of Senator Fatima Payman’s move from Labor to the crossbench. Business leaders have fretted that fraying social cohesion is bad for business. The problem is pro-Palestine Australians, at least according to government sources who denounced Payman and accused pro-Palestine protesters of violence and antisemitism, and their media mouthpieces.
All along, a far bigger threat to social cohesion was right in front of us.
Crikey is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while we review, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.