Scittyandcross, IMO some posters were too pre-occupied with spewing their pro-Abbott bile at the latest messenger calling out the damage Abbott is causing to notice the distinction between 'the new face of racism' and 'the face of NEW racism'.
As if Abbott had not already caused enough damage and divisiveness, overnight in Singapore he has reportedly gone the next step and blasted virtually every developed nation on Earth for not doing as he demands:
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/other-priorities-tony-abbott-criticises-australias-allies-for-response-to-islamic-state-20151209-gljvyc.html
"... He publicly criticised the response by the United States, France, Russia, Turkey and other countries to the Syrian crisis.
"Islamic State aims to overthrow every government; and while all governments say they want to destroy it, nearly all have other priorities," Mr Abbott said.
"The Saudis and the Gulf states are more fearful of Iran than of Islamic State. The Turks are more concerned about the Kurds. The Iranians and the Russians are more interested in propping up Assad.
"The Americans want to destroy Islamic State but not if it means indirectly helping Assad or US combat casualties. The French want to wage 'pitiless war' but not to commit ground troops.
"While every government has hard-to-meet preconditions for more effective action, Islamic State holds its key centres, inspires copycat movements in the ungoverned spaces of Libya, Nigeria, Yemen and Afghanistan and urges its supporters everywhere to kill any infidel they can." ..."
This from a pugilist who even abandoned his religious studies at university.
