@pimply56; decent and intelligent people committed to social...

@pimply56; decent and intelligent people committed to social democratic processes including robust debate of political issues have to operate in the contexts available to them.

IMO HC now finds itself in an invidious position re the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - it's been hyper-charged by mesmerizingly imbecilic and highly divisive commentary from politicians - the decision to feature the Israeli flag on the Opera House by NSW's Premier for example.

As we've seen from the bombastic prejudiced outbursts from Peter Dutton, moderating posts and suspending posters will lead to allegations of 'anti-Semitism' or 'Islamophobia' even if, like me, you're a devout atheist whose beliefs are rooted entirely in Science and whose values equate to Australia's official core values statement [ie. democratic and humanitarian].