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Flat White

Welcome to the land of the authoritarian

8 June 2025

5:06 PM

8 June 2025

5:06 PM

The right to proselytise, to preach, to seek to convert people to your religion or point of view, to stand on a soapbox and rant and rave and espouse your point of view proudly and passionately is a cornerstone of Western Civilisation, of Judaeo-Christianity, and of democracy.

The street preachers were a feature of ancient Greece and Rome.

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