It’s happening again… Australia previously embarrassed itself on the public stage when it called one of the greatest and most respected tennis players in the world, Novak Djokovic, a ‘danger to public health’ for the heinous crime of – uh – refusing a vaccine now widely understood to be, you guessed it, dangerous.
The poor bloke was detained by the government like a criminal and then deported, needlessly upsetting Serbia and robbing the former World Number One of his right to defend the Australian Open Title. Hopefully he will exact some revenge in 2023.
Even SBS, not usually known for waving a pitch fork around in the name of liberty, warned that the Novak saga set a precedent for banning individuals if the government simply felt like doing it.
Australian Lawyers Alliance spokesman Greg Barns SC went on record describing these new powers as God-like where a minister could refuse visas to any high profile person for simply holding a contrary view that others may agree with.
The behaviour of both the Victorian state Labor government and the Liberal federal government, who called Novak a risk to civil order and public health, was not only petty, it demonstrated that our political leaders had lost control of sanity. They were persecuting people for the sake of power. It was a filthy moment in our history with lingering problems, given that Novak has raised concerns about members of the crowd targeting him during the current Australian tour. That is what happens when governments paint a target on people’s backs.
With no repercussions for this witch-hunting hysteria, it is happening again.
Dr Peter McCullough, a widely recognised and prominent commentator regarding the danger of Covid vaccines, has been invited to speak in Australia alongside United Australia Party Senator Ralph Babet and the former member for Hughes Craig Kelly.
‘Activists’ are campaigning against his entrance into Australia, petitioning the Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles. They want him to deny McCullough’s visa on the grounds that McCullough is ‘spreading misinformation’.
Interestingly, these activists have no interest in addressing the misinformation dished out by the government, vaccine manufacturers, the TGA, or the AMA.
Their insecurity about the safety of the vaccine, which they have no doubt taken, is being expressed in some rabid desire to silence scientific inquiry.
Reignite Democracy Australia tweeted:
‘Andrew Giles, let Peter McCullough in. He’s a world-renowned doctor who is simply sharing studies that are reputable and rational. Don’t let Australia become the type of country that denies visas to law-abiding people! In the name of free speech, don’t set a dangerous precedent.’
Craig Kelly from the United Australia Party also tweeted:
‘What a bunch of nut job, lefty hypocrites. Crazy Lefties trash Free Speech and tarnish Australia’s international standing by trying to block Dr Peter McCullough’s visit. Free speech saves lives. Censorship kills. True Aussies value free speech.’
And:
‘He’s been invited by an Australian Senator, but anti-free speech leftists, neo-fascists, and Big Pharma shills are attempting to block De Peter McCullough’s visit to Australia.’
Whether Dr Peter McCullough is right or wrong is irrelevant. The idea that Covid vaccines are so flimsy that his presence in Australia would be considered ‘dangerous’ is beyond laughable, especially with this invention called ‘the internet’ allowing Australians to listen to his point of view whenever they want.
In what way could these activists make the argument for ‘danger’? It is not as though McCullough is encouraging people to inject themselves multiple times with a rushed drug that has a history of causing heart failure and strokes.
Andrew Giles would have a difficult time justifying any denial of visa, given our former ‘dangerous anti-vaxxer number one’ Novak is not only back in the country winning tournaments, Tennis Australia has confirmed that Covid-positive players (never mind their vaccination status) are allowed to compete.
If the virus isn’t dangerous enough to stop people playing, it’s pretty hard to mount a campaign against McCullough.
Below is the email penned by Reignite Democracy sent to Andrew Giles.
Hi Andrew.
I don’t know you personally but I hope you care about this country and that’s why you became a Member of Parliament in the first place.
Even if you disagree with Dr. Peter McCullough’s data findings and talking points, please don’t make Australia the type of country that blocks visas just because you, or others, don’t agree with that person. I disagree with a LOT of people who come here to host events, but I would NEVER advocate for you to block their entry…it’s really just basic freedom of speech principles.
It will set a dangerous precedent. One that I’m sure you don’t want your children and grandchildren to have to live with in the future.
You have an opportunity to uphold freedom of speech by simply allowing a law-abiding foreigner into the country because that should be his right. Deep down, you know that to be true.
Just to clarify, Dr. Peter McCullough isn’t even ‘anti-vax’ by the way. He advocated for the COVID vaccines when the rollout began and has advocated for vaccines in the past. However, after the data started coming out about the MRNA COVID vaccines, he was brave enough to speak out against the mainstream narrative. He’s been vilified and demonised enough for simply sharing data, don’t let Australia be another bully to a man who doesn’t deserve it.
Thank you
Monica Smit
Reignite Democracy Australia
