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| Tony Abbott at the 'wedding' of his gay sister. She has defended her brother. Source: Mail Online |
We have left the European Union (EU) so we need trade deals.
Tony Abbott who was prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 when they negotiated free-trade deals with Japan, China and South Korea has been appointed as an unpaid trade adviser to the UK government.
Mr Abbott happens to believe that 'marriage' is "the relationship of one man with one woman, ideally for life and usually dedicated to children". He is opposed to same-sex marriage which, he believes, 'would fundamentally change society'.
Regardless of his personal views he attended his gay sister's 'wedding' but because his values are unacceptable to LGBT activists he is stereotyped as a homophobe.
Never mind the facts. If you are not in agreement with woke culture you become the target of their ordure.
Kay Burley of Sky News accused Mr Abbott of being a "homophobic misogynist", representing slurs as facts when she interviewed Health Secretary, Matt Hancock.
That was something Scotland's First Minister was happy to agree with, unlike former Australian PM Julia Gillard who declined to be led by Burley's wokery and spoke for herself.
Kay Burley of Sky News accused Mr Abbott of being a "homophobic misogynist", representing slurs as facts when she interviewed Health Secretary, Matt Hancock.
That was something Scotland's First Minister was happy to agree with, unlike former Australian PM Julia Gillard who declined to be led by Burley's wokery and spoke for herself.
Celebrity LGBT campaigner Sir Ian McKellen, among others, demeaned himself by urging the government to 'row back' its plans, ignoring the fact that Abbott is entitled to hold views contrary to those of the gay minority.
Sadly for them Abbott's gay sister defended him against claims of misogyny and homophobia. She said: "As a woman who has always been part of his life and who came out to him as gay in my early 40s, I know incontrovertibly that Tony is neither of those things," she wrote on Twitter.
"In reality he is a man of great conviction and intellect; an unabashed conservative but with great compassion, respect for others, and an indelible sense of doing what is right."
Australia's longest serving female politician, Bronwyn Bishop, also leapt to Mr Abbott's defence stating he was a victim of 'disgraceful character assassination'.
Good on you Bronwyn!
It never ceases to amaze me to observe that those quickest to engage in the character assassination of others are so often those completely lacking in character themselves.
ReplyDeleteJust like the Capon screeching from his Pulpit in Llandaff about the little elderly widowed subversive pensioners.
Any news of the poison dwarf?
The ears in the walls report sightings of --Bazza's golf caddie removing his extensive collection of antiques from the Deanery, assisted by the oily amphibian Mr Toad.
DeleteOverheard in the Spar, "Hopefully it marks the beginning of the end of an disastrous career!"
Burley had a pathetic 'advert' during an interval at lunch during the recent cricket boradcast, boasting for a minute that she didn't hesitate to ask difficult questions; but of course she can only say what the woke say she can; seems all them more ridiculous now after this.
ReplyDeleteI can't pretend to be especially clued up on Australian political personalities, but I'm not by instinct a defender of politicians of Mr Abbott's ideological hue. From the little I do know of him - I certainly remember Julia Gillard's spirited response to him in the Australian parliament some years back - he strikes me pretty much as an embodiment of the sort of politics which I cordially loathe. As the UK Conservative party these days represents that same strain of politics, it seems quite unsurprising that this government has nominated him as an international trade advisor.
ReplyDeleteBut, whatever my view of the guy's politics, it's obvious that Abbott's not guilty of everything being currently thrown at him, since his views apparently haven't prevented him from maintaining a close and affectionate relationship with his sister nor did they stop him from attending her same-sex wedding.
I believe that there's a clear distinction which needs to be drawn between abuse and 'hate speech' and the honest but calm expression of a view which has come to be seen - 'by all right-thinking people', as the phrase goes! - as unfashionable and, ultimately, unacceptable. The cult of 'you just can't say that any more' has, by now and by some way, passed reasonable and rational limits.