The state has now officially
declared war on conservative Christians:
This
country used to be known as a free and democratic nation. Increasingly
this is no longer the case. As statism increases, political correctness
gains more of a stranglehold, and the various militant minority activist
groups become ever more emboldened, Christians and conservatives are
finding themselves under attack.
They
are being fined, fired or even threatened with jail. I have documented
countless cases of this now on my website, and each new week seems to see
a fresh batch of cases of this taking place. This is very frightening
indeed. Remember, this is Australia we are talking about here.
One
characteristic of fascism, as an online dictionary puts it, is the
‘governmental suppression of individual freedom.’ Sadly, Australia has
been moving in this direction for some time now, especially by way of the
noisy lobby groups of the left. They have declared an all-out war on
faith, family and freedom.
I
have said often now that there are so many worrying cases of individuals
losing their freedoms at the hands of the state as it jumps in bed with
the secular left activists. And I also mentioned many of these cases have
not gone public yet, although I happen know quite a few of the
individuals involved.
A
number of them are/were doctors or medical professionals who had become
the targets of the Medical Board of Australia. Specifically, the MBA has now
actively pursued six different doctors (that we know of) over the last
three years all because of their views on things like abortion and/or the
homosexual agenda.
Basically,
they all have been persecuted for the simple reason that they dare to
think independently, and they express their views in their own time on
their own social media pages and the like. For having the gall to not run
with the PC version of events concerning things like abortion,
homosexuality and the trans agenda, they have all fallen afoul of the
MBA; several are receiving severe punishments, including mandatory
re-education, suspension of their livelihood, etc.
Very
much like the recent Israel Folau case, the powers that be have become
judge and executioner, punishing those who actually think for themselves
and believe they should have the freedom to express their views on their
own time on their own social media outlets.
As
with any dictatorial or fascist regime, the ruling powers have
effectively threatened and blackmailed these individuals, telling them in
no uncertain terms that if they want their jobs, they must censor
themselves, not speak out, and remove all of their ‘offending’ posts and
pages.
This
of course is the stuff of North Korea, or Cuba, or Saudi Arabia. We did
not expect this was how things operated in the free West. But it sure is.
What we not too long ago sent our sons to fight and die for – freedom –
is now severely at risk here in Australia.
Let
me highlight just one of these appalling cases. A doctor with a wife and
two young children has been suspended by the MBA, and has been out of
work for nearly eight months now. His crime? Was he caught raping a patient,
or stealing medicines, or fiddling with the books?
No,
he did something much, much worse in the eyes of the MBA: he dared to
post his point of view on his own private Facebook page, and even worse,
he actually posted comments on my website, CultureWatch. Yes, several
hundred of his comments appeared on my site over the past decade or so.
He
said things which we are no longer able to say in Australia it seems,
things like: marriage is between a man and a woman; doctors should be
saving life, not killing; children have a right to be raised by their own
mother and father; and radical political Islam is something we must take
seriously.
For
saying verboten things like that, the MBA has decided that he is now
public enemy No. 1, and he MUST be punished severely. And keep in mind
the details of this shocking case. No complaints were ever made by any of
his patients or by his colleagues. He was fully professional in his work,
and he treated all of his patients with dignity and respect.
But
some militant(s) had been trawling both Facebook and my site, and
discovered his unforgiveable remarks. This guy (or girl) made a stink,
and the MBA immediately started the inquisition. They hired lawyers (and
wasted a lot of money to do so) to go through every single one of my
articles on my website, coming up with thousands of pages of printed
documents with any and all comment he had made. What num nums: I could
have given them all that free of charge if they wanted!
Since
this doctor’s case is now in the public domain, I refer to Melbourne
doctor Jereth Kok. The complaints made against him have been all by
anonymous complainants. He does not know how many were made, or who made
them, or why. They do not seem to be from any of his patients.
Indeed,
as mentioned, he has had no complaints at all in terms of his work, his
professionalism, and his ability to deliver quality health care. He seems
to have been loved and respected by all his patients. However, for nine
months the MBA was investigating Dr Kok, without even telling him! When
they finally did tell him, they sent him a ‘please explain’ letter.
As
mentioned, they simply trawled through his posts on Facebook and on my
website, including issues such as the vote ‘no’ campaign on homosexual
marriage. For that the MBA has treated him like a pariah, someone who is
no longer able to treat patients!
His
views are instead totally verboten. As a result, since August 19, 2019,
he has been without work. His wife is a fulltime mother looking after
their young children. So they have had no income during this entire
period: income that they needed to feed the family and pay the bills.
And
a couple hundred regular patients who all had Dr Kok as their preferred
doctor are now without his expertise and services. Most of these patients
had become quite attached to Dr. Kok. But now they have been left
hanging, forced to look for alternate doctors and arrangements.
Again,
all this has happened because he has dared to offer his points of view on
the public issues of the day. Something that everyone else does all the
time. Something that is part of living in a free society. But it seems
like we are now no longer very free at all.
When
groups like the MBA can destroy the career of a terrific, conscientious
and hard-working doctor who has committed no malpractice whatsoever, then
you know freedom has been smashed underfoot, and Big Brother groupthink
is now in action.
And
of course there are so many other bodies and organisations just like
this, be they Rugby Australia or most of our major corporations. They
have all conspired against freedom of speech, freedom of thought,
religious freedom, and independent thinking. That is very scary indeed.
And
with people like Dr Kok we have a very real human face to put to all
this. This is not just theoretical. Real people with real careers are
losing everything, all because secular left thought is now the only
accepted form of opinion in so much of Australia.
Why
am I reminded of this scene from George Orwell’s Nineteen
Eighty-Four?
'But how can you stop people remembering things?' cried
Winston again momentarily forgetting the dial. 'It is involuntary. It is
outside oneself. How can you control memory? You have not controlled
mine!'
O'Brien's manner grew stern again. He laid his hand on the
dial.
'On the contrary,' he said, 'you have not controlled it.
That is what has brought you here. You are here because you have failed
in humility, in self-discipline. You would not make the act of submission
which is the price of sanity. You preferred to be a lunatic, a minority
of one. Only the disciplined mind can see reality, Winston. You believe
that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right.
You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident. When you
delude yourself into thinking that you see something, you assume that
everyone else sees the same thing as you. But I tell you, Winston, that
reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere
else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any
case soon perishes: only in the mind of the Party, which is collective
and immortal. Whatever the Party holds to be the truth, is truth. It is
impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the
Party. That is the fact that you have got to relearn, Winston. It needs
an act of self-destruction, an effort of the will. You must humble
yourself before you can become sane.'
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