Politician Seizes Tragedy to Push Pre-Packaged Agenda
Amidst the horror of the Bondi terror attack, Liberal MP Andrew Hastie took to social media, not just to grieve, but to broadcast his 'anger' and, as the Guardian notes, reveal a 'true immigration agenda' (aka: blaming migrants during a crisis). This isn't groundbreaking; politicians frequently leverage shock events to advance policies they couldn't otherwise push. It's the classic 'never let a
good crisis go to waste' playbook, only this time, the crisis hadn't even fully unfolded before the pre-written script was being deployed. One might almost admire the efficiency with which a national tragedy transforms into a platform for thinly veiled xenophobia. It raises the question: how quickly can a politician pivot from 'thoughts and prayers' to 'time to implement my pre-existing, unrelated
platform of grievances,' and still appear sincere? Apparently, record time. The blood isn't even dry, but the talking points are fully loaded.