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Encyclopedia of Political Oxymoron's
By Oxymoron-Buster
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Freedom-fighter commemorators demand less freedomEvery year our government spends millions on 11 minutes of commemoration to those who fought and died for democratic freedom, all the while demanding less freedom is in the best interest of national security. So which is it? Either we're honoring the fallen by protecting democratic freedom, or we're dismantling freedom in spite of the fallen. Related Articles: The Nation of Democratic Dumb-Asses Get Some Extremism in Ya! Russia: Friend or Foe?
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Deficit crisis causes politician pay-risesFor the past 18 months the government has given 'the age of entitlement' the thumbs down and, in the very next breath, claims it is entitled to a pay-rise. So which is it? Either we're in a financial crisis and cutting back on handouts, or we're not. Related Articles: Age Entitlement Not Age Entitlements Federal Politicians get 2% Pay-rise
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Abolishing slavery protects trader's slave-practicesThe government promotes global trading to combat low standards of living in the world meanwhile protecting trade partners from UN criticism against slave practices. So which is it? Either we're engaged in globalism to abolish slavery well into the future, or we're selling off our income-assets for short-term financial gains. Related Articles: What's the US got that We Don't? Russia: Friend or Foe? Limbo laws Could Sell Your Home
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Fear based community safetyThe government keeps saying that political protest and environmental activism go hand-in-hand with terrorism. So which is it? Either we're genuinely looking out for dangerous criminals or we're politicising climate change skepticism. Related Articles:Get Some Extremism in Ya! Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation in Australia
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Refugees are illegalThe government claims boat persons who were forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster were entering the country 'illegally'. So which is it? Either they were tried by jury in a court and found to be guilty of breaking refugee laws, or they are innocent refugees. Related Articles: Those-Darn-Boat-People!
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Compulsory voting in free and fair electionsThe government claims voting is compulsory with punative consequences while at the same time insisting citizens participate in free and fair elections. So which is it? Either we freely participate, or we're forced to. Related Articles: The Nation of Democratic Dumb Asses
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NO referendum gives councils state powersWhen the government last asked us for permission to give council's state powers, we said "No", yet somehow councils now claim to have state powers. So which is it? Can they distribute power without our permission, or not? Related Articles: Limbo-laws Could Sell Your Home Referendum Dates and Results
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Vatican appointed dame to console clergy-abusedThe Royal Commission into Child Sex Abuse revealed a ridiculous amount of abuse has been perpetrated by the Catholic Church. So which is it? Either the aim is to console the victims to get their cases heard, or to threaten them into silence.
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Non-existent separation of powers threatenedThree government ministers threatened separation of powers, that the government claims we never had, by interfering with court proceedings. So which is it? Do we have separation of powers in Australia, or not?
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Public inquiries shrouded in secrecyWe have numerous public inquiries running at the moment which, together, have produced hundreds of suppression orders by the courts. So which is it? Either Royal Commissions are public, or they're not.
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Those who paid for retirement get nothingFourty years ago the government promised everybody, if they paid 7% more income tax, they would all be entitled to a pension - and have since withdrawn pension entitlement completely. So which is it? Either the elderly paid for it fair and square, or they didn't.
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Cashless welfare to reduce unemploymentThe government claims having no access to cash increases employment - in an environment where jobs are scarce and the poor are discriminated against. So which is it? Either they want the unemployed to be well dressed, fed and have a home to go to work from, or they don't.
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Short-term drug tests to detect long-term usageThe government claims it wants to drug test Newstart recipients in order to 'help' long-term addicts kick the habit - using saliva tests that cannot determine long-term usage. So which is it? Either they want to help long-term addicts, or they don't.
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Compulsory education system endorses No-Jab-No-PlayEducation Department endorses No-Jab-No-Play policy while at the same time penalising parents for children not attending school. So which is it? Either they're not allowed to go to school, or they are.
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Public health benefits from dangerous vaccineThe government is pushing HPV knowing full well it has caused thousands of debilitating and deadly side effects in US and Japan. So which is it? Either it's beneficial, or it's highly dangerous.
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Hazards of completely safe fluorideThe government assures us that repeated and prolonged exposure to fluoride is perfectly safe, while the MSDS it distributes with the product lists it as an extremely toxic and hazardous substance in which long term exposure can cause muscle spasms, coma and death. So which is it? Either multiple dosing over a lifetime is completely safe, or it's not.
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Fully vaccinated can still catch those diseasesThe government advocates vaccinations stop the spread of childhood diseases while at the time advocating that the unvaccinated pose a threat to the vaccinated. So which is it? Either we're immune after vaccination, or we're not.
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