Survival of the Species
Chapter Sixteen
Intense lobbying by ethnic organisations, communists-socialists, and anti-racist pressure groups gave the government the impetus to put into place its own plans for dealing with the White Revolution.
The government was naturally worried by developments; despite the Establishment's attempts to carry on as usual, the Nationalist rebellion had made its effects felt throughout society: the media had toned down its multiracialist propaganda (with their own journalists and editors being killed whenever they stepped out of line, the media eventually became less rabid), the education system had stopped its out-and-out anti-Nationalist propagandising (again, the loss of so many rabid teachers had made a sobering effect upon the rest), and more and more young people had begun to support the Revolution (its anti-Establishment nature, and perceived outlaw bravado, had earned the Movement an almost cult-like status). It was time for the System to react.
The government leadership decided to take some drastic steps. Laws were drawn up to fully outlaw racism: anyone convicted of "expressions of racism" was liable to imprisonment, "racists" were to be subject to "forcible re-education", and people accused of "racism" were to be subject to "internment without trial".
Even though the "Opposition" in parliament was in full agreement with the Government that the Nationalist Revolution had to be squashed, it was not at all attracted to the idea of giving the Government such draconian powers - the Opposition assumed that such laws would, sooner or later, be twisted by the Government to be used against its critics. There was no way that the Opposition was going to trust the Government with such potentially authoritarian powers; and, considering the types of politicians running the country, this fear was well-founded.
The Government's legislation passed easily through the House of Representatives, but was rejected by the Senate. The Government, after much attempted wheeling and dealing, made some minor amendments to the bill, and tried to put it through the Senate again, but to no avail.
The Prime Minister seized upon this rejection of his legislation as an excuse to call for a double dissolution election, thus putting all seats of both houses of parliament up for grabs. The Prime Minister intended to capitalise upon what he perceived to be widespread community disgust with the "terrorism" of the White Revolution.
The election campaigns of the several parties went quickly into full swing. The Government campaigned long and hard on "the need for stringent measures to combat racist terrorism", the Opposition campaigned against both racism and "legislation open to dictatorial abuse", whilst the Nationalist party developed a grassroots campaign based upon Australia patriotism, Racial Nationalism, and national common sense.
The media, as always, was a decisive factor in the election. The outpouring of hate against the Nationalists from the TV, radio, and press was overwhelming; lies, half-lies, and twisted truth was the order of the day - but this was the usual thing with the media (although naturally increased to the power of ten for the duration of the election) and experienced Nationalists knew to take the media's stories with a grain of salt. Continual propaganda stories from lying journalists (which was most of them) would "expose" Nationalists in all sorts of ways; although, to experienced political observers, these stories were obvious lies and misinformation, however, many of the public swallowed them hook, line, and sinker - unaware as they were that journalists, as a matter of routine, would deliberately lie and twist the truth in most stories they wrote (but especially with regard to patriots and Nationalists); as far as Bruce Six-Pack and Sheila Shopping were concerned, the media normally spoke the truth (and, indeed, there was virtually no effective counter-propaganda machine to provide an alternate viewpoint).
The hyenas of the media were frothing with hatred, spewing forth their venom into family homes across Australia. In the heat of the election battle, the journalists and editors had apparently forgotten their fear of retribution from the Revolution, and were flying high - like vultures circling for a feed. In their own minds, these media maggots thought that they reigned supreme. Obviously, it was time to bring them down to earth.
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