Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace Owens
Immigration minister Tony Burke says Owens ‘has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction’ ahead of planned November speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
The US conservative influencer and podcast host, who has advanced conspiracy theories and antisemitic rhetoric including minimising Nazi medical experiments in concentration camps, will be blocked from coming to Australia after the federal government voiced alarm about her record.
Well of course Australia has the right to admit or reject anybody that it sees fit. And I am quite comfortable seeing them fuck over Candace.
But is this a hammer to crack a nut ? Owens is a low level grifter similar to many in the US far right media circus. She just says shit for clicks. She only has influence over low info maga types. Educated folks see her as a joke.
Does this ban give her a frissson of respectability that she doesnt deserve? Maybe she should just get on making those cute cartoons talking about the benefits of slavery and leave the politicss to grown ups.
The words government and Candace Owens should not be in the same sentence.
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