For nearly two weeks now, Australians have been more afraid of the fear of the risk of terror that ever before. We’re going to war, and the defence minister is an idiot. But don’t worry about why an event on the other side of the world is suddenly a threat here. We’re going to go butt chugging.
What does any of this mean? Who knows.
But we do hear how terrorism alert rankings serve no purpose beyond encouraging a burst of panic and how we won the war on Thai chilli sauce, as well as the evacuation of the Westfield Burwood shopping centre and how that did not relate to any contemporary issue.
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[Credits: Crusader Rabbit excerpts via You Tube. Terrorism alert story from ABC Radio’s AM, today’s Prime Minister’s address to parliament from ABC News via YouTube, David Johnstone interview from ABC TV’s 7.30. The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian, Edict fanfare by neonaeon, all from The Freesound Project. Elephant Stamp theme by Joshua Mehlman. Photograph of Stilgherrian taken 29 March 2009 by misswired, used by permission.]
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