This is one of Bolt's favorite "arguments". He's used it for years, always through weasel words and innuendo.
e.g: The Greens believe in protecting the environment. The Nazis believed in protecting the sacred German Fatherland. Now I'm not drawing any specific conclusions from that but if I use the term "Environmentalist" in future columns, you might well think I mean "Nazi", but no-one can prove that I said that.
Consider this though: Andrew Bolt is convinced that Islam cannot live peaceably side by side with other faiths. Osama Bin Laden believes that Islam cannot live side by side with other faiths. Now you might draw the conclusion from that that Andrew Bolt supports Al Quaeda's goals of global war between Muslims and non-Muslims. You might assume that Andrew Bolt cheered when he first heard about 9/11 and that he relishes every terrorist bombing and every innocent death. It's possible you might get the impression that Andrew Bolt aches for the day when Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Indonesia will join together and begin seriously fighting to build a global caliphate governed according to Sharia law.
You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
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Date: 2007-11-08 09:04 am (UTC)e.g: The Greens believe in protecting the environment. The Nazis believed in protecting the sacred German Fatherland. Now I'm not drawing any specific conclusions from that but if I use the term "Environmentalist" in future columns, you might well think I mean "Nazi", but no-one can prove that I said that.
Consider this though: Andrew Bolt is convinced that Islam cannot live peaceably side by side with other faiths. Osama Bin Laden believes that Islam cannot live side by side with other faiths. Now you might draw the conclusion from that that Andrew Bolt supports Al Quaeda's goals of global war between Muslims and non-Muslims. You might assume that Andrew Bolt cheered when he first heard about 9/11 and that he relishes every terrorist bombing and every innocent death. It's possible you might get the impression that Andrew Bolt aches for the day when Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Indonesia will join together and begin seriously fighting to build a global caliphate governed according to Sharia law.
You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.