Australia Day Protests Fosters Violence & Opposition to a Just Cause.

The violence of the appalling Australia Day Protests belittles the efforts of those non-indigenous & indigenous peoples working for full recognition of our Aboriginal people.

Of course our protests are necessary. To protest is our right. As Martin Luther King said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

But protest with violence is the darkest of hateful acts and will only foster violence & opposition to a just cause. It is true that “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King.

Non-violent protests give credibilty to a just cause and minimise the acts of mindless violence fuelled by the racial hatred of a few fundamentalist extremists. “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” Martin Luther King. [Written by David Crusty Herron - published in Facebook - used with permission]

Julia Gillard is dragged to a car by her security team
amid clashes between police and protesters.
Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Read the article The Age 'Australia Day Shame' January 27, 2012
by Jessica Wright, Dan Harrison and Dylan Welch

The farcebook Team believes in and promotes Non-violent Protests