A Young Tory from Victoria named Marguerite Iliescu has resigned from the party because its not right-wing enough. Or something. Anyway, it appears that one of the triggers for her resignation was the appalling and shameful way the party handled the SHOCK! revelation that Scott Harrison, until a few weeks ago the President of the Deakin University Young Liberals, was a neo-Nazi: Lastly, the manner in which you have treated both candidates and party members that have come to media attention has been absolutely appalling and shameful. Any principled organisation must show loyalty to its members. I have no interest in being associated with a party that doesn’t stick by some of its people when they are unfairly attacked by the media and throws people under a bus for short term political gain. I believe in second chances, and we know from history that some of the greatest advocates for liberty and freedom have been converts from other unpleasant ideologies. Those who have come to liberalism from repugnant ideologies should be praised and used as advocates for de-radicalisation, not shunned and banished from the party. The GOOD news is that while a history of neo-Nazi activism is apparently unacceptable behaviour even for the Tories, its fine as far as the Institute of Public Affairs is concerned -- a body which happily continues to accept Harrison as a member in good standing. news.au/national/the-liberal-party-has-completely-betrayed-its-core-principles-says-young-liberal-executive-team-member-in-scathing-resignation-letter/story-fncynjr2-1227144732331
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:31:17 +0000
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