Albo the Appeaser talks out of both sides of his mouth

Over 110 churches in Canada have allegedly been vandalised or burnt down by arsonists since 2001.

Reflecting on the Conservative Political Action Conference 2024 in Brisbane last weekend, I realised something the left can never comprehend. Surrendering one’s integrity for the greater good doesn’t work. It’s like appeasement. It never works. That’s because the ‘greater good’ is not the end result of collective action, but rather it is the result of the sum of individual actions.

Collectivism is a cop-out. When practised in liberal democracies, which are built on a tradition of individual responsibility, collectivism becomes an excuse for groupthink. Socialism requires every member to be united with the party’s agenda.

Surrendering one’s integrity for the greater good doesn’t work. It’s like appeasement. It never works. That’s because the ‘greater good’ is not the end result of collective action, but rather it is the result of the sum of individual actions.

Writing in Morning Double Shot, Terry Barnes had this to say:

Talking of Pierre’s (sorry, Fidel’s) little boy, Michael de Percy has a few choice words about him, church-burning, and parallels with Mr Albanese and historical appeaser Neville Chamberlain in his latest Flat White piece. At least Chamberlain had the lukewarm excuse of buying time for Britain to re-arm sufficiently to oppose Hitler’s war machine, but what excuse do the Duplicitous Duo have in appeasing certain outspoken small minorities of their electorates?

Writing in Unfiltered, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Appeasement never works, and yet that is the tactic being pursued by Anthony Albanese when it comes to growing unrest. ‘Australia is not far from following Canada down a dangerous path,’ argues Michael de Percy. While it is true that Trudeau remains one of the worst political leaders around, wouldn’t it be nice if the Liberals started borrowing notes from Canada’s charismatic Opposition Leader? 

My latest in The Spectator AustraliaAlbo the Appeaser talks out of both sides of his mouth.