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Bush or No Bush?!

Hahaha.. I know what your thinking? Geez, this girl is getting dirty but before you continue to process that thought I must interrupt! I am not talking about that kind of Bush. I am talking about Bush as in the United States President George Bush. (I know your all disappointed now!) hehe..

You all know that APEC is held in Sydney now and it has just caused chaos from the beginning. From one week ahead of the APEC summit Sydney city has been in lock down.. total security and "sanitisation" of the whole city area. But is it all worth it?

I have been continually follwoing the newspapers this week, particularly about APEC and many views and opinions have been expressed about the way the security and policing of our state's resources.

Funnily enough, some opinions were even staged and costumed in the face of Osama bin Laden and President Bush, as comedians from ABC's The Chaser, have staged their views about the US President. The irony and satire of this act was unbelievable. I think it was just classic. And smartly portrayed the feelings of many Australians. It represented the freedom of speech and democracy of our nation. Our nation that is an ally to that of the US who also shout out for democracy and freedom of speech.. but is it that these comedians were arrested and charged for doing something that the US President fights for?!

Isn't that just ironic?! I mean he sends his troops to Iraq and also Australian troops to erect a democratic country. A country that gives rights to its people to voice their views and opinions. There has been blood and tears that have been shed just so that this "vision" for Iraq can be a reality but why is it that these Australain comedians are arrested an charged for doing something that follows in line with what the President wants?

Isn't that just a bit hypocritical, in a sense?

posted by tephiee @ 6:27 PM