Jacqui Lambie is right about Pauline Hanson. There’s only one way to stop her ascension
Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has criticized Pauline Hanson's political strategy, arguing that it relies on scapegoating rather than policy solutions. Meanwhile, the Liberal Party is attempting to capture Hanson's voter base by adopting a stricter immigration policy while avoiding her more controversial rhetoric.
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Share A A A The fire of Jacqui Lambie’s anger at Pauline Hanson has honed a pointed formulation of One Nation’s essence: “Pauline Hanson doesn’t have solutions, she only wants to show you who to blame,” says the independent senator for Tasmania.
Hanson has spent 30 years urging us to blame “the other”. Whatever our gripe, she wants us to get angry at the same people. Asians. Aboriginal people. Muslims. Immigrants.
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