Gil, I agree with what you said, but only partially with the last paragraph. I cannot comment on the American media, because I do not know it. I am thinking that globalnews is mostly American and there is stuff in there, we would not hear about in Australia. My main point for consideration, however, is Howard's labelling disagreeing Australians as being 'un-Australian', which has caught on and not been dismissed as a derogatory and slanderous way of belittling people and avoiding a public debate about issues.
Regards, Christiane
