Emmanouil Bougiakiotis

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@mattjcan I have respected your honesty and sincere desire to engage in reasoned discussion on this platform. What you and you colleagues have done is respond to the panic generated over the actions of paid criminals orchestrated by an overseas outfit, in a manner that will capture and jail critics of Israel. The Minister’s words provide zero comfort. (I have put that to the test in decades past over advertising on SBS not breaking into the News. In Assange’s extradition case, it was made clear that any exemptions not specified in the Act would not be held to be assumed irrespective of whether they were included in the Treaty.) It is pushing our country towards fascism, crushing free speech to protect the interests of a foreign power and gratify its lobbyists here. You and your colleagues will not only deprive Australians of the right to non violent free speech, you are also depriving Australians of our right to know. How long do you think it will be before independent publishers and journalists are jailed? The ADL’s Greenblatt made very clear weeks ago in the Knesset, the most important front in the war is online because “we” (Is he American or Israeli..) have lost the younger generation. So, he said, we must apply the ingenuity of the exploding pagers tactic to regain control of the narrative. You have just delivered the means to do that in Australia. Today in Court we heard the head of the ABC say the expression ‘illegally occupied Palestinian Territories’ is an antisemitic expression. How is it that the Editor in Chief of the public broadcaster is so ignorant? Is he unaware of the ICJ orders, or is the Court antisemitic too? Will the likes of Anderson be the expert witnesses used by the Israeli lobby in aid of proving we are antisemites? Our freedoms are being whipped away to the glee of those who insist on silencing criticism of Israel and thanks to their influence in the media and political circles. Australia is rapidly changing. You may not be aware of this sentiment, but replies to my account and person messages indicate people are terrified of what is happening in our country. There is significant insecurity among employees in govt institutions because there is no shield against being gaslit and sacked, no protection from the effect of orchestrated complaints or anti Palestinian racism. That people feel unsafe and are at a loss as to what to do. There is a widespread serious problem our politicians evidently are oblivious to.

Ahead of The Lyceum Project taking place today in Athens, we are pleased to share this White Paper by @JTasioulas and Professor Josiah Ober on AI Ethics with Aristotle. A summary and link to the paper can be found here: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/lyceum-project… #lyceumproject #aristotle

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