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Flat White

Democracy is not a la carte

19 April 2017

8:59 AM

19 April 2017

8:59 AM

In Australia, the new ACTU boss Sally McManus believes that unions can and should break any law they feel is unjust. In America, several cities – the so-called sanctuary cities – defy Federal law and harbour criminals, just because they are illegal migrants.

The latter suggests a mindset that conflates compassion with dangerous naiveté while the former is plain union-driven, self-serving anarchy.

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