Leader of Australian anti-Islam group calls for 'Muslims to be wiped out'
United Patriots Front member Chris Shortis compares himself to a biblical crusader and denounces Islam in his videos
A photo of Chris Shortis, posted on his Facebook page earlier in 2015. PHOTO: DAILYMAIL
In what can be termed as hate speech, a leader of a far-right anti-Islam group from Victoria, Australia, posted a video on social media calling for Muslims to “be wiped out like the Japanese in World War II”.
“We'll end up fighting them one way or another. We should be doing it with absolute brutality. We did it with Japan, bombed them with two atom bombs, wiped out Germany's army,” Chris Shortis, the leader of the United Patriots Front said.
“You're not going to defeat Islam by negotiation,” he added.
He went on to compare himself to a biblical crusader on his personal social media accounts, where he has published his opinions on topics like abortion, the death penalty, the Port Arthur massacre and halal certification.
'Alarming emergence' of religious intolerance in Australia
In order to denounce Islam, the Australian government, politicians, and the media, he often uses quotes directly from the bible in his videos.
Unlike most of his videos, where he often gets aggressive, in this video, Shortis seemed to be very calm as he discussed “brutal” attacks on Islam and said claimed Australia’s freedom to be under threat.
Parramatta Mosque chairman Neil El-Kadomi, who denounced terrorism following the shooting of police accountant Curtis Cheng in October by 15-year-old Farhad Jabar, had not seen Shortis' material, but slammed his anti-Islam comments.
He said, “Mr Shortis' actions were the sorts that are pulling it [Australia] down. Ignore this b***ard, that's my opinion. Instead, let’s work together to make Australia better.”
Shorti was also widely criticised a professor at the University of South Australia, Dr Chloe Patton, who studies the style of imagery used in extremism. She compared Shortis to Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right terrorist who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011.
Dr Patton was surprised that Shortis social media profile has not been noticed by authorities, The Age reported. It is unknown whether Mr Shortis' online behaviour is or has been monitored.
However, according to The Age, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has recently taken an interest in the United Patriots Front, along with other far-right extremist groups.
Australian Federal Police acting national manager of counter terrorism Jennifer Hurst warned of the potential dangers posed by far-right extremist groups and said that they were being tackled, as laid out in a government Counter Terrorism Strategy document, The Age reported.
This article originally appeared on Daily Mail.
“We'll end up fighting them one way or another. We should be doing it with absolute brutality. We did it with Japan, bombed them with two atom bombs, wiped out Germany's army,” Chris Shortis, the leader of the United Patriots Front said.
“You're not going to defeat Islam by negotiation,” he added.
He went on to compare himself to a biblical crusader on his personal social media accounts, where he has published his opinions on topics like abortion, the death penalty, the Port Arthur massacre and halal certification.
'Alarming emergence' of religious intolerance in Australia
In order to denounce Islam, the Australian government, politicians, and the media, he often uses quotes directly from the bible in his videos.
Unlike most of his videos, where he often gets aggressive, in this video, Shortis seemed to be very calm as he discussed “brutal” attacks on Islam and said claimed Australia’s freedom to be under threat.
Parramatta Mosque chairman Neil El-Kadomi, who denounced terrorism following the shooting of police accountant Curtis Cheng in October by 15-year-old Farhad Jabar, had not seen Shortis' material, but slammed his anti-Islam comments.
He said, “Mr Shortis' actions were the sorts that are pulling it [Australia] down. Ignore this b***ard, that's my opinion. Instead, let’s work together to make Australia better.”
Shorti was also widely criticised a professor at the University of South Australia, Dr Chloe Patton, who studies the style of imagery used in extremism. She compared Shortis to Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right terrorist who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011.
Dr Patton was surprised that Shortis social media profile has not been noticed by authorities, The Age reported. It is unknown whether Mr Shortis' online behaviour is or has been monitored.
However, according to The Age, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has recently taken an interest in the United Patriots Front, along with other far-right extremist groups.
Australian Federal Police acting national manager of counter terrorism Jennifer Hurst warned of the potential dangers posed by far-right extremist groups and said that they were being tackled, as laid out in a government Counter Terrorism Strategy document, The Age reported.
This article originally appeared on Daily Mail.