The dangers posed by political extremism, misinformation and vested interests continue to cast a long shadow over Australia's democracy.

In this story from 2019, IA founderDavid Donovandissected the revelations of Al Jazeera's How to Sell a Massacre sting operation and called for voters to put One Nation last.

FOLLOWING Al Jazeeras revelations inHow to Sell a Massacre, the second part of which aired on the ABC tonight [March 2019], it is urgent that every party should preference Pauline Hansons One Nation last at the upcoming Federal Election.

This far-right-wing party has long been a blight on Australias political system. Its openly racist views and ugly ideologies are anathema to most decent Australians. However, it is the appalling lack of morals and ethics revealed from its leadership team on a jaunt to America that has really sealed the deal.

SenatorPauline Hansons chief of staff, the infamousJames Ashby, and PHONs number one Senate ticket holder in Queensland,Steve Dickson, revealed One Nation was prepared to sell out Australian law-making to far-right-wing American groups, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and theKoch Brothers, in exchange for cold hard cash. It is unimaginable that these men did not seek to do this without the imprimatur of their leader, Hanson who has beenunusually silentsince Al Jazeeras sting operation broke sensationally this week.

After One Nation's David Farley recently won the Farrer by-election, Senator Pauline Hanson took centre stage with a speech that seemed vaguely familiar.

In the opinion of this publication, Pauline Hansons One Nation Party is both treacherous and treasonous, and must be wiped off the electoral map at the next Federal Election likely to be held sometime in May.

The fact that the Party seems to be run these days by James Ashby aconvicted criminal, who Independent Australia has beenrepeatedly exposing since 2012and about whom we published a book merely reinforces the reprehensible nature of this organisation. Ashby is currently banned from Parliament House aftergetting into a fist fightwith a former One Nation Senator in the reception area.

In a fiery press conference on Tuesday,Ashby and Dickson claimedthat they were on the sauce when taped, taken out of context, and that One Nation always acted with integrity and within the law. Perhaps they were drunk, but all their other claims would seem to be absurd.

Lets have a look at some of the things they said.

Firstly, it is clear Ashby knew what they were doing was wrong when he envisaged what would happen if the public became aware of his discussions with the pro-gun lobby:

They also discussed how much money they would need to take control of Australian politics, when the undercover Al Jazeera reporter, posing as a gun lobbyist, asked Dickson and Ashby:

Im thinking 10 [million], Mr Dickson responds.

Pauline Hanson is flying high across the volatile Australian political landscape thanks to her billionaire donors.

Ashby wanted more. No, I was thinking 20, he said. For that sort of money, you could have eight senators, Ashby explains.

Mr Dickson agrees:

There is no evidence that One Nation secured any money from either the NRA or the Koch Brothers, although there is no way of confirming that at this stage. Ashby said they had been on the sauce for three or four hours when they had made the comments.

Ashby we all know about, but it is Dickson who comes off even worse in the leaked tape a boorish boastful bigot, a racist, a redneck and a liar.

Here are some lies about Muslims he told to the NRA at a function:

Figures from the Home Affairs Department show fewer than 163,000 people were granted permanent migration status in the last financial year. His claims about widespread home invasions from Africans are an absolute furphy.

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