Bearing
the subversive Balmain Teacher’ College Library stamp , Sydney, this
1944 book is expected
to be banned in
Queensland.
The Newman Government has
been shaken by the democratic voting process after another
absolutely fabulous LNP
candidate was skinned
in a by - election, this time in
the seat
of Redcliffe. In
Brisbane today , LNP
mugwump , Fritz von Waffleburger
said the divisive
Danish book , which spreads
the dangerous idea
of teaching democracy in schools , could result
in scores of
born to rule
conservative politicians losing their seats in the
near future, not only in Queensland ,
but Victoria and
the Northern Territory , where a
former Chief Minister has
pulled the plug in the Mango Madness Season.
The
explosive book tells how
the Danish Folk
High School system
helped the country
stand against Hitler’s
forces when they
took over the country. This kind of stance could undermine
the
Newman sell off
blitzkrieg , which includes
schools . Like the Feds , the Queensland Government
frequently shouts :" Seig
Heil! We are open for business!"
Waffleburger said rude
opponents of the LNP
government , including Lefty
lawyers , repeatedly stated
Queensland is like Hitler’s Germany
. If this
outrageous misrepresentation of the government
gained momentum , a dangerous book like
this could add
fuel to the fire and , more importantly, cause
voters to kick
the Kaiser out .
He quoted
a passage from the
disturbing book’s foreword by
co-author Christopher Moller .
"In Denmark we have created in our people
a real understanding of the democratic way of life , so
that all are vividly
aware that this is the only path
for us to tread .
The proof of our success is that the Nazi
and Fascist ideologies made no headway among the Danish people ; they saw through
their inequities and shams and
recognised them for
what they were – the negation of everything for
which Denmark had
long been proud to stand.
This is not , of course, due solely to the
Folk High Schools , but in considerable
and influential sections of the people the
work the bulk of these
schools came to form a
bulwark against Nazism and Fascism."
Motorbike club knitting and literary circles , the CWA and Clive Palmer's dinosaurs are snapping up copies
of EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY which contains the following early quote .
