The violent rhetoric and symbols on display at the #pandemic law protests in #Melbourne are incredibly concerning. I hope that Australia doesn’t make the same mistake as the USA. Peaceful protest is right in a democracy - but threatening violence is not. 1/5 There is a lot that can be said about the diverse composition of the protests, their grievances, the no good pandemic legislation & the heavy handed pandemic approach by #VicGovt that drove people to protest, but first and foremost we must condemn this violence because … 2/5