Keysar Trad's defamation case against a Sydney radio station has collapsed, with a Supreme Court justice saying Trad did in fact make remarks that were ‘‘offensive", "racist" and ‘‘condoned violence".
Note that Trad is not on trial here. He is free to say what he will. The reason he is in court is that he bought a case to penalise people criticising his ridiculous views. The details are in the judgement.
Trad is a someone who often seems to be trying to foster good relations between the islamic community and other Australians. Yet he also seems to be playing a double game, at the same time defending pathetically primitive aspects of Islam. To understand this you need to understand taqqiya.
Trad also seems to have a few supporters among the local muslim community:
Every time I have heard or read what Mr Trad says I have felt that his opinions and views were valid
So there you have it. Trad is free to say what he likes, commentators are free to point out that he his a bigoted buffoon, and his mindless followers can at their two cents worth as well.
