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I just caught a train home through the central Sydney line. The mood was very different to my usual Saturday afternoon trip home.
Less people were looking down at their phones. As you walked past complete strangers they gave you a little nod and a smile. As I got off in Wollongong I saw two grown men in suits run into each other,they obviously knew one another. They gave each other a manly hug and asked "how ya going?"...they both responded with "yeah shit day but good,yea I'm going good mate"
I realised on my trip home that terrorism WILL NEVER work in Australia.
Why?
Because we have a weapon stronger than yours.
Stronger than your religious beliefs, stronger than your hatred, stronger than your pathetic fear mongering, stronger than your misguided violence, stronger than you.
We are Australians and we have a secret weapon you will never have or understand...mateship.
We are a nation of mates who will never be broken by the actions of a cowardice few.
What I realised on the way home was that in your attempt to scare our nation you have galvanised our mateship.
YOU FAILED.
My heart goes out to the victims and their family's that were involved in the Lindt cafe siege in Martin place.
We are Aussies we must all stand strong and fight Together as one.