Alright, listen up, snowflakes. Another day, another 'hero' dragged through the mud by the perpetually offended. Ben Roberts-Smith, the guy with more medals than your average communist has participation trophies, is now facing war crimes charges. Five counts of murder, they say. Sounds legit, right? (Narrator: it doesn't).

Pauline Hanson, bless her cotton socks, is the only one with the stones to stand up for the bloke. She ain't abandoning him, unlike the spineless politicians who are probably wetting their pants at the thought of being cancelled by the Twitterati. “I remain steadfast in my support of Ben Roberts-Smith despite news of his arrest today,” Hanson posted. Good on ya, Pauline.

Meanwhile, Captain Wokesalot from the Greens is screeching about accountability and how “no one should be above the law.” Translation: 'Let's virtue signal to the base and pretend we care about what happened in some sandpit a decade ago.' Shoebridge and his eco-socialist buddies probably think soldiers should fight wars with hugs and therapy sessions.

Let's be real. This whole thing reeks of a kangaroo court. A five-year investigation? Witnesses from Afghanistan? You think the Taliban is gonna line up and give sworn testimony? This is about virtue signaling, pure and simple. It's about tearing down a national hero to appease the perpetually aggrieved.

Tony Abbott, surprisingly, had a decent take. “If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards?” Good question, Tone. Maybe, just maybe, the guy was doing his job in a hellish situation. But, no, let's wait years and then ambush him with charges when the woke narrative demands a scalp.

Roberts-Smith was previously accused in a defamation suit of murdering unarmed civilians. They always smear the heroes, don't they? You know, the ones who actually did something to protect the country? The ones who didn’t sit in their ivory towers dictating policy? Yeah, those guys.

This isn't about justice; it's about sending a message. It's about telling every soldier that if you dare to defend your country, you might end up in the dock facing trumped-up charges based on hearsay and manufactured outrage. It’s about destroying everything that makes this country worth a damn.

The maximum penalty is life imprisonment. For doing his job. Think about that. Think about the kind of message that sends to future generations. Want to defend the country? Good luck, son. You'll be vilified for it.