Politics White Australia Policy

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hi everyone, this has been in the news pretty recently, i was just wondering what Aussies (and others) think about the white australia policy and multiculturalism?? are we having the problems we have now (like terrorism) because we are multicultiral? some countrys, such as japan, dont have multicuturalism and are doing great as they all have the same views. in Australia we allow anybody to live here regardless of their ability to speak english and follow our culture, and now people are afraid that this is why we are having terrorism and other problems.

YOUR THOUGHTS??
 
In my opinion, multiculturalism is what made (makes?) this country great! Especially the food.

Oddly, racism hasn't been a huge issue in this country (where I live anyway) until quite recently and it seems that it's comments like "Hindu is the ONLY religion" and things like that being taken too seriously that is the cause of it.

My view is if a certain group of people want to go out and say things like that, I'm not going to take them seriously, therefore I won't have a problem with it. But my point is you shouldn't let the views of a few affect the great melting pot of culture we have. Don't play their game.
 
well since I'm Indian, I think my vote goes like this:

it's total BS

I mean seriously... what happened to bragging abotu being a multi-cultural country?
 
Bubbles said:
well since I'm Indian, I think my vote goes like this:

it's total BS

I mean seriously... what happened to bragging abotu being a multi-cultural country?
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Apparently that's not the "in" thing anymore. Screw that though, I'm still going to be friendly to everyone no matter their origin, I feel confident in saying most others will too.
 
I love how multicultural this country is, and how much you can learn about different cultures just by going to school.
And whoever supports this "white Australia" BS, well, i dont really have time for that kind of closemindedness. They can think whatever they want, it doesnt mean that the majority of Australia is going to support them, which im pretty sure is the case. Not that i can talk for people, but you know what i mean.
 
I didn't agree with the Macquarie Uni professor who was fired from his position because of his views on the White Australia Policy. I think its ludicrous to predict that Australia would become over run by any race other caucasians (as stated by the professor). The policy was a barbaric practice -- refusing people a place to stay and opportunities not available to them in less fortunate countries because of their skin colour?

I agree with Sage. Multiculturalism is what makes this country great...its what makes Australia.
 
What I found most utterly stupid of all of it was that the guy promoting it was American.
The whole thing in itself is just, ugh. Can someone clarify exactly what the policy is? I watched an interview but he didn't answer a thing, he just kept avoiding the questions. Which annoyed me, because if you're going to go out there and make statements like that, at least have the courage to explain yourself fully and clearly.
 
Sakhmet said:
What I found most utterly stupid of all of it was that the guy promoting it was American.
The whole thing in itself is just, ugh. Can someone clarify exactly what the policy is? I watched an interview but he didn't answer a thing, he just kept avoiding the questions.
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I think he was Canadian...he said 'about' in a funny way. But you're right, this professor is on a 20 month contract yet still has the audacity to tell us what's best for our country? I was born here and I'm pretty sure I have a better understanding of Australia and its people than he does.

He basically said that he thinks the White Australia Policy should be re-instated because Australia will eventually be overwhelmed by foreigners (I think he implied Asians but I can't remember exactly).
 
jess said:
I think he was Canadian...he said 'about' in a funny way.  But you're right, this professor is on a 20 month contract yet still has the audacity to tell us what's best for our country?  I was born here and I'm pretty sure I have a better understanding of Australia and its people than he does.

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Oh, agreed. That guy.. god he annoyed me. My sister and i were watching and then he brought up the African-American problem in America and how theres still problems, and how that could happen here. My sister just turned to me and goes "yeah, i think that the whole slavery thing may have had a lot to do with that. What a tool."
 
Wasn't that guy worried about there being too many Africans? At least that's what I heard.

There aren't even many African people living in Australia, so I found it really strange that he singled them out.
 
im glad people have an opinon about it, instead of brushing over it. And yeah i didnt get that uni professor either, i mean he was north american of some sort, yet he was telling US what to do!
 
Natalia said:
Wasn't that guy worried about there being too many Africans? At least that's what I heard.

There aren't even many African people living in Australia, so I found it really strange that he singled them out.
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Yeah, he said that. I've started to notice more migrants from Africa around my area. But I think his argument was about the stereotype of African Americans ie. more prone to commit crimes, etc. And for some reason, applied it to us by saying our crime will increase despite the low representation of Africans here.
 
I don't think it's right that we are trying to blame ourselves for every the Islamic extremists do though. Australia, as a whole, is an extremely accepting society - and England is even more so in many ways because they are, if anything even more multicultural (and yet they were attacks by extremists). We accept many people from many countries whereas the people who accuse us of not accepting them do not accept us into their countries.

For example, I know a United Nations worker who was thrown out of India even though she was there to help stop child prostitution and stop the spread of AIDS. (India has a higher rate of AIDS than any other country in the world.)

Anglo-Saxon Australians have been far more racist in the past. For example, the (legal) European immigrants after World War Two were often treated dreadfully. Many were made to change their names because they were considered 'too woggy'. Many weren't allowed to work in certain places or go to certain schools. In the late 60s and early 70s, my mother was refused admission to a Catholic school even though she was Catholic. She wasn't allowed in because her parents are Ukrainian.
Imagine if that happened today. Back then it was considered acceptable. Now it wouldn't be allowed. The Catholic schools in Canberra at least admit people not only from other branches of Christianity, but also Muslims and Hindus.

So that's why I think we need to dig a little deeper to explain why the terrorists are doing what they do. Because, on the whole, Australian society is one of the most accepting socities in the world.
 
*puts on a bimbo accent*

like c'mon people... white australia, is like, SOOO totally 1920s!





sorry, but that's the only real way I can express my feelings about this topic
 
Natalia said:
Because, on the whole, Australian society is one of the most accepting socities in the world.
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Agreed. I didn't want to go so far as to say "We aren't the ones initiating the racism", but I feel that we are a very welcoming country.


Bubbles said:
*puts on a bimbo accent*

like c'mon people... white australia, is like, SOOO totally 1920s!
sorry, but that's the only real way I can express my feelings about this topic
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Oh totally!
 
But what was he saying we should DO with the people who didn't fit his criteria? Did he just want to stop immigration or... throw people out of the country?
 
Sakhmet said:
But what was he saying we should DO with the people who didn't fit his criteria? Did he just want to stop immigration or... throw people out of the country?
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Re-introduce the White Australia Policy. He didn't comment on what he was going to do with people of a different race who were already living here. I'm an Asian but I'm an Australian citizen because I was born here...what would he do with someone like me? I doubt he seriously thought about that type of situation because what can you do? Detain and deport Australian citizens?
 

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