We probably need another riot - and a bad one at that because this is the only way changes are going to come about. There seem to be a lot more people learning the difference between integration and multiculturalism now.Rorschach wrote:Multiculturalism
I can’t remember an election or referendum, where the Australian people were asked to register their opinion, on Multiculturalism. The quiet patience of the vast majority of Australians has been taken advantage of. Our society has been hijacked by; minority interest groups, simple-minded bureaucrats, social reformists and opportunistic politicians. Multiculturalism has been foisted upon us, like it or not.
Yes we do encourage enclaves for the simple reason that many Lebanese Muslims tend to buy into the cheaper areas like Auburn, Bankstown, Lakemba - areas that many Australians a few decades ago found distasteful. It's only natural that non-Muslims would prefer not to assimilate with those who appear to be religious zealots. The same could be said of the Jews in St. Ives and Bondi and their eruvs - although in these instances those who live in the surrounding areas are fighting rejecting the Jewish "enclaves" and their exclusivity. Who's prepared to do that in Punchbowl?Over these Multicultural years, the cries of racism and the brand of racist has been bandied about to the point of stupidity. Politicians, (our elected representatives), and the Media, have been the main offenders. Time has more than passed for the voice of the true Australian to be heard.
I, as with most Australians I know, am not a racist. I do not believe, my genes, make me superior in any way, to any other race of human being. I believe there are greater and lesser people in every race. I also once believed that Multiculturalism involved the process of assimilation. That is: that no matter where you came from, that if you chose to stay in Australia, you would eventually become, Australian. But, Multiculturalism, is not about assimilation, it is not about putting Australia first. It is about tolerance. We, as a society, are expected to allow others to come here and maintain; their way of life, beliefs, even language, for as long as they choose to live here. In doing this, aren’t we simply allowing others to transfer their culture, their way of life, to a place in our country? Aren’t we encouraging the creation of enclaves within our own society? Is it little wonder then, that there are now places within Australia, that actually look and feel, like another country.
It's called racism, but it is really an intolerance of some religions that lead to being called a racist - probably because we look at Muslims as being predominantly Arabs - but then the same could be said for many of the Jews.There are Politicians and others, that would brand me racist, for what I have just said. Even though, I have made no racist comments. For some people, particularly the politically motivated), there seems to be no distinction between the terms of racist, (with all its negative connotations), and racial. A term, which merely points out, that someone or some group of people, are of a different race. People of many races can make up a society, people of many races can be Australian. If we make a comment about people of a particular racial background, is that necessarily being racist? I think not.
Most migrants do adapt and love this country. We are talking about a minority here. We don't get upset about areas such as Chinatown - because we get something back. Again it is religion and not necessarily always Islam. There are some extreme Christians and Jews too although not on the same scale.Over the years, I have personally witnessed discrimination against Australians in their own country. Sadly, there is evidence of it almost daily. I have even experienced it myself. I also know people that have lived here for years, some, longer than the time they have spent in their own country. Some of these people consider that the moment you pass through their front gate, that you are no longer in Australia. I have known children, taught by their parents to look down upon Australians, and to praise and love a country and a way of life, they have never really experienced. These things are not rare.
Does the present multicultural system, help to reinforce these things? How many migrants bring their own prejudices and problems with them? I have seen “New Australians,” burn the Australian flag on National television. How many ethnic communities, do we see protesting and behaving in ways the rest of us would consider, not Australian? How many of these protests are about problems they have supposedly, left behind? How can you leave behind a way of life in a multicultural society? Perhaps it is the policy of Multiculturalism itself that is to blame for these things. Perhaps many aspects of it need to be overturned.
Surely, as Australians when we welcome migrants here, we can expect them to become Australians. To adapt to our attitudes, and adopt our language. Are we not offering them our way of life? Are they not accepting this by coming here? Surely they can live here without forgetting their past, their native land and culture. Surely they can pass on the good from their native country, as well as accepting the good in ours.
What's the solution? We can't turn back the clock. No government is going to exclude certain religions. Maybe One Nation could be revived?When parents expect their children to marry only others of their culture, religion or race. Are they not discriminating against others? Does Multiculturalism reinforce this type of discrimination? If people come here to continue their way of life in our country, is this not merely another form of invasion? The Aborigines certainly think so. Is it little wonder then that people are concerned about this?
