Pauline's latest stupid pronouncements

[Neferti]

Because many liberals have become disillusioned with a socialist leading their Liberal party so are wondering what to vote for.

Malcolm would love them to vote for Shorten, as this was always the plan.

I reckon "Mal" votes for the Greens, 'cos they will make cannabis legal.

[brian ross]

If you wish to be honest, Mellie, the PHONies don't have a hope in hell of gaining Government, either at a state or a federal level. They do not have the numbers. The voters don't like them and with good reason. Until they abandon - which they never will - their fringe beliefs, they will always remain a minor party. Too many people know that the Earth revolves around the Sun, that we are the third rock from the Sun and we are a multicultural nation. 85% of the population supports Multiculturalism. Something they and their supporters will never acknowledge it. To them, they cannot see that Multiculturalism simply recognises what Australian society has become.

[mellie]

If you wish to be honest, Mellie, the PHONies don't have a hope in hell of gaining Government, either at a state or a federal level. They do not have the numbers. The voters don't like them and with good reason. Until they abandon - which they never will - their fringe beliefs, they will always remain a minor party. Too many people know that the Earth revolves around the Sun, that we are the third rock from the Sun and we are a multicultural nation. 85% of the population supports Multiculturalism. Something they and their supporters will never acknowledge it. To them, they cannot see that Multiculturalism simply recognises what Australian society has become.

We are a multicultural nation, time some accepted this and moved on.

[mellie]

Because many liberals have become disillusioned with a socialist leading their Liberal party so are wondering what to vote for.

Malcolm would love them to vote for Shorten, as this was always the plan.

I reckon "Mal" votes for the Greens, 'cos they will make cannabis legal.

Cannabis won't be legalised and for good reason.

[Malcolm_hates_your_kids]

Because many liberals have become disillusioned with a socialist leading their Liberal party so are wondering what to vote for.

Malcolm would love them to vote for Shorten, as this was always the plan.

Abbott gave the country copper internet!

Every single capital "L" iberal voter is guilty!

[Malcolm_hates_your_kids]

If you wish to be honest, Mellie, the PHONies don't have a hope in hell of gaining Government, either at a state or a federal level. They do not have the numbers. The voters don't like them and with good reason. Until they abandon - which they never will - their fringe beliefs, they will always remain a minor party. Too many people know that the Earth revolves around the Sun, that we are the third rock from the Sun and we are a multicultural nation. 85% of the population supports Multiculturalism. Something they and their supporters will never acknowledge it. To them, they cannot see that Multiculturalism simply recognises what Australian society has become.

We are a multicultural nation, time some accepted this and moved on.

So we should import a million muslims a year?

[Black Orchid]

From your survey and how many respondents were interviewed and from which states?

Regarding sense of personal safety, when respondents were asked if they were worried about becoming a victim of crime in their local area, 25% were worried in 2009, 35% in 2017.

There is, however, the possibility to develop a second interpretation of the survey and demographic data presented in this report. This second perspective indicatesthat the Australia of 2017 is less resilient than the Australia of ten years earlier, less able to deal with economic and other crises that may eventuate in coming years.
  
First, there is an increasing geographical concentration of the overseas‐born populations, as indicated by the census analysis reported here. This increased concentration, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, questions whether past patterns of integration are
continuing, or whether new norms are being established those consequences need to be better understood.

Second, the relatively high level of negative feeling towards Muslims is a factor that enters into evaluation of future risk. Questions in the Life in Australia survey conducted for the Scanlon Foundation indicate that 41% of respondents are negative towards Muslims, compared to 6% towards Buddhists. Focus group discussions undertaken for the Scanlon Foundation’s Australia@2015, and other projects, indicates that this negativity is in part fed by the reality – and the heightened perception – of radical rejectionism of Australia’s secular democratic values and institutions within segments of the Muslim population, which in 2016 was the largest of the non‐Christian faith groups.

Third, a closer examination of the ten years of Scanlon Foundation surveys indicate a potential weakness of interpretation based on aggregated data, in which the two levels of positive (‘strongly agree’ and ‘disagree’) or negative (‘strongly disagree’ and ‘disagree’) response are treated as one. The risk is that deteriorating results at the ‘strongly’ held level may be masked by such
aggregation

Whilst PAST immigration HAS made a positive contribution to Australia the masses we are now bringing in from 3rd world countries and who are changing the fabric of society in Sydney especially, your 85% is fractured and the latest polls show that the majority of Australians want immigration CUT.

A majority (61%) said they believed that “overall” immigration had made a positive contribution to Australian society but a majority (55%) also agreed with the statement immigration should be slowed as it causes too much change to our society.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... ntial-poll

It found that 74 per cent thought Australia did not need more people, with big majorities believing that population growth was putting “a lot of pressure” on hospitals, roads, affordable housing and jobs.

Fifty-four per cent wanted a cut to migration, while 55 per cent agreed Australia “was in danger of losing its culture and identity”, and 52 per cent said the country had changed so much that it sometimes felt foreign.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... c2425f25bf

[Rorschach]

Roach, we have been a multicultural nation since foundation, and contrary to your gloom n doom far-reaching theories of multicultural failure, most Australians are happy to be Australians.
I agree there's still work to be done, ie, poor planning re immigrating certain marginalised groups, however, on the whole we're doing ok.
We just need to ensure we do thing's better in future.


Would you have refused my Jewish Portuguese grandmother entry?

No we haven't mel we have had a settlement policy called multiculturalism since Fraser was PM.

Hardly anyone wanted it, not even the ethnics.
Hawke refused to give a referendum on it, because he knew they'd lose.

B4 Multiculti we had Integration, b4 integration we had Assimilation, many people in fact still believe immigrants need to assimilate... they don't have to.

[brian ross]

So we should import a million muslims a year?

Alarmist bullshit. We not importing a million anyone a year.

[Malcolm_hates_your_kids]

So we should import a million muslims a year?

Alarmist bullshit. We not importing a million anyone a year.

I was talking to mellie: she can speak for herself if you don't mind!