Posted by Christopher
on August 29, 2004, 10:57 pm, in reply to "Multi-cultural and pleased about it!"
For a multicultural society we sure have a long way to go when people who are trying to escape death and persecution are pushed away from our shores or locked in detention centres. For a multicultural country AUstralia has more than its fair share of racists
--Previous Message--
: Just a little musing - the last few days I've
: been in two shopping centres in Sydney and
: have been struck, (I suppose because of
: the fear in the air at the moment), by the
: number of Moslem people who are part of
: our community here. They are Australians
: just as much as I am and are part of this
: country's present and future.
: When we speak of "typical
: Australians", we need to keep them in
: mind because, judging from these shopping
: centre visits lately, they are just as
: typical a sight as any other kind of
: person.
: It would be good if some of the red-neck
: radio jocks and those who constantly
: regard people from the Middle East, and
: particularly Moslem people, as foreigners,
: could get out and about and realise that
: we have lots of people sharing this
: country who are "typical" of
: Australia now. Media outlets such as SBS
: are becoming more and more mainstream
: rather than simply being fringe or niche
: broadcasters.
: I'm proud we can live together like this.
: How much courage would it take to let a
: mere two or three thousand more refugees
: establish themselves here, and to allow a
: few hundred Timorese to stay, who've
: already been living as Australians for
: many years?
: It's too late for those who play the
: race-card to shape this country anymore -
: try as they might - we are many colours
: and shapes and languages and faiths - and
: there is still room for more!
:
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