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ACADEMIC demands a whiter Australia (1 Viewer)

tattoodguy

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whats wrong with making signs sharing ur opinions etc.
If you hate australians thats fine tooo. Who ever u hate whatever groups etc u should have a right to say it and make a sign. Opinions and free speach and protesting etc etc etc - they help society.

You shouldnt vandalise or cause any harm to people. But u should have a right to make generalisations and share opinions.

whats wrong with saying u dont like immigrants etc

ur fucking immigrants ur living in our fucking country, we did u a fucking favor, dont fucking complaign.

When immigrants complaign about how we treat them over like racism etc, that proves they are ungreatful little whingers --- and thats probably a reason why we dont want them here.

Dont you guys place any value on free speach? why should speach be banned because its unpopular?

Can someone give me like a basic idea of what you can and cant say?
Are you aloud to distrubte literature etc how you hate immigratns? whats the law about this kind of thing?
 

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The academic is entitled to express his opinion, I would argue that he is obliged to find supporting evidence to justify his opinion.

I am entitled to disagree and will do so.

For instance ABS stats show that far from the melting pot failing (as is being suggested) it has been a success. Contrary to popular (telegraph) belief migrants do not live in closed ghettos (communities) but rather are spread liberally around wider society. Even down to tastes in food we have become integrated, caucasians frequently enjoy 'foreign' (eg non-english) cuisine and migrant food not originating in their home countries.

I am a big supporter of multi-culturalism and immigration. Who really wants to stop eating pizza, salami, pasta, rice, curry, strir-fry, sushi, etc. Aside from which economically speaking immigration is great.

My only limiting factor is environmental considerations, externalities which I believe can be effectively addressed through government policy.
 

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Australia isn't that successful in terms of multicultural progress. When considering the issue in terms of soft/token multiculturalism, then yes, Australia is a success, but given that anglo-celtic political norms and anglo-american cultural ideals still dominate society, 'true' multiculturalism is not something that we can say is apparent in Australia.

Of course, that all depends upon the meaning that you attach to the term.
 

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tattoodguy said:
whats wrong with making signs sharing ur opinions etc.
If you hate australians thats fine tooo. Who ever u hate whatever groups etc u should have a right to say it and make a sign. Opinions and free speach and protesting etc etc etc - they help society.

You shouldnt vandalise or cause any harm to people. But u should have a right to make generalisations and share opinions.

whats wrong with saying u dont like immigrants etc

ur fucking immigrants ur living in our fucking country, we did u a fucking favor, dont fucking complaign.

When immigrants complaign about how we treat them over like racism etc, that proves they are ungreatful little whingers --- and thats probably a reason why we dont want them here.

Dont you guys place any value on free speach? why should speach be banned because its unpopular?

Can someone give me like a basic idea of what you can and cant say?
Are you aloud to distrubte literature etc how you hate immigratns? whats the law about this kind of thing?
and here was me happily thinking you'd died. Or at least gone far, far away.
Meanwhile, Generator is, as usual spot on.
 

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Generator said:
Australia isn't that successful in terms of multicultural progress. When considering the issue in terms of soft/token multiculturalism, then yes, Australia is a success, but given that anglo-celtic political norms and anglo-american cultural ideals still dominate society, 'true' multiculturalism is not something that we can say is apparent in Australia.

Of course, that all depends upon the meaning that you attach to the term.
I'd have to diagree with that. Over the last 20 years, multiculturalism has worked pretty well in Australia. I do agree that "anglo-celtic political norms and anglo-american cultural ideals still dominate society", but it should be noted that multiculturalism is not designed to completely replace the existing culture with a new one. Its desinged to blend/integrate the existing way of life into new citizens in such a way that everyone is free to enjoy their own way of life under the united banner of one country.
 

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I would argue that the reason that "anglo-celtic political norms and anglo-american cultural ideas still dominate society" (uses morays more to sound like a sociologist) is because Australia is still dominated by those of "anglo-celtic" origin. And that as Shittles says this is even an indication of the success of multi-culturalism that important elements of the original society remain, changed but not torn down.
 

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I saw this interview on Today Tonight (a fine source of credible informatrion :p) this man is an ass. I hate views like this....all of my best friends throughout my life have been non-anglo-celtic in origin. all I would like to say to this dickhead is that "Hello buddy.... WE WEREN'T ACTUALLY HERE FIRST" the Aboriginal people were, so who are you to stipulate that Australia should become a purely white nation. How about taking your head out of your arse yeah?
 

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How has everyone seemed to miss the fact that

THIS SO CALLED ACCADEMIC IS AN IMMIGRANT!

What the fuck, what makes him immune to all the hypocritical shit he is spreading? Someone answer me that.
 

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Asquithian said:
But he is 'white'. Get it?

He wants to stop non white immigration.
Yeah im not stupid. Im simply asking if anyone can justify his stance, as he can't, yet so many people seem to be in agreeance with him. I am concerned and confused to say the least.
 

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Im sorry, please correct if im wrong, but are we saying your intelligence depends on your appearance? So everytime i go in the sun and get a tan I am inferior to the person i was several minutes earlier?
 

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Asquithian he won't tell you because you aren't white you would lower the standard of his school.

anti-mathmite, I have only Western European blood in me, so what school do you go to?
 

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I am of Anglo-irish stock, would I lower the tone?

Anyone else find it interesting that mathamite believes that the only older people who take any interest in him are peadophiles.......
 

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What pisses me off is that these type of people complain about "Asians" and "Blacks" destroying our culture, when they say nothing about the foreign culture that is a biggest threat to us, that is US culture.

When infact many "Asians" are 4th 5th generations, and your Chinese takeaway restaurants have been here since the first "Asians" came during the Gold Rush era.

The only nationalist stance i would support is the one to remove American and Japanese Corporate Imperialist power from Australia.
 
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Macquarie University totally rejects racism in any form. Any form of discrimination, harassment, or victimisation is totally unacceptable and has no place in our society. I apologise sincerely to anyone who feels they may have suffered as a result of opinions publicly expressed in the name of the University in recent media, and I give my assurance that the University will act to prevent discrimination, promote access for disadvantaged groups, and improve procedures for dealing with grievances, in line with its declared policies and procedures.

Macquarie is proud to welcome people of all nationalities, races and cultures to the University. Our students from many countries bring a wealth of experience to our lives and enrich the learning environment on our campus.

Macquarie is the most multicultural university in Australia. By 2004, 31% of our students were international students and came from 71 different countries around the world. Internationalisation of all aspects of Macquarie's activities is one of the key factors that gives Macquarie its distinctive edge. It is a central tenet in our plans for research, teaching and community outreach.

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Within the ambit of academic freedom lies the traditional role of the university in providing informed comment on customs and practices in our society and in challenging held beliefs and structures. As stated in the University's Code of Conduct, where public comments are offered by staff as members of Macquarie University, it is expected that the comments will relate directly to their individual expertise and the specialised area of their appointment.

This does not restrict the right of a staff member to freely express opinions in their private capacity as an individual member of society. However, it is a serious matter for staff to make public comments which are intentionally designed to bring the University into disrepute.

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I have initiated a review of our policies to ensure that these important matters are clear and unequivocal.

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Comrade nathan said:
What pisses me off is that these type of people complain about "Asians" and "Blacks" destroying our culture, when they say nothing about the foreign culture that is a biggest threat to us, that is US culture.

When infact many "Asians" are 4th 5th generations, and your Chinese takeaway restaurants have been here since the first "Asians" came during the Gold Rush era.

The only nationalist stance i would support is the one to remove American and Japanese Corporate Imperialist power from Australia.
White-ness is the norm, and has become the 'status quo' from which everything else is compared.
 

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