Beoz

You don't have to read them.

I hate dogs. I ignore the "How to send your dog to Australia" threads. I don't bother jumping in and derailing the conversation by saying I hate dogs.

I guess its interested you in some way if you keep popping back in. Maybe you have something to add.

the troubadour

As with the community as a whole. Best accept the Islamists right wing retards are what they are, same as any other deplorable ,denying of freedom similar types of different complexions found everywhere.


Muslim chic is cool. You just need a short trip over to Jakarta to check out how cool.


I don't know about Melbourne, but increasingly evident, though in small numbers on the streets of Perth as well. All good and long may people feel the freedom to express themselves in any way that doesn't prevent others doing the same.

the troubadour

Well as you can see with a little insight, it was far removed from the end of it.


Even as a foreigner you do need to keep up. Whether or not you recognise it or not is hardly here or there.
There remains no easy answers and a lot of hard work on all sides to overcome the situation we find ourselves in today. Some progress has been made.

Lion in Winter

No, nothing to add really. These themes are the same all over tbe forum so it has all been said, although if you ask Paulry nicely he might post his video of Merkel in a swimsuit. I think that's the only thing missing.

Beoz

Please no..... same should be said for Putin on a horse and Abbott in budgie's.

Beoz

As strange as it sounds, Zulu has said as much in this thread. Are you selectively reading and replying again?

the troubadour

I'm afraid the selectivity is all on one side. That side not being mine.

the troubadour

This sounds like a thumbs up for multiculturalism, something you normally rail against. Or selective at best.


Chinese of course understandably, do welcome an opportunity to laundry money abroad out of sight from an authoritarian government.
There is a high return rate as well, often after securing an Australian passport and a property or two under their belt.


Meanwhile certain suburbs like Hurtsville in Sydney has well over 50% China born population living in the area.
Other suburbs are not far behind in other areas of Sydney and Melbourne.
Fine as it goes, but not necessarily suggestive of an integrated and assimilated population.


I'm not sure your posts of several years back would have been so tolerant towards other immigration, while only demonising Muslim immigration.


Most Muslims here don't necessary have the same advantages of many Chinese and Indian migrants possess with highly demanded skills or wealthy on entry. Doesn't mean most are not hard working, able bodied citizens.
They are in vogue to cop the flak at the moment just as previous migrants have endured in the past. Be it Vietnamese or Irish.


A bit sad the racists feel able to single out a group through their religion, feeling a degree of impunity to demonise while claiming a moral ground.

Amazulu

no selectivity at all Herman

Like I have said on here before, people should be allowed to say whatever they like (apart from say advocating violence or pedophilia etc) - anything, no matter how much offense they cause

Real freedom of speech is vital

Hope this helps

Amazulu

And this is how the haters roll - if they can't get their opinion across, they play the racist tag

Very sad

bourbon-biscuit

Trouble is, this is how the modern racist rolls - if they are called out on racism, they deflect the heat thus.

Amazulu

Make the call then

the troubadour

The only help would be for you to stop tying yourself in knots. Probably the most selective of posters, well along with one other, that finds it impossible to debate without falling back on tags of left wing to anything not in agreement with.


We need transparency and accountability which neither side of politics particularly endorses. That is what real freedom is. We do not need to be abusive for the sake off being so which is often in itself a smoke screen in order to banish the real issues.

Amazulu

I'm completely open

People should be allowed to say anything they want (except as outlined above)

That's all you need to know

the troubadour

Like I wrote nothing but a smoke screen while the real issues are all too often hidden under a wall of secrecy.