Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Jan 19th 2010, 3:02 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Australia has a smiliarlity to Ireland when it comes to racism. Irish people (speaking generally, as thats what we're all doing here) are racist but its more of a behind their back sort of chicken way out. Its definitely one of the reasons I left. I didnt leave expecting to find a racist free country. But I was aware of how much more honest Australians are in the sense of they do it to your face. Irish people will claim that racist slurs are simply attempts at cracking a joke with no harm meant. Australians are the same. But have the guts to do it to your face. If I have to respect one method, it would be the Australian way.
Jan 19th 2010, 3:03 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Every week there are attacks on the asian/polish community from loyalist british thugs in the North of Ireland,even to the point of 'ethnic cleansing' style attacks,but unfortunately we have kid fiddling priests to keep them from the front page.Thankfully these thugs see themselves as 'British' not IRISH.
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Jan 19th 2010, 3:13 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
l'm fed up with Americans, British and Inidans and everyone else calling Australia a racist country, most of those who say OZ is racist are totally thick and know nothing about OZ, or their own history and all the racist crimes and racist treatment they have handed out their own people and others.
For example some Americans going on about how we stole the land from the Aboriginies, how do they think they got America did the Native Indians invite them over there.
For example some Americans going on about how we stole the land from the Aboriginies, how do they think they got America did the Native Indians invite them over there.
Last Australia Day, I had an Aussie guy tell me that Aboriginal people should go back to their own country - Oh dear, that isnt racist at all is it, not to mention taking the boundaries of stupidity to a new level.
Or witnessing a bus driver call an Aboriginal child of about 5 years old a 'black ****' when he got on the bus without his Mum who was trying to organise her shopping bags.
Or being myself and my friend told to '**** off back to England' - that isn't racist is it?
Racism goes on in all countries so please do not call those of us that have witnessed racism in Australia thick and claim we don't know anything about Australia.
And please do not bleat on about history either, I have knickers older than the suburb I live in. If you are going to start a thread like this, please make it more balanced.
You have made yourself look completely stupid and while I am at it, whilst I do not like the behaviour of some of the Indigenous people, it does not make what happened to them in the past acceptable and yes, when it comes to Aboriginals - many of the people here are extremely racist to the point it beggars belief.
Jan 19th 2010, 3:34 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
In my opinion the initital comment is absolutely ridiculous.
There are many racist Australians, just like there are many racist and ignorant people in every country.. For every insightful and intelligent "coming to our country, taking our jobs and our women" ignorant idiot you have the misfortune to have to listen to in Australia, you'll get one equally as eloquent idiot spouting s***e in the UK, Ireland, the US and any other country I can ever remember visiting.
There are many racist Australians, just like there are many racist and ignorant people in every country.. For every insightful and intelligent "coming to our country, taking our jobs and our women" ignorant idiot you have the misfortune to have to listen to in Australia, you'll get one equally as eloquent idiot spouting s***e in the UK, Ireland, the US and any other country I can ever remember visiting.
Jan 19th 2010, 3:46 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Read the online Indian newpapers just about every day theres some new headline article about how racist Australia is and how they want to boycott the OZ cricket team and so on , still theres record numbers of Inidans immigrating to OZ. IF its such a racist country then why are Indians the largest or second largest immigrant group.
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Jan 19th 2010, 3:54 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Read the online Indian newpapers just about every day theres some new headline article about how racist Australia is and how they want to boycott the OZ cricket team and so on , still theres record numbers of Inidans immigrating to OZ. IF its such a racist country then why are Indians the largest or second largest immigrant group.
Jan 19th 2010, 4:16 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Read the online Indian newpapers just about every day theres some new headline article about how racist Australia is and how they want to boycott the OZ cricket team and so on , still theres record numbers of Inidans immigrating to OZ. IF its such a racist country then why are Indians the largest or second largest immigrant group.
Jan 19th 2010, 4:17 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
Read the online Indian newpapers just about every day theres some new headline article about how racist Australia is and how they want to boycott the OZ cricket team and so on , still theres record numbers of Inidans immigrating to OZ. IF its such a racist country then why are Indians the largest or second largest immigrant group.
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Jan 19th 2010, 4:21 pm
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Jan 19th 2010, 4:27 pm
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Re: Sick of everyone calling Australia racist.
l'm fed up with Americans, British and Inidans and everyone else calling Australia a racist country, most of those who say OZ is racist are totally thick and know nothing about OZ, or their own history and all the racist crimes and racist treatment they have handed out their own people and others.
For example some Americans going on about how we stole the land from the Aboriginies, how do they think they got America did the Native Indians invite them over there.
For example some Americans going on about how we stole the land from the Aboriginies, how do they think they got America did the Native Indians invite them over there.
