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originally posted by: Sublimecraft
No, you miss the point - they can just not come here to begin with if they are not willing to enjoy our freedoms and assimilate 100% into our culture
Your disgusted feelings aside, It's really that simple - my house - my rules.
It's not a matter of belief, it's simply what I have observed, especially in the last few years. I'm not saying all Australians or even most are like that, I just said a fraction are like that, which is clearly true
originally posted by: deadeyedick
Very sad.
This does not end well for the natives.
and where you argument is:
"We live in an era of mass hysteria ... Muslims are under siege and Muslim children in particular are under siege."
They were told Muslim children should not be forced to sing the Australian anthem and that "deradicalisation" was an agenda of forced assimilation.
"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to hide! Why the need to meet with an agency that treats the entire community as possessors of knowledge of criminal activities or similar?" it states. "Even if the spooks turn up on your door step (again, not an uncommon occurrence), politely decline their request to talk and insist on your legal right not to."
originally posted by: aorAki
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
No, you miss the point - they can just not come here to begin with if they are not willing to enjoy our freedoms and assimilate 100% into our culture
Your disgusted feelings aside, It's really that simple - my house - my rules.
Whose house was it first, digger?
I don't think you're living by Aborigine rules there mate.
From this time forward, [under god - optional]
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
Austrlaia, as it is today, is a multicultural society, this is the pledge I made when I emigrated:
From this time forward, [under god - optional]
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
It pretty simple really but still some people come here cant even follow a simple pledge, worse, they have no intention of following when they set out here.
originally posted by: Forensick
Many countries as they stand today under the laws they have are not those of the first inhabitants, so Civilisation expands, you cannot wind back the clock with half assed arguament (sic) like that. Get over it.
Austrlaia (sic), as it is today, is a multicultural society, this is the pledge I made when I emigrated:
From this time forward, [under god - optional]
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.
It pretty simple really but still some people come here cant even follow a simple pledge, worse, they have no intention of following when they set out here.
(Source)
Indigenous Australians are members of groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to European colonisation. The term is therefore somewhat broad in scope, including such ethnically diverse groups as Tiwi people, Noongar people, and Torres Strait Islanders, and does not generally imply a close relationship or common origin of all included groups.
originally posted by: aorAki
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
No, you miss the point - they can just not come here to begin with if they are not willing to enjoy our freedoms and assimilate 100% into our culture
Your disgusted feelings aside, It's really that simple - my house - my rules.
Whose house was it first, digger?
I don't think you're living by Aborigine rules there mate.
originally posted by: Dark Ghost
(Link)
A conference organised by the hardline Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir is underway for Muslim groups to discuss what they say has been unjustified Government intervention within their community to deal with terrorism.
The conference, part of a campaign entitled Innocent Until Proven Muslim, is underway in Bankstown in south-west Sydney.
The group's media spokesman Uthman Badar told the conference the Muslim community has been what he described as violated in a bid to deal with the threat of terrorism.
Mr Badar said the level of hysteria and intimidation towards the Australian Muslim community has reached new levels with women and children now being targeted.
He said attempts at de-radicalisation are nothing more than an agenda of forced assimilation justified by exaggerated fears of a security threat.
Another article relating to the topic at hand:
Muslim children should not be forced to sing national anthem, says Hizb ut-Tahrir
I don't think those organising this conference have thoroughly thought things through. I am all for ending violence, harassment and prejudice against everyday Muslims living in Australia, and ensuring they can live and function in a safe and pleasant environment, but I struggle to agree that "forced assimilation" should be seen as a bad thing. Everyone else is expected to assimilate when they emigrate into another country, why should Australian Muslims be exempt?
Nobody is asking everyday Muslims to fully let go of their cultural/religious heritage and fully immerse themselves in Australian culture. What is expected of them is to obey Australian laws and uphold Australian values and adhere to social norms to the best of their ability. Nothing short of that expectation would be accepted from Australians immigrating into other countries.
originally posted by: Dark Ghost
I recommend you think deeply about that point before continuing to sprout your white guilt nonsense onto other members.
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: aorAki
May i ask where you live ? And have you adopted the native lifestyle of the country that you live in...?...and by that i mean what history teaches us that were the first inhabitants or natives if you like. ?
I live in Aotearoa New Zealand. This thread isn't about Aotearoa New Zealand, it's about immigrants and refugees settling in Australia and the knee-jerk reaction of the xenophobic Australian rednecks who don't see the irony of the "our house our rules" mentality. But sure, feel free to start a thread on Aotearoa New Zealand's race relations. I'll be there.