Why is this racist?

[Bird]

I am amazed it didn't happen sooner to be honest there is a long history of certain groups coming into Cronulla and causing issues and don't get me started on the boys in blue in the area.

Yup.. having grown up and gone to school thru the area I hear plenty from mates out there

but anytime someone tried to bring it up - they were instantly branded racist..

[grafy82]

The funny thing is I really didn't realise there were so many people of Aboriginal descent on here.  You learn something everyday!

Dazzler, please enlighten us as to why you felt it necessary to pop this race flaming comment in here. Are you saying that only Aboriginal Australians are allowed to be patriotic about their country.
   You just slagged off a lot of the forum members here for their views on this, but you clearly know the difference between the people that come here for a better life and adapt and assimilate to the Aussie way of life and are willing to follow the laws of the land and work hard to contribute to our communities, as opposed to those who come here with no intention of every trying to assimilate and who want to push their customs and laws upon us hence making this place more like what they were supposedly trying to escape from. That is what the shirt slogan, which is what we are actually discussing here, is meant to portray.


Wes

[Jeepers Creepers]

Dazzler, please enlighten us as to why you felt it necessary to pop this race flaming comment in here. Are you saying that only Aboriginal Australians are allowed to be patriotic about their country.
   You just slagged off a lot of the forum members here for their views on this, but you clearly know the difference between the people that come here for a better life and adapt and assimilate to the Aussie way of life and are willing to follow the laws of the land and work hard to contribute to our communities, as opposed to those who come here with no intention of every trying to assimilate and who want to push their customs and laws upon us hence making this place more like what they were supposedly trying to escape from. That is what the shirt slogan, which is what we are actually discussing here, is meant to portray.


Wes

Geez, that's a lot to get out of one sentence.

[discoteddy]

Geez, that's a lot to get out of one sentence.

Yep, long sentence but well said!


Cheers,

Disco teddy.

[Terry W4]

Can't believe that ths is still going!

[achjimmy]

Can't believe that ths is still going!

Yep I think it's well time it closed. Sorry it's caused some grief.

[dales133]

It's getting counter productive pretty fast.
Here's an idea if we are gonna talk religion , patriotism and politics let's compare ourselves to isreal and how they deal with foreign affairs and refugees  ....makes us all seem alot nicer dosn't it.
An no , I seriously don't want to go there was just sayn

[dazzler]

After my rant I kept well away from this as it would only have gotten worse.

To put you in the picture. 

My mothers side of the family were gypsy's and have been and continue to be persecuted.

My fathers side were Huguenots and had their lands taken from them and deported.

If you take the time to look back at your own histories you will most probably find similar stories and the basis for the persecution was intolerance fostered and fed by those with their own nationalistic or religious agendas.

"Love it or leave it" attempts to control what we are allowed to think and is the beginnings of nationalistic behaviour that mostly ends in someone being made to leave.

As a few of you know, I deported a Hazara family back to Afghanistan to the virtual certain death of the father.  Done because of the right wing jump that Australia has done since 2000. 

I can assure you this family loved Australia. 

I will say no more.  You are welcome to PM me to continue a personal argument on the matter. I will even give you my phone number.

daz

[Marschy]

Can't believe that ths is still going!

Then don't read the thread.