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Re: defining Australian multiculturalism
Reply #15 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 12:21pm

The change is only very minimal and its principle aim is to reduce the number of ethnics wasting everyone's time by lodging official complaints about a neighbour calling them a 'wog' in an argument over a barking dog, or ethnic cooking smells, or loud religious prayers coming from a radio turned up at high volume.

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Reply #16 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 8:39pm

issuevoter wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 8:28am:

There is a fundamental omission in the definitions to date. It is the necessity of a secular state to oversee cultures that insist on clinging to religion. Only a secular state can accommodate multiculturalism honestly. The definition as it stand puts more emphasis on tolerating religion than it does on secularism.

A second omission is the justification of English as our language, which leaves definitions open to accusation of unfairness. For example, China will soon have the largest English speaking population in the World, so it is not just our tradition that makes sense.

Another omission is any defense of our legal system other than it is the law. The basis of our system comes from Britain, and as just about every new country implements version of this, we should be proud to state in loudly.

When they talk about "the rule of law" they mean no-one is above the law. The law rules, not the PM.

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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: defining Australian multiculturalism Reply #17 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:08pm In short, it's liberalism trying to overcome ethnic and identity politics.
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Re: defining Australian multiculturalism
Reply #18 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:19pm

freediver wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 8:39pm:

issuevoter wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 8:28am:

There is a fundamental omission in the definitions to date. It is the necessity of a secular state to oversee cultures that insist on clinging to religion. Only a secular state can accommodate multiculturalism honestly. The definition as it stand puts more emphasis on tolerating religion than it does on secularism.

A second omission is the justification of English as our language, which leaves definitions open to accusation of unfairness. For example, China will soon have the largest English speaking population in the World, so it is not just our tradition that makes sense.

Another omission is any defense of our legal system other than it is the law. The basis of our system comes from Britain, and as just about every new country implements version of this, we should be proud to state in loudly.

When they talk about "the rule of law" they mean no-one is above the law. The law rules, not the PM.

Well that's just ridiculous. What about when you want to ban people you don't like?

Take people who bow down to pray, for example. Take those who grow beards. Take those who squat down to piss and play with their dicks afterwards. Hideous.

What's your clause to get out of the rule of law, FD?

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Mattyfisk Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 92260 Gender:	Re: defining Australian multiculturalism Reply #19 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:21pm Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:08pm: In short, it's liberalism trying to overcome ethnic and identity politics. There's a thesis or 50 in that, Mistie. "Progressives".
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Postmodern Trendoid III Gold Member Offline Posts: 10259 Gender:	Re: defining Australian multiculturalism Reply #20 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:29pm John Smith wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:35am: another attempt to divide an conquer by the useless malcolm for different people it means different things. it's as if you just saw these slogans somewhere and thought they'd be cool to post.
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Re: defining Australian multiculturalism
Reply #21 - Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:33pm

Mattyfisk wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:21pm:

Postmodern Trendoid III wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2017 at 10:08pm:

In short, it's liberalism trying to overcome ethnic and identity politics.

There's a thesis or 50 in that, Mistie.

"Progressives".

there is. and this is what the big project used to be, if you remember King: 'judge someone on their character and not the colour of their skin'.

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