Thread: Real Or Wrong ??

I don't see any good arguments that start to get me on side. I just find the whole thing scary and personally, would prefer to see it disappear from the forum. That's no reflection on you Ashore, because I believe you did want honest opinions. Well, mine is that this world is too precious to spread this sort of stuff for any reason, no matter how innocent. The clowns who wrote that are no different from the clowns hiding in Asian caves planning suicide bombings.

Richard

The grammer tells me its written by someone with an IQ barely above that of a piece of 4 x 2.

Its not a message about patriotism..its someone of limited inteligence venting off their ignorance and bigotry. If I received such an email I'd be chasing up the orginator of the mail and reporting them to their ISP. If the person who sent the mail has munged the return address in the header then its spam and should be dealt with appropriately.

Originally Posted by Ashore

This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles,
trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the language!

Okay this guy has got me going!! Look at this j**rk pontificating about english skill when he cant even work out where in a sentence he should be using capitals.

The Snowy Mountain project wouldnt have got off the ground if it hadnt have been for hundreds of European workers many of whom probably didnt have too good a grasp of english and most certainly would have spoken their native languages at home with their families. Were these guys unpatriotic and un -Australian because their english wasnt 100%?

Im working out here on an (American) oil rig with guys who are Australians but originally hail from all over the globe. I was born in NZ, my wife comes from Japan and the other Geologist out here is a Serb. Half of the guys on this rig dont speak crash hot english but they're more Australian than the author of the above drivel.

Enough ranting....been out here on this rig for 5 weeks now and tolerance for Nazis isnt too good.

"In God we trust" - isn't that what's printed on the US currency? Not our motto as far as I know. Looks like someone has rehashed an American redneck manifesto.

Mick

Originally Posted by Ashore

This prompted this editorial written by an Australian citizen.
Published in an Australian newspaper. Quote:

This is B** S**. No Australian newspaper would publish this cr*p in an editorial and I doubt most papers would even accept it as a letter to the editor.

The author of the mail hasnt supplied a reference for the editorial because there isnt one. The only publication it might have appeared in would be the in house news letter of one of the looney Neo-Nazi groups active in this country.

You know, it's really interesting how your ideas and thoughts change when you are on the other side of the argument.

I could pontificate here for hours, but it's not changing anything.

And if, just if the claim that this was actually written and printed in Australia, well...

Kinda happy I don't share the same piece of dirt with a &*&^% like that.

Also have a whole new understanding of the folks who won't/can't/don't learn English.

Originally Posted by Schtoo

You know, it's really interesting how your ideas and thoughts change when you are on the other side of the argument.

Also have a whole new understanding of the folks who won't/can't/don't learn English.

Funny how when you live in a non English speaking country you suddenly do get a whole new angle on life. Simple little tasks like going down to the post office to buy a stamp become traumatic experiences.....When I first arrived in Japan it took me a day to get up enough courage and practise what I was going to say before heading off to the local post office. Stood in the que as nervous as hell, finally got to the counter.......and completely froze up. The guy behind the counter knew what was going on and worked out what I wanted and I left a happy chappy.

My time in Japan also taught me what it was like being on the receiving end of a bit of good old fashoned prejudice and bigotry....got run off from a contract I was working on by a character who simply didnt like foreigners....didnt have the language skills necessary to fight my case so I just left. It hurt at the time but I soon realised that this character was a one off and that generally during my stay Id been treated pretty well by people.

Whilst I agree with all of the above, I think there is one good point to be made. This business about trying not to tread on toes irks me a bit. Fortunately it hasn't spread down here yet but I know of a few kids of friends in Sydney whose schools cancelled Christmas and Easter-related stuff because it was considered offensive to the cultures of some of the students at the school.

I'm sorry, you can call me what you want, but that kind of thing sucks.

I agree with SC whilst I don't support nazi opinions the PC members of society should have a good look at themselves and have a think about whether some of the ridiculous proposals they put forward are fuelling the people that write this kind of propoganda.

I'm an immigrant and whilst I don't support the Australian cricket team I feel I've made an effort to fit into the Australian way of life. To be honest it wasn't much of an effort because I came here aspiring to that lifestyle, makes you wonder why people come here if they have objections to the way Australians live and the values they support. I've travelled a fair bit and have been to many countries that have values I didn't agree with and I never considered living in any of them, OK that's not strictly true I considered living in the US but I came to my senses after visiting Australia.
HH.

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.

It has also lead to a wonderful array of culinary delights being available to us

As Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

Many of them immigrants.

"In God We Trust" is our National Motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian
men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this
is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on
the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as your new home, Because God is
part of our culture.

In god we trust is not our national motto. Christians may have founded this nation on christian principles, they also did many other things in their time which I am glad we no longer have to suffer. This guy is using his religion against that of others, a little one eyed I think.
I am not religious and think religion should have no bearing on anything except for an individuals way of life. Religion is a personal choice, keep it personal.

If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go",
then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this
planet.

How about giving immigrants a fair go.

We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change

Some do, I quite like some of the influences of multiculturalism.

All that being said, I do not like the way SOME communities keep to themselves and have a go at Australians. Being called a "skippy" as an insult in your own country is intolerable. By all means celebrate your heritage, follow your team etc, but keep Australia the friendly and helpful country it is.

Whilst I am not an immigrant and still do not support the Australian cricket team ( boring game even when it's exciting:confused: ) I feel that jingoist rubbish like that is published because on the FACE of it, it is wonderfully Australian. In fact, to be Australian today is to be part of an amazing mixture of races and languages which, while we all complain about it sometimes, is something to be proud of, protective of and very patriotic about!
This forum is a great example of our willingness to enjoy the company of people from all sorts of places and backgrounds and on that very subject I only have one further thing to say....
























BLOODYGOODONYERS!!!

Looks like a load of bigoted rubbish to me. Racism disguised as patriotism.

Originally Posted by Ashore

Came through Tonight

What was the source, Ashore?

This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served
only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.

And what is our national identity? White, I'll bet.

As Australians,
we have our own culture, our own society, our own language

yes, and the original Australians, one of the oldest cultures on earth, had hundreds of languages

"In God We Trust" is our National Motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan.

We've now morphed into mindless quotation of American conservative opinion. "In God We Trust" is not the Australian national motto, but the American one, designated as such by act of Congress in 1956 during cold-war paranoia towards the godless communists. Interestingly, the Treaty of Tripoli, which was approved by President John Adams, and ratified by the US Senate on 10 June 1797, states:

"As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion - as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquillity of Musselmen - and as the said states never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

US lawmakers were far less religious only a couple of decades after the establishment of the Union than they are now.

If the Southern Cross offends...we really don't care how you did things where you came from...griping about ... Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly
encourage
you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,
"THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".

Absolute drivel. I'm Australian, and I'm offended by your views. Should I tell you to exerecise your right to leave?

f#@* off!

very erudite...

No matter how many times you receive it... please forward it to all
you
know.

I would have prefered not to see such mindless hatred expressed in these forums. Instead, it's been passed on.

I would rather you'd just pressed the delete button, and let it die.

Sounds like bloody John Laws or Alan Jones to me, all moccy wearing, stupid, emotional claptrap and no meat and potatoes!

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/beamerican.html

Thought I'd seen it before...