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charlou
25th January 2012, 03:10 AM
Such a simple and seemingly obvious and sensible approach, one would think.
Charlie Teo has called for more acceptance of refugees and a recognition of racism in this country in the Australia Day address he delivered tonight.
The well known brain surgeon detailed his experiences of the "hidden and sometimes overt" racism in Australia, and argued that the government should consider taking a bipartisan approach to refugees.
"Both sides of the political fence are floundering," Dr Teo said. "I believe Australia has a moral and social obligation to demonstrate a higher level of kindness ... to refugees," he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/teos-message-to-australia-be-kinder-to-refugees-20120123-1qdnl.html#ixzz1kR4saJcN
Charlie Teo has called for more acceptance of refugees and a recognition of racism in this country in the Australia Day address he delivered tonight.
The well known brain surgeon detailed his experiences of the "hidden and sometimes overt" racism in Australia, and argued that the government should consider taking a bipartisan approach to refugees.
"Both sides of the political fence are floundering," Dr Teo said. "I believe Australia has a moral and social obligation to demonstrate a higher level of kindness ... to refugees," he said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/teos-message-to-australia-be-kinder-to-refugees-20120123-1qdnl.html#ixzz1kR4saJcN
Hermit
25th January 2012, 05:34 AM
Such a simple and seemingly obvious and sensible approach, one would think.
...and so difficult to implement. Many people are not aware how ingrained the problems for non-Caucasians are in relation to Australia. When this country officially became a nation in 1901, almost the first bill enacted was the Immigration Restriction Act. Edmund Barton, our first Prime Minister, justified the restrictions thus: "The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman."
Since then, the conservative coalition has always pandered to the Australian myopic parochialism with great enthusiasm. If anything, the Labor Party actively encouraged those tendencies in the past. The White Australia Policy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_Policy#End_of_the_White_Australia_ Policy) had not even begun to be dismantled until 1966, and its last legislative vestiges were not removed until 1978.
The situation now is that the Coalition is still pursuing the blatantly populist policy of "getting tough with illegal immigrants" when referring to asylum seekers, while the current Labor government is too fucking spineless to be seen to do something about these atrocious attitudes. It is scared of losing votes, especially since it is only hanging on to government with the help of independent members of parliament, and even then only with a majority of one seat.
Not only is Teo's proposal truly a task of sisyphusian proportions, but there is no Sisyphus to roll that stone up the hill to begin with.
...and so difficult to implement. Many people are not aware how ingrained the problems for non-Caucasians are in relation to Australia. When this country officially became a nation in 1901, almost the first bill enacted was the Immigration Restriction Act. Edmund Barton, our first Prime Minister, justified the restrictions thus: "The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman."
Since then, the conservative coalition has always pandered to the Australian myopic parochialism with great enthusiasm. If anything, the Labor Party actively encouraged those tendencies in the past. The White Australia Policy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_Policy#End_of_the_White_Australia_ Policy) had not even begun to be dismantled until 1966, and its last legislative vestiges were not removed until 1978.
The situation now is that the Coalition is still pursuing the blatantly populist policy of "getting tough with illegal immigrants" when referring to asylum seekers, while the current Labor government is too fucking spineless to be seen to do something about these atrocious attitudes. It is scared of losing votes, especially since it is only hanging on to government with the help of independent members of parliament, and even then only with a majority of one seat.
Not only is Teo's proposal truly a task of sisyphusian proportions, but there is no Sisyphus to roll that stone up the hill to begin with.
Jerome
25th January 2012, 06:03 AM
The key is to efficiently and comfortably incorporate refugees into society.
nostrum
26th January 2012, 08:42 AM
Such a simple and seemingly obvious and sensible approach, one would think.
...and so difficult to implement. Many people are not aware how ingrained the problems for non-Caucasians are in relation to Australia. When this country officially became a nation in 1901, almost the first bill enacted was the Immigration Restriction Act. Edmund Barton, our first Prime Minister, justified the restrictions thus: "The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman."
Since then, the conservative coalition has always pandered to the Australian myopic parochialism with great enthusiasm. If anything, the Labor Party actively encouraged those tendencies in the past. The White Australia Policy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_Policy#End_of_the_White_Australia_ Policy) had not even begun to be dismantled until 1966, and its last legislative vestiges were not removed until 1978.
The situation now is that the Coalition is still pursuing the blatantly populist policy of "getting tough with illegal immigrants" when referring to asylum seekers, while the current Labor government is too fucking spineless to be seen to do something about these atrocious attitudes. It is scared of losing votes, especially since it is only hanging on to government with the help of independent members of parliament, and even then only with a majority of one seat.
Not only is Teo's proposal truly a task of sisyphusian proportions, but there is no Sisyphus to roll that stone up the hill to begin with.
:sadyes: The Gillard Govt stands for precisely nothing. History will not be kind to it.
...and so difficult to implement. Many people are not aware how ingrained the problems for non-Caucasians are in relation to Australia. When this country officially became a nation in 1901, almost the first bill enacted was the Immigration Restriction Act. Edmund Barton, our first Prime Minister, justified the restrictions thus: "The doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman."
Since then, the conservative coalition has always pandered to the Australian myopic parochialism with great enthusiasm. If anything, the Labor Party actively encouraged those tendencies in the past. The White Australia Policy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_Policy#End_of_the_White_Australia_ Policy) had not even begun to be dismantled until 1966, and its last legislative vestiges were not removed until 1978.
The situation now is that the Coalition is still pursuing the blatantly populist policy of "getting tough with illegal immigrants" when referring to asylum seekers, while the current Labor government is too fucking spineless to be seen to do something about these atrocious attitudes. It is scared of losing votes, especially since it is only hanging on to government with the help of independent members of parliament, and even then only with a majority of one seat.
Not only is Teo's proposal truly a task of sisyphusian proportions, but there is no Sisyphus to roll that stone up the hill to begin with.
:sadyes: The Gillard Govt stands for precisely nothing. History will not be kind to it.
Hermit
26th January 2012, 09:13 AM
:sadyes: The Gillard Govt stands for precisely nothing. History will not be kind to it.
It's not just Gillard. The Labor Party has not stood for anything much since Gough Whitlam's government got sacked by the conservatives lead by Malcolm Fraser, who used the Governor General and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sir Garfield Barwick. There still is some difference between it and the Coalition Parties, but it's marginal.
It's not just Gillard. The Labor Party has not stood for anything much since Gough Whitlam's government got sacked by the conservatives lead by Malcolm Fraser, who used the Governor General and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sir Garfield Barwick. There still is some difference between it and the Coalition Parties, but it's marginal.
Floppit
27th January 2012, 01:04 PM
I volunteered briefly as a refugee befriender. I also worked with unaccompanied refugee children in care. The stories people came with were shocking even while prepared to be shocked.
One thing that always struck me is that the pace of change expected from them, not so much formally, but to be accepted was frankly just unrealistic in the extreme. I'm no fan of bhurkas - not by a mile but when someone has stones frown at them by kids for wearing one it adds crap to crap, likewise to just expect after all that the previous year probably dealt them to just 'change' like now, isn't plausible. To really fit in mostly requires change but I hope one day that there's some recognition it ain't happening over night!
One thing that always struck me is that the pace of change expected from them, not so much formally, but to be accepted was frankly just unrealistic in the extreme. I'm no fan of bhurkas - not by a mile but when someone has stones frown at them by kids for wearing one it adds crap to crap, likewise to just expect after all that the previous year probably dealt them to just 'change' like now, isn't plausible. To really fit in mostly requires change but I hope one day that there's some recognition it ain't happening over night!
Grumps
28th January 2012, 12:05 PM
I wish people learn to give less of a fuck about the alleged superiority of their own culture and magically defined geographical borders.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Jerome
28th January 2012, 01:08 PM
I wish people learn to give less of a fuck about the alleged superiority of their own culture and magically defined geographical borders.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Some cultures are better than some others, one can tell but the way the people of the various cultures live.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Some cultures are better than some others, one can tell but the way the people of the various cultures live.
Grumps
28th January 2012, 01:24 PM
I wish people learn to give less of a fuck about the alleged superiority of their own culture and magically defined geographical borders.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Some cultures are better than some others, one can tell but the way the people of the various cultures live.
So which are better and which are worse?
There is not one single objective measure we can use to make such a judgement.
Every culture is as equally worthless as the next.
I look forward to the day where every person on Earth sees each person as an individual, though I suppose Universal Heat-Death will come before then.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Some cultures are better than some others, one can tell but the way the people of the various cultures live.
So which are better and which are worse?
There is not one single objective measure we can use to make such a judgement.
Every culture is as equally worthless as the next.
I look forward to the day where every person on Earth sees each person as an individual, though I suppose Universal Heat-Death will come before then.
nostrum
28th January 2012, 05:39 PM
I wish people learn to give less of a fuck about the alleged superiority of their own culture and magically defined geographical borders.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Absolutely. Although, giving more of a fuck about wanting to relieve suffering beyond just our own, that would be good too.
Giving less of a fuck would make the world a much better place.
Absolutely. Although, giving more of a fuck about wanting to relieve suffering beyond just our own, that would be good too.
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