Where would the Pies be without immigrants?

[HAL]

What does it look like?

[Culprit]

[Shades]

PeterW, you havent at all condmened the behaviour of the lynch mob. In fact, you say that it had to happen.

Your post states,
Lebanese being racist =bad
Redneck lynch mob being racist = good

How is that not racist?

[TurkishPie]

[Shades]

True TurkishPie, i will stop with the finger pointing and be more positive.

Big T your original post was great and i agree with you 100 percent.

[Eunos]

Peter, once again.
Grassby introduced a wider immigration policy, this includes Asian, Chinese. Asian and Chinese were excluded from immigration under the "White Australian Policy"
Grassby also repealed the law where the Aboriginals of Australia had to formally ask the Australian Government for permission to leave Australia.

Your comments on Grassby are wrong. He would be devastated to be associated with the "White Australia Policy".

You are slandering a great Australian.

[PeterWH]

I suggest Eunos that you go and look at 'white Australia Policy'
I said in the first instance that Arthur caldwell intrioduced ut along with Al Grassby,BUT on looking at the ALP pages for that era,Grasby tried to introduce multiculterism....BUT not as it is known today.
Caldwell followed up with this policy,BUT as you state and I have to agree that Grassby TRIED to introduce the wider immigration,BUT he was still involved with what we call today multiculterism
Shades...As I said earlier you have NO idea what goes on up here and YES the Leb's are more racist than what we are and they expect us to bow down to them....I am Australian,I was born here,I have fought for my country,I speak English and I abide by the laws of the land,BUT many of these fellows expect us to accept their culters,their way of living and their beliefs....why should we?how many of these Leb's do you know are Australians.....most of them have come out here in the past 15-20 years,are still getting a pension from Lebanon,expect to be able to live off our system and still expect US to let them live here.
I dont consider myself racist,BUT I do condem being thrown outof MY| COUNTRY by a bunch of people who expect me to abide by their culture....sorry not on.

[PeterWH]

I have just looked up 'white Australia policy' thru MSN and the following link is what I have found....It appears that WE are all wrong,as this all started way back in the 1850 in Lambing Flat......
http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/08abolition.htm check that site out and read all about it.

[Culprit]

Multiculturism has not worked anywhere else and it won't work here. Racial intolerance by all sides has been simmering away and the lid has been lifted.

The current Federal Government won an election playing the race card.

[RudeBoy]

[TurkishPie]

[Big T]

Cooldewd, sorry mate my geography never was the best, I am sure you can make an educated assumption of the part of the world I was referring to without me answering your questions. However if I have offended I do apologise.

For the past 10 years I have always lived in regional Australia including Port Hedland, Port Pirie and Beaudesert and in these towns you see more people like those rednecks on the idiot box last weekend than I would care to remember and it brings up a lot of bad memories and I would hate to think we are going that way. I try to put myself in the shoes of a minority group in this country and I think life would be very hard in the current times and I think we can all help that situation and footy is a great way of bringing all walks of life together as equals.

[RudeBoy]

[Culprit]

[stoliboy]

Ride the wave of respect
http://www.waveofrespect.com/
http://www.waveofrespect.com/from_here.html

Statement: North Coogee, December 26, 2005

Our society is made up of many, cultures, beliefs, religions, priorities and
interests. They are diverse, but come together to form our way of life in Australia.
There is room for everyone, as long as we are law-abiding, tolerant, respectful and
non-violent.

Violence is never to be tolerated; it is never excusable. No matter who does it - your best
mate; your neighbour; a relative. It cannot be condoned; it cannot be dismissed as
understandable. And to incite it is inexcusable.

All leaders - community, government, religious; all media; those who have influence, should
condemn it and condemn without qualification those who perpetrate it. All leaders should
actively work to stop violence, to stop their fellow-Australians behaving that way.

We simply say to all those doing it: please stop harassing, bashing, intimidating, hurting,
inciting, and abusing each other. You are damaging and hurting this country we love.

Like all countries, Australia has some problems. No country is perfect. But overall,
we are a multi-racial, multi-cultural, decent society, with a quality way of life which places high
value on human rights and a fair go. We must protect this. Where there are exceptions - where we
don't have this - we must work hard to ensure we get it - and keep it.

In this country, as in all great societies, tolerance and grace must be extended to all
citizens regardless of race, religious beliefs or gender.

History teaches us that intolerance, hatred - whatever its basis - and revenge bring
endless misery. They are destructive. No-one wins. We all lose.

It's actually pretty clear and simple: violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur,
they are to be condemned. We should not turn a blind eye to them.

It is about Respect:
Respect for others,
Respect for the rights of others,
Respect for the rights of everyone to go about their lives in a peaceful way - A wave of respect.