ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
Multiculturalism
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1) Alienates people.
I reckon that is crap. Living in Melbourne, I have had Aussies, English, Yugoslavs, Turks, French as neighbours - have gotten to know most of them fairly well. Most of my friend throughout my life have been non-Anglo-Saxons - and I feel much richer for the experience.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
2) Riots.
Australia has a long history of riots due to its bogan nature. For example there was the Ballarat Riot, theEureka stockade, the Liverpool soldiers riot of 1916, and the Melbourne Police Riots in the 1930's. There were riots involving communists and fascists in the 1930's. There was the Battle of Brisbane in WWII between mostly Christian English-speaking Anglo-Saxons. There was the Parliament House riot in Canberra in 1996 involving unionists. The Macquarie Fields riot of 2005. Nothing has changed it seems nowadays with Facebook party riots just about every weekend.
There have bee many other riots in Australian history involving unions and protesters.
Out of dozens of riots, I think that there are only a couple since WWII that involved ethnicity - one of those stirred up by homosexual fascist Alan Jones.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
3) Political correctness gone crazy (ie. Banning bibles in hospitals).
Isn't this a media beat-up?
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1655732.htmI have read that some hospitals stopped keeping Bibles in bedside lockers due to fears about the spread of dangerous germs - nothing to do with multiculturalism.
Quote:ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
4) Community division.
Proof that multiculturalism creates community division? What about socio-ecomonic disadvantage isn't that more likely to cause division?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
5) Causes family breakdown.
WTF? What next? Causing global warming too?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
6) Increased crime levels.
Is there any proof that homogenous societies have less crime than multicultural?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
7) Creates ethnic gangs.
I think that that has more to do with socio-economic disadvantage and lack of opportunities
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
8) Cultural apartheid.
Great slogan, but what the heck does that mean?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
9) Social disharmony.
Any statistical evidence for that?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
10) Language difficulties.
More than 97% of Australians either speak English as a first language or a second language "very well" or "well".
The number is rising too, as the Government has raised language standards for migrants and provided language training for refugees.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
11) Money being sent back-home (Ethnics former home).
Why is that a problem? Wouldn't that mean less burden on governments and taxpayers in general to provide aid to poorer countries? I don't think the amount of money sent overseas is much compared to government aid programs.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
12) Importation of extra foreign goods.
Like plasma TVs and Hollywood movies?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
13) Gross waste of taxpayers money.
The economic benefits of immigration far outweigh the costs. Why else would governments do it?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
14) Empire building.
???
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
[color=#ff6600]15) Security risk.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
16) Increased unwanted immigration.
Unwanted by who?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
17) Increased welfare bill.
You don't seem to have a good understanding of Australia's immigration system. It is designed so that the vast overwhelming majority of migrants are either wealthy or have skills needed by the Australian economy. The amount of unskilled refugees scarred by war ente
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
18) Dilution or death of the Australian culture.
You can thank Hollywood for that.
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
[color=#ff6600]19) Conflicting belief systems.
Like Liberal and Labor. Hmmm should we ban democracy?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
20) Pandering to minorities.
Like the Rinehart family?
ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Apr 30
th, 2007 at 6:41pm:
21) Racism.
Multicuturalism causes racism, or ignorance and hate causes racism?