polite_gandalf wrote on Feb 12
th, 2014 at 3:29pm:
Zbrzycki's model was a true model of equality and diversity designed to break down the white/anglo cultural dominance, and replace it with a genuinely heterogeneous society. Fraser and co's model was about consolidating white/anglo cultural hegemony, by empowering the political and economic ethnic elites - who directly benefited from, and therefore supported the white/anglo cultural hegemony. The rank and file ethnic population was left in the lurch, and confined to providing trivial cultural circus acts for the benefit of the dominant class - thereby achieving the dual objective of keeping them in their rightful subordinate place and maintaining the illusion of a genuinely pluralistic society.
I don't know how people believe Zbrzycki's model is supposedly anti-racist. As you've described it, it is very racist. You only have to replace the terms "white/anglo" with another race/ethnicity to see how racist it actually is.
Why it's okay to displace white populations, but deemed racist to displace others is beyond me. This must be some kind of special "progressive" psychology I don't possess or know about.
Quote:And its worked a treat: For not only has this bastardised version of multiculturalism successfully maintained the anglo cultural hegemony, its also given the frothing-at-the-mouth nationalist commentators, politicians and intellectuals just enough ammunition to successfully create a powerful meme of white victimhood and being overrun by inferior cultures.
Anglo culture should be dominant. It settled the country in 1788 and most of the people here are Anglos or are willing to adopt Anglo culture. One wonders why people come here if they don't. Why not stay at home and celebrate your culture there?
It's interesting you mention victimhood. This language and view of the world was invented by "progressives" in the 1960s. It was originally intended for blacks, gays, women (basically all non-white males). Who could now blame whitey for adopting this victimhood? After all, it worked well for non-whites. Whitey might as well take on that view and see if it he can get some special benefits out of it.
Quote:Thus we currently have this bizarre political landscape in Australia where the only two sides of the debate are fighting over the same thing - to maintain white cultural hegemony - both oblivious to the fact that they have both succeeded in destroying the Zbrzycki side of the debate advocating a genuine pluralist model.
Again, what's wrong with white people having a dominant culture in the lands they've settled?
On a side note, did you do a sociology course or some cultural studies course? The language you use is straight out of their trendy handbook: hegemony, equality, diversity, pluralism, empowering.
Ever thought of applying what you learnt to criticism?
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