Brian Ross wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 6:45pm:


'Nearly' only counts with shotguns and hand grenades, Brian. You should know that. I 'nearly' missed him means what?

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 6:45pm:


I've had similar life experiences. Almost all the decent Aboriginals I've met have been in a work environment. You know, married with kids, a car, a mortgage, the whole nine yards.

I've also met a lot of the other sort outside work.

On what, then, should I form preconceptions or attitudes towards Aboriginal people when I have researched, read widely, read the news and possess an open mind?

I've also had contact with most of those 'breeds' you mentioned.

It's just lately I've gained an insight into some of their occasionally 'out there' behaviour. It's called Islam.

I've had Australian mates that exhibited 'out there' behaviour. Sometimes we could put it down to Vietnam.

I can foresee the same 'instances' recurring.

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brian seems to be an extreme islam sympathiser.

lionel - people who are extreme are drawn to islam, that;s what it requires.

From my experiences, muslims are extremists.
I have discussed matters with a few of them over months and they are very extreme once you get past their false exteriors.

note also, brian ross has chosen a very Australian name.

His real name might well be 'mohammad islam  mohammad wifebeater mohammad bomb mohammad'

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Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 7:37pm:


Sprint, Brian Ross is a very Australian name, isn't it?  It's also my real name.  When I first logged onto AusNet back in 1987, people used their real names when posting to USENet newsgroups.  In those days, our little world of discussion was contributed to by primarily Academics and Students and as in my case, Research Assistants, Programmers and other employees of Universities and academic institutions.  We stood by our opinions and didn't hide behind anonymous pseudonyms.   We knew each other by name and reputation.  In those days, there were only a couple of dozen contributors to the aus.* hierarchy in USENet.  Even fewer to aus.politics, where I enjoyed hanging out. 

I am not an extreme anything in reality.  My views are those of the centre.  I believe in moderation, understanding and tolerance.  I oppose racism and bigotry.  I believe in giving people a "fair go" and accepting them, not on the basis of ignorance and bigoted stereotypes but rather what they have done, as individuals.  I don't believe in guilt by association.

Of course these concepts run counter to your views.  You'd prefer to discriminate against people on the basis of their religious beliefs and their origins, perhaps even their "race" and sexual orientation?  Your own position is so far out in the outfield of society as far as your views go, you can't even perceive the real centre of opinion, except as being an "extreme".   

hermoine wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 10:27am:


There’s a Muslim prayer hall on my sleepy street. No one seems to care either way. The council sent out a letter recently to assess any objections to a Development Application to do up the front of the prayer hall.

I didn’t bother replying. From what I could make out, it won’t significantly change the existing building. No one in the area seems to care.

Recently, a nice old man from the prayer hall visited to ask if any of the neighbours are Muslims. I told him none of my neighbours are. He left a Muslim pamphlet, which I didn’t take much inspiration from. It said Muhammed is the final prophet in all history. It seemed a bit Jehova Witness-like to me.

None of my non-Muslim neighbours care about living with Muslims. To be honest, I envy the prayer hall’s sense of community. The local Anglican church, a sandstone cathedral, has been taken over by a Chinese minister with services in Mandarin. There’s a mega-church around the corner that looks like a drive-in. That’s filled largely with Arabs. The Town Hall, a grandiose Victorian building, is used solely for Indian weddings.

There’s no NIMBYs where I live. People just get on with their lives. I’ve lived in predominantly Anglo neighbourhoods, and I’ve lived in very multicultural areas like my current place. From my own experience, the race, religion and ethnicity of neighbours make absolutely no difference to their willingness to live together. 

If anyone else has any personal experience, I’d love to hear it.

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 7:58pm:
So in your view Australians should be happy with the forced mass immigration of the worlds people that will ultimately lead to the diminishment of their culture. The rest of the world thinks the same. Are they then bigots too???

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jul 11^th, 2014 at 7:37pm:


Looks like you have made a fool of yourself just like the other thousands time on this forum.

Eevn if brian Ross is a muslim he doesnt need to change his name he can keep his name.