Brian Ross wrote on Jan 4
th, 2015 at 4:15pm:
Soren wrote on Jan 4
th, 2015 at 2:40pm:
That was 4 years ago. 48.6 % is very significant.
Yes, 48.6% is a significant value, Soren. However, like all such surveys when one digs deeper, one finds out much more interesting results than the superficial ones reported in the media, who tend to all too often dumb them down to the level where people such as yourself can understand a headline.
I've already discussed public opinion poll attitudes towards Muslims
in this post, Soren, which I know you've read as you replied to it. It paints a more detailed picture of Australian attitudes, Soren.
Looking at
The Challenging Racism Project survey one discovers the usual contradictory views one finds when studying racism in Australia:
http://imageshack.com/a/img911/1935/iBI3Mk.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img540/1537/CFPi92.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img537/5858/4nG1RM.jpgSee anything contradictory in those results, Soren?
Australians may be concerned but not to the point where they refuse to mix in the workplace and they know that racism is wrong and something should be done about preventing it.
So, if we combine the results from my other post, with these, Soren we end up with a very different picture than the one you (or the ABC for that matter) are seeking to convey about Australian society.
Racism exists within Australia, without a doubt. We all perceive it. We believe something should be done about it but we don't let it affect our attitudes to the point where we won't mix with peoples of other "races" or cultures or religions. Further, we still basically remain happy for the most part to accept Muslims into our society, Soren, no matter what you attempt to claim. Further, the fact that only a third of Australians want a cut in Muslim immigration numbers suggests that while concerned, the overwhelming majority do not outright reject Muslims as you do.
Ipso facto - you are still very much in the minority with your attitudes, Soren.
Now run along.
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Who cares about elsewhere, Soren? We are discussing Australian attitudes, not French ones.
The ABC report I posted is about the same survey.
Nearly half of Australians are anti-Muslim: study
Updated 23 Feb 2011, 12:28pmWed 23 Feb 2011, 12:28pm
EXTERNAL LINK: University of Western Sydney: Challenging Racism
A decade-long national study has found that nearly 50 per cent of Australians identify themselves as having anti-Muslim attitudes.
Researchers from universities across the country polled thousands of people about their attitudes to different cultures and whether they had experienced racism.
The research found around one in 10 Australians identified themselves as prejudiced against other cultures.
About one-quarter of those surveyed said they had anti-Semitic or anti-Asian attitudes, while a slightly larger number were prejudiced against Aborigines.
Anti-Muslim sentiment was even higher, at 48.6 per cent.
Lead researcher Professor Kevin Dunn from the University of Western Sydney says recent political rhetoric has not helped.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-02-23/nearly-half-of-australians-are-anti-muslim...
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