Well, I never.
That's all I have words for here.
What a load of camel manure.
I am sure a WIDER spectrum of aussie minds have entered this thread before me,
but I have just read the first few posts and that was enough for me to comment.
Unless the OP is of black fella descent then he/she doesn't have a leg to stand on with this thread.
And I know they aren't because they wouldn't be talking recent history but send a boomerang in all directions at any white fella on australian soil
over the last 200+ years, no matter his origin.
What do you think current day aussie culture IS?!
If you can define it for me ,I am sure we will all be that more enlightened to your stance and statement.
For non aussies, I would like to say this is a minority viewpoint and this poster does not speak for the majority of Australians.
For your information, one of the main winning points our pm Kevin Rudd's election campaign back in 2007 was the promotion of an apology to the
indigenous people. "Sorry " day was just about the first thing he created or acted upon once he was elected.
It was a wonderful thing and one for which 80% of polled aussies wanted to happen so we could assimilate and move on together as one and DEVELOP a
modern day culture together.Regardless of Rudd's political play,it was needed and in the grass roots matters, regardless of the later mishandling of
aboriginal affairs by this government.Little steps,it is what peoples hearts feel that matters not government agendas.
Can I direct the OP to the elders statement in the video at 1:32 seconds.
You seek to perpetuate one of the uglier sides of any society....racism,
yet these long-suffering people forgive many abuses and seek to move on as one.....what is YOUR agenda besides trolling?
As it stands, Aussie culture is Anglo Saxon/ American in daily reality...just like all "western" nations in the modern day "western" culture.
Add to that the aging population of native white Australians and one wonders why the op objects to new immigrants when it is their labour and efforts
that will support him/her in retirement.
The only people entitled to make the statement that immigration is destroying Aussie culture are Australia's indigenous people.....bottom line.
I have seen a lot of these narrow-minded troll-like threads re Australia recently,especially re racism, I wonder what it means.
Especially since generally we all get along just fine in reality!
In summary ,modern day Australia has yet to develop a culture, thanks largely to such small backward looking minds that create threads such as this as
a distraction to inventing one.
Please hear statement at 5:00 minutes to hear a true Aussie attitude.
edit ti fix video link
edit the second, to add pointer to video statement at 5:00 minutes
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