how exactly does the white Australia policy contradicts Australia as a nation?
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The 'White Australia' Policy doesn't exist anymore and hasn't done for more than 60 years. Although there has been some (totally ridiculous) debate about 'rethinking' it in the recent past, it is utterly inconceiveable that it should ever emerge in Australian politics again. There is now being discussed a 'policy' for immigrants wishing to enter Australia to settle, of meeting certain criteria, such as a reasonable command of english and a genuine desire to become 'Australian' ie: adopt our values and way of life and learn about our history as a nation.\nSome may believe that this is equally as predjudice as the LONG FORGOTTEN White Australia Policy, but really I don't think it is too much to expect. We have had some problems with members of our differing ethnic communities (eg: Cronulla Riots) in the recent past, tarnishing our good image and our own beliefs that we are a tolerant and harmonius society, a 'shining example' of a cohesive multicultural nation in the eyes of the world. This new approach is simply attempting to maintain harmony by helping new Australians to assimilate successfully in their new communities. We are not asking anybody to abandon their own culture, just to accept and embrace ours.\nThe 'White Australia' Policy is an embarrassing memory and fortunately a (mostly) outdated attitude (there will always be racist arseholes somewhere).
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Your Question has nothing to do with Politics & Government - Its about YOU but I will give YOU an answer.\nI have met people like you abroad and they are usually a pain in the ass.\nI live overseas and the British are highly respected and in any social context  I avoid people like you,as you are an embarrassment.\nIf I had the power and you talked in my presence like this overseas, as you say you do, I would strip you of your nationality and send you to live in a country of that you think is so much better.\nWhy not go to live in Australia.\nBut I am sure you are one of these people who moan about everything yet contribute nothing - lots (too many) of you around.\nAs to your actual Question - "Does it make you Unpatriotic" Yes, but actually no one cares about your silly oppinion, as you are probably half pissed in some bar in Spain.
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The nation-state, at least in theory, has a uniform population, language and culture. It assumes that people with common ethinic background can live better together than people of different cultures. People need to feel that they below to a large group which protects, cares and support each other.\n\nThe two articles below does a better job of answering your questions than I think I could.
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I am not Australian nor do I know of the issue you speak, however I know that Australia is the only Country that envelopes a whole Continent by themselves.  It has always been my belief hat Australia was a free and Independent Democracy.  I will certainly place this question on my watch list to try and learn something new.  Thank you.
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To some extent the policy of a country will always be against the views of some folks.\n\nAlthough there is some rationale between resisting perceived invaders this does not justify blowing up a train full of commuters in the UK or Spain, crashing planes into buildings in the US or blowing yourself up in a crown of old folks in Iraq.
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no, its a country and also name of a continent. \n\ncountries in australian continent are: australia, new zealand and papua new guinea.
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It's called a 'double standard'. White Americans have the strength, stamina, backbone, intelligence and determination to build a country out of wilderness. I, personally, consider the source. It seems to come from people who still can't find anything in their own heritage to be proud of, so they bash us and ours. They try to bring us down to their level. I don't let it bother me. They show their racism every time they spout such bigotry. Let it roll off and remain above it.
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Like him or hate him, John Howard is likely to remain as Prime Minister as long as the people want him.\n\nHis track record is good economically and in the field of forign affairs, and most Autralians seem to support him.\n\nWhile some issues are dogging him at the moment, that is usually true of all leaders in all countries.\n\nMost importantly, there is no legitimate challenge from Labour in policy at the moment, partly because of in house branch stacking issues, partly because Beasly cant lead his own party and therefore is seen as inelligible to lead the country, and lastly because how do you create new and improved policy when the policy we already have seems just fine to the majority of people.  \n\nMost Aussies like the lower interest rates and tax cuts and think to themselves....if it aint broken..why fix it?\n\nCostello will wait anouter 3 years not because Howard wants it...but because Australians want Howard.
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Australia excels at Light infantry operations, particuarly in jungle environments.\n\nThis grew out of our experiences in WW2, and can be displayed by our records in the Indonesian Confrontation and Vietnam.
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Dunno, Australia? (joking!)
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I dont feel really comfortable answering questions about race relations in othr countries anymore. Quite often you get attacked and the asker comes back at you with comments like who are you to bash our country etc etc...so I will just comment on mine. Im 41 and from Australia. I have a black mother and white father. Ive seen racism from both sides of the street. Our present Government refuses to make any apology for past tragedies to our indigenous people, or for the many generations taken away from their families simply because of Assimilation Policy. Which means get them into white culture, breed out the colour, get rid of em. There were and still are many ongoing problems from historical and current policy. With that said we do have Indigenous groups and factions that are one sided too. Our big problem here is Immigration Policy. We have so many problems with boat people, detention centres for illegals etc its a nightmare. We have some problems with race riots here which are disturbing. There were riots in a Sydney suburb of mainly Indigenous people and boy the media carried it on for months and months and it resulted in some losses to that community, changes in the powers and controls of the police etc. Then we had another incident not long ago re some Middle Easterns and it was all over the news again. But you know hardly anything, in my opinion, was done about this because the Government and police are scared to take action against these groups. I dont know its all so confusing. Its horrible and I just wish we could all get along and not judge each other. Thats probably not much of an answer to your question...sorry
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Unfortunately EVERY country invaded and occupied by Europeans/Americans from the Middle Ages to TILL TODAY has been subjected to "Differential Treatment" of the natives and the Invaders/Occupiers.\n\nApartheid is a word coined typically by the treatment met out to Afrikaans in the hands of the British settlers.\n\nSo practically there is NO country without this ill-treatment as "White skin people" considered themselves as "Messiahs" to uplift the natives of their occupied lands and hence plundered and looted that country.\n\nIm attaching a list of Country (The Occupier) and their Colonies. You can read the history of each of that country and you will find my statement above fitting and true.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Colonial_Territories_by_country\n\n.:Fishie:.
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No difference in Australia. When you are naturalised, it means you have citizenship. The oath of allegiance is taken at the naturalisation ceremony and then you are an Australian Citizen from that point in time onwards.
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Discrimination exists in every country. BY lumping all Australians together in your question you are treading the same path.
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This is a trick question.\n\nAustralia became independent in 1901.\n\nSo, they were subject to the laws of Great Britain before then. Australia did not make their own laws until 1901.
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Well, given that no one else seems to know what the Aryan Nation organization is, I will step in.\n\nFor one, they are not reasonable people, so do not try to apply logic like 'the native peoples were here first'. Their reasoning does not work like that.\n\nThey see it as a bunch of hardworking whites came over from Britain to start the country here, and took the land from the admittedly not as modern natives. They see their goals as a continuation of that original white nation, to keep the country 'pure' and based in just the same sort of people who founded it. It has nothing to do with the land itself, but the country.
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Because Australians are afraid of ending up like the USA. To take a route politically similar to them is seen by a lot of Australians as the first step towards becoming socio-economically like the USA. The majority of Australians do not want such a wide gap between the rich and the poor as they fear the repercussions of increased crime. Compare the murder rate in Australia to the USA.\n\nAdd to that fact that both the Labor Party and the Coalition are both very conservative parties the Westminster system stays.