Anybody seen this before ?

> Published in an Australian newspaper.
>
> Quote:
>
> IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It
> I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some
> individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we
have
> experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.
>
> However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
"politically
> correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our
patriotism
> was offending theirs. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a
grudge
> against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia.
>
> However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to
our
> country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.
>
> This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only
to
> dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Australians, we
have
> our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own
lifestyle.
>
> This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles,
trials
and
> victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
>
> We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian,
> or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our
society,
> Learn the language!
>
> "In God We Trust" is our National Motto. This is not some Christian,
right
> wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men
and
> women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is
clearly
> documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of
our
> schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part
of
the
> world as your new home, Because God is part of our culture.
>
> If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go",
then
you
> should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet.
>
> We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, And we
really
> don't care how you did things where you came from.
>
> This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow
you
> every opportunity to enjoy all this.
>
> But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our
Flag,
Our
> Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you
take
> advantage of one other great Australian freedom,
>
> "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".
>
> If you aren't happy here then f#@* off! We didn't force you to come
here.
> You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.

quote:

Originally posted by Bushchook:
Anybody seen this before ?


>
> "In God We Trust" is our National Motto.

I know I am commenting on an "off-topic" thread but ...

That is the American Motto, not Australian at all.

If you must know, the Australian motto is "F@#k It All"

The fact is there is no official motto for Australia. At some point the use of "Advance Australia" was very common but there has never been a true official motto.

Bushchook, I can't agree more, aside from the "In God we trust" part.

I noticed that in the UK, they went as far a taking about banning "piggy banks" because they might offend muslims now residing there.

Personally I think the fact that many of immigrqants can't speak the local language is the least of our worries.

One poster on my thread in the EU forum put it so well; "Anyone ever notice how as soon as people move into a new area, they do their absolute damnedest to make it just like what they left?"

The article is one that appears to have just been modified from an American one.

But as American values and Australian values are not too far apart the article does ring true for Australia as well.

The key thing about countries such as Australia, the USA, Canada and a few others is we DO accept immigrants with open arms. UNLIKE the majority of other countries around the world. Encouraging immigration is a key government policy. The good parts of foreign cultures also are assimilated into our cultures over time, good foods, music, festivals etc.

We do NOT on the other hand accept foreignors trying to force themselves and their cultures on us.

The EXIT DOOR is always available to those who come here and do not like it.


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Now some Australian hunting relevant to this topic.

Many of the immigrants that come here also have a HUNTING and SHOOTING culture. I was recently amazed by a couple of my casual contract workers wanting to buy a deer or two whole. They love venison and buy a number of deer each year to make traditional Laotian cuisine. Just pop a bullet into its brain, into the back of a car, and they have the whole carcase to play with, as they wanted the whole carcase for their dishes, guts, intestines, brains, the lot.

Many Eastern Europeans also love hunting and keenly take it up on arriving in hunting rich Australia.

Imagine if we got a bunch of dickheads who came here and demanded all hunting should cease because it is their religion to not harm any animals (eg the Jainist religion is like this). How would that go down?

I mention the Jains. I had a Jain friend once from India and he asked to be taken out hunting and me to show him the killing of animals! I was not aware of their religious beliefs at the ttime. And the "hunt" was in the middle of the day and nothing around so we just shot at some natural targets.