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Land of opportunity, but not for monoculturalists : Comments

By Rachel Woodlock, published 17/2/2010

While young Muslim Australians can positively appreciate Australia as a land of opportunity, Ms Pauline Hanson cannot.

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Also have to agree that the author cannot be trusted to give a fair and unbiased opinion. She has funding by the multicultural lobby and is paid to spread her filthy propaganda.
Posted by ozzie, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:21:32 PM
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Perhaps Rachel should not use the Womans Day as her source, because it was announced today that Pauline Hanson is going nowhere at all, except for a vacation. However, those of you who watched Four Corners on Monday night would have seen the families who really are getting out of this country and heading for the UK or almost any other country they can access: the families with disabled kids. Rachel must be dreaming if she thinks this country is tolerant, pluralistic or accepting of difference. If it's the land of opportunity for only some, then it's not the land of opportunity at all. In the disability sector, we are just coming out of the cave.
Posted by estelles, Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:37:56 PM
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It is clear that the author is simply trying to push her own agenda by throwing rocks at Pauline. Her ignotance is shown by her statement that Pauline was anti-immigration. Pauline was against high immigration and advocated zero net immigration, which was reasonable given the high unemployment at the time. There are many that share that view today.

Muliculturalism has divided us into tribes and the politicians have now recognised this and have dropped the use of the MC term, in favour of integration. So again Pauline was right to oppose multiculturalism, the ideology is flawed. There is much conflict between various ethnic groups.

To cite the 'Womans Day' as an accurate source of information is laughable as that mag does not have credible reputation. It certainly is not the first time Pauline has been quoted incorrectly or out of context. But i guess that sells mags.
Posted by Banjo, Thursday, 18 February 2010 3:01:05 PM
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ozzie,

Thankyou for your kind remarks.
Posted by Leigh, Thursday, 18 February 2010 6:44:40 PM
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"Her ignotance is shown by her statement that Pauline was anti-immigration. Pauline was against high immigration and advocated zero net immigration, which was reasonable given the high unemployment at the time. There are many that share that view today."

Firstly, its "ignorance." Secondly, can't you see the clear contradiction between the first and second sentences there? Hanson was against immigration. The unemployment rate in 1996 was about 8% and it was falling. The figure itself needs to be looked at as a fair component of it was made up by people without skills or by people who were long term unemployed. We now need more younger workers to support the ageing population.
Posted by Lucy Montgomery, Thursday, 18 February 2010 9:02:53 PM
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Dear Lucy
If you are going to chide contributors for their spelling mistakes make sure you check your own spelling first. For example; ""Firstly, its "ignorance."" Should be "it's ignorance."
When Ms Hanson was elected to the House of Representatives it was as the member for Oxley. In 1996 the unemployment rate for her electorate was 11.6 percent, above the national rate of 9.2 percent.
As a populist, she reflected the views of her electorate and many others outside her electorate, demonstrated by the formation of and early support for the One Nation Party.
Her opposition to Asian migration largely stemmed from her opposition to multi-culturalism but as an economic "protectionist" she also opposed immigration because of its believed negative impact on domestic employment.
I suspect today she still maintains her view on Asian immigration but I am not too sure about her view on immigration as a whole. I think she would realize the need for positive immigration to support a mature economy; as long as immigrants were not Asian or came from Africa or the Middle East!
Posted by blairbar, Thursday, 18 February 2010 11:40:12 PM
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