Ramesh's article has left me flummoxed as I was under the impression that we were meant to be celebrating ethnic differences under multiculturalism. Yet, now I read that recognising those differences makes one a racist!

Many seem to forget that large-scale non-European immigration into Australia is still only a relatively recent phenomenon. From the beginning of British settlement in 1788 until the end of the so-called "White Australia" policy in the early 1970s, Australia drew its migrants almost exclusively from Britain and Europe. Thus, it is understandable why people of non-European background may stand out as recent arrivals in what is still (for now) a mainly Anglo-European society.

Although Ramesh tries to present himself as a voice of reason, he betrays his true feelings toward the end of his article with this howler:

"One should not forget this land was stolen, and not in the past only; a modern day indigenous land grab is happening around the country so don’t tell me to stop living in the past."

If so, that would make Ramesh the receiver of stolen goods.

Given that Ramesh has benefited from the European 'theft' of Australia, perhaps he should move back to his ancestral homeland of Sri Lanka as soon as possible if he feels so strongly about the matter.

Leaving aside the issue of Ramesh's foul hypocrisy, let's look at his argument for a second. We are constantly told that this nation was settled atop indigenous land, so the modern-day descendants of those land-grabbing Anglo invaders have no right to whine about being gradually displaced themselves by darker-skinned newcomers.

Multiculturalism is promoted with a tremendous propaganda effort meant to convince white Australians that their cultural and demographic displacement at the hands of non-European immigrants is either inevitable or is appropriate punishment for their ancestors' sins.

Yet, two wrongs don't make a right. If colonialism was an evil back then, it's still an evil now. Multiculturalism is merely colonialism with a nicer name. It's not a celebration of all cultures. Rather, it is an attempt to de-legitimize and ultimately displace Australia's historic majority and founding population.

Chek: "It will take a generation before the remains of White Australia would be worn off in our national psyche. Had we admitted that White Australia was a bad idea, and gave it a proper burial and a decent wake, before we launched into multiculturalism, we might have achieved a lot more in weaning ourselves from the need to feel superior to the “other” or to fear the pestilence that the other would bring."

Once the remnants of White Australia have been utterly and totally cleansed, we will be able to turn our attention elsewhere and agitate for the end of Yellow China, Brown Saudi Arabia and Black Nigeria.

These countries, too, must be liberated from the need to feel superior to the “other” or to fear the pestilence that the other could bring. Come, let us multiculturalise the world!