Foxy (quoting anyone but Foxy) "Australia can never go back to where it was"

Actually, it can go wherever we damn well want.

Because we *choose* the future. Nothing is inevitable.

We cannot change immigration that's already happened, but that doesn't mean we must continue along the same path.

"Seventeen per cent speak a language other than English at home."

That isn't much really.
And how many of those are European languages (i.e. spoken by White people).

"Japan are very much against immigration due to their low birth rate and aging population"

Excuse me?
And that isn't happening in Australia and other Western countries?

"Minority groups do exist in Japan."

Yes, but nobody goes around saying the minorities *define* what Japan is.

"Many Australians see migration as an undeniable fact of a rapidly changing world"

But the "world" isn't changing its demographics.
Only Western countries are.
(Ironically, all the "development" is happening outside the saturated West. So why are they coming here for "opportunity"?)

"the list goes on"

And everything on your (or is it the government's) list can be done by White people.

Dear Shocker,

Tim Soutphommasane is a presenter of the six part documentary
series - "Mongrel Nation: the Story of Australian
Multiculturalism." He states:

"Social change in Australia has always been accompanied by
cultural anxiety..."

For some there is a certain "Fortress Australia," mentality
against outsiders. However, as Mr Soutphommasane points out -
"the hardest work has already been done in accepting
differences by past generations."

"Yes, there remain challenges and Multiculturalism isn't
without its tensions. But today's Australians and the
attitudes of younger Australians in particular is on the
whole accepting of cultural diversity."

Mr Soutphommasane sums it up so well when he states,

"These to me at least are all strong signs, you might say
that on Multiculturalism Australia has come through its
historical trials in pretty good shape."

Foxy, "For some there is a certain "Fortress Australia," mentality
against outsiders. However, as Mr Soutphommasane points out -
"the hardest work has already been done in accepting
differences by past generations."

"Fortress Australia"?!

Say what? You need another reminder that Australia threw open its doors post WW2 to take in people displaced by the war.

Foxy, I had no idea that ballet was one of the benefits of Third World migration at all! Shame on me! And the list goes on? Mining, quarrying even. Heck, I bet no white Australian has ever thought of any of those things! You make me laugh in lots of ways - I notice you like to quote from people who have politically correct names such as 'Tim Soutphommasane', who to me sounds like any other snout at the endless trough of the multicultural industry. BTW, would you mind telling us where YOU are from, and what your ethnic background is? Your amazing leaps of logic puzzle me; I have no idea how you arrive at the conclusion that 'Australians are overwhelmingly very
tolerant and the majority of Australians do appreciate the
benefits of our diversity' from the results of that Galaxy poll, when only one in ten said it worked 'very well'. Did it ever occur to you that apathy is contagious in political systems where the views of the majority are swept aside by a system that gives us a choice of voting for tweedledum, or tweedledummer?

Dear Cody,

Ever heard of the Borovansky Ballet, The Elizabethan Opera
Ballet Company and the Australian Ballet (whose foundation
members were all migrants. And the current Sydney Dance Company
has many renowed ballet teachers and dancers - who are migrants.
Ever heard of "Mao's Last Dancer.?"
Of course not - being the "knowledgeable, educated man that
you are!"

otb,

Tim Soutphommasane is a presenter of the six part documentary
series "Mongrel Nation: The Story of Australian Multiculturalism."
His reference to a certain "Fortress Australia" mentality
comes from his research on the topic, and what people
actually experienced. The same goes for authors such as
Catherine Panich, "Sanctuary? Remembering post-war
immigration," and of course - Immigration authority -
Prof. James Jupp,
"From White Australia to Woomera: The story of Australian
Immigration," documentated the historical facts and
people's experiences of those difficult times.

Australia has welcomed settlers and new citizens from more
than 200 countries. Few countries have managed to combine
ethnic and cultural diversity with national unity as
successfully as Australia.

Foxy, "Few countries have managed to combine ethnic and cultural diversity with national unity as successfully as Australia"

Australia's experience with multiculturalism is also very short.