BOAZ_David, are you suggesting that you base opinions about a whole racial/cultural group on the actions of individuals from that group (and that based on your own observations)?

I guess we are all tempted to do that to some extent but it is an easy ride from there to overt racism.

-- Most of the bankers you deal with are jews and you are pushed financially etc so jews are bad and to blame for your financial probems.

-- The aboriginal people I see on the streets are dirty drunks so therefore aboriginal's are dirty drunks.
The list can be extended to pretty much forever.

Somehow we need to find more objective ways of dealing with racial and cultural issues.

I am not accusing you of being racist (that does not seem to fit with your expressed values in other posts), rather commenting/questioning on the issues raised in your most recent post on this thread

MichaelK wrote:
Well, I have a hint: a meaning of “racism” in Australia is more close to features described with “Nazism” in Europe and the US.

Perhaps, maybe? Is Naziam merely a political cultural import and therefore substitute to explain what is inherently a specific and Australian discourse of racism that developed from this nations own history of colonialism and importantly, its disremembering. Benedict Anderson called nationalism a "imagined community".
So when the national broadcaster (ABC Radio) is accused of broadcasting anti-semitic views, is this in reference to the Holocaust of 50 years ago or is this a broader reading of racial conflict here in this country?
I think its the former rather than the latter......

Peniniko and Rainier,

"noboby has anything intelligent to say"

"intellectually retarted"

"Yawn"

I know what you mean. Everytime I hear the words 'anti-semitism' or 'holocaust' I feel the same way.

To Rainier et all:

It sounds as a broad instant not-perishing problem constituting all local existence, with a undisputedly significant reference to and a fresh reminder of a Holocaust occurred 60 years ago.

what's with you all? do you really think right is entirely with one side, whichever it may be? the comments range from mild criticism to to racial hatred. let go of the anger and try to be constructive.
zigger

The problem zigger is that everyone who has commented so far are against the article, some strongly. Yes a good discussion would be good but so far we haven't achieved the right mix of commentators. We all disagree on how to agree with each other.