Makaleka what does a Aussie look like?

Well, gee, Makaleka, by your reasoning, it appears this country was ruined with the arrival of the First Fleet. All those micks, you know. And what can you expect of them? Apart from high educational standards, some of the finest writers in the English language, and a booming economy?

Kenny :)

read "man from snowy river" and you'll get an idea of the roots of the anglo/scott/irish/ white characteristics. Talk to any Aboriginal about their culture. Together, these are the backbone of modern Australia.

So, an "Aussie" is predomonantly Black, or White and for 'the rest' who are later arrivals. check the ABS on ethnic and religious diversity.

Then start adding :) You will still come up with a HUGE and I mean HUGE majority of anglo/scott/irish background, I think from memory its something like 16 million.

Besides all 'that' :) an Aussie is how the dominant ethnic/cultural group decides to 'define' him/her. That is (dare I say it) how life works :) and you have to leave it to the general 'do unto others' background of the Judao Christian roots to realize that by and large, most people will get a fair go. But blare into my bedroom at 100db that "Mohammed is Gods messenger" 5 times a day and there will be 'movement at the station as the word gets passed around' :)

Anyone who thinks that 10 Eskimos can come here and suddenly declare that an 'aussie' is in reality 'after their own image' is kinda on the impractical track.

The concept of 'Aussie' will evolve, true. But it must evolve in an assimilative manner, again, thats how life works you know, out here in the sticks, away from the Lygon st coffee shops and South Bank eateries :)

The most important thing about being 'Aussie' is how all races and backgrounds absorb or adjust to the prevailing values (the good ones) of the prevailing culture when they arrived. otherwise, don't come.

(and that includes we white trash :) but again, life works in the direction of those with the power... sadly, so 'we are here' and dominant/prevailing cultures get to make the rules. right

(if wrong, why wrong, on what basis ?)

Kill SBS. Does that mean no more Tour De France? Oh God no! Please not the same old mainstream's culture of Rugby League, Rugby League (it is just endless biff, to me)Aussie Rules (tolerate that in small doses) - cricket, cricket, cricket, cricket - (I fall asleep in front of the TV and wake up sunburnt) and golf (I'd sooner watch a dugoon sleep).
Fair go - that mainstream culture would bore me to tears. I don't think that you will ever get 20 million people to all embody the same thinking, religion and lifetstyles. Do you really think that you can convince all people to think like you. All those bloggers with their different opinions, experiences, attitudes is evidence of that. Do you really think all people are going to adopt the one (fundamentalist) religion? Do you really think we are all going to adopt the one culture -the attitude of say a sell-out (how inauthentic) or Catholic priest - (yuk how unnatura)? People make their choices and so long as they don't infringe unfairly on the rest of society then we to be fair we must tolerate that difference.
In other words, look beyond the old racist concepts of difference and you will see that there are many tribes and attitudes in this land of ours - many cultures within culture. However, I thought it a given that our commonality goes beyond culture to something much deeper to our first culture - our shared humanity. Our humanity - I think/feel, therefore so do you - my life is my blessing and thus so is your life. I don't see what is so hard to grasp here.
There was an article in these blogs where the writer argued that fat or build is a race issue. I think that in some ways difference is a race issue in that it focuses on a certain trait or characteristic (or unconsious dislike). I don't like football, so I don't watch it, but, because I prefer individual sport rather than team playing - I would like an alternative (my unconsious motive? ).

continued -- Our humanity binds us against violence of all levels (where there is violence you'll find the usually destructive end-justifies-the-means thinking).
Our DNA, our life and reading experiences contribute to our individualism and our choices. Because we are, regardless of race and ironically our own chosen (or imposed)culture, multicultural we need to tolerate others choices that are within the boundaries of our social contract. You take away my choices you take away authenticity and my freedom. There are no real choices in a monoculture.

If we are already so diverse, then why do we have to make ourselves even more divided, fragmented and alienated?? Multi Cultists often emphasise the fact that we are all human, that may be so, but we speak a different language.

Multiculturalism is an attempt at homogenisation. But most people don't want to be faceless. They want to know their identity, who they are and where they belong. The amount of second generation ethnic minorities struggling to come to terms with their identity, and how they fit into Australian society is an affront to the lies perpetuated by the multi cultists. Violence between ethnic groups in our major cities (and towns) is a self inflicted wound thanks to our blindly idealistic (read clueless) multi culti.