One of the dickiest articles I have read in a long time. The obligatory anti-racism marches since the Cronulla violence are even more pathetic than the 'riot' itself. Anti-racist rallies are nothing more than socialist propoganda railing against the 'tyranny' of the 'oppressive' white society. Racism is a catch-all buzzword that has abandoned its roots in equality for denigration of the host society.

The marches are full of posturing with the token minority pets on display.

Cheers.

There is a lot to be gained when those who believed themselves to be victims start to realise the level of support they have in the wider community and can identify as Australians. If anti-racism rallies can do this then the more the better I say - the suggestion that one is held one in Lakemba was a great idea. When this realisation filters its way into schools and family homes then there is a real chance that racism (from both sides)will become a thing of the past.

Dear Salam
I need to clear up at least one major defficiency and misconception in your article immediately:

[[We gathered together with no political or religious persuasion but with one goal on our mind - to combat the horrors of racism]]

Well.. that is a sign of you being incredibly naive about the activities of the Socialist Alliance who's banners and sloguns and signatures I saw on SO MANY of the posters. You have been the unwitting participant in a scheme purely aimed at raising their political profile.

There will be another 'rally against Racism' in Melbourne on Feb 9th, at Arab Central (Brunswick town hall)I'm thinking of attending with about 5 guys all over 6ft 5in and built to match from my gym, and me at just 6ft with a megaphone in middle of them, calling out to Dean Mighell the ETU state secretary that he is (in my opinion) an opportunistic traitor who is trying to gain support of Arabs for his socialist utopian dream.. not political ? for goodness sake girl... wake UP!

You were just one of a number of hapless pawns in the Socialist Alliances deceptive campaign to be 'seen'.

Another point I noticed, was that you wrote from perspective of a 'Muslim' rather than an Australian. You did confuse 'race' with religion (tsk tsk).

What you SHOULD have been protesting about is

1/ BAD BEHAVIOR (I'm in Vic and I've met quite a few who have been to Cronulla and been bullied or had their food spat in by Lebanese Muslims), how much MORE would Sydneysiders have seen this ? That, Salam is RACISM did you denounce it ?

2/ POLICE IMPOTENCY 28,arrests and of them, only 2 "Middle Easterners" Yet we had 20 car loads of ME males harrassing patrons of a fast food outlet in Parammata.. arrests ? Guns shown to newscrews at the Mosque.. arrests ?

If you fix the above issues, you have ALready fixed 'Cronulla Violence' from the anglo side anyway.

Once again, the armchair nazis have gathered to carp at the sideines and ignore the real issues. The real issue is that we are all Australians. We all belong in this contry and no one has the right to marginalise anyone in Australia. We can marginalise people using words or fists or beer bottles or stupid sermons (whether it be Omran or Nalliah, it's all the same).

I have a suggestion to the lunatics here. Please get off your backsides and try and write 800 words of coherence arguing that Muslims or Jews or Callithumpians or some other group you hate don't belong in Australia. And tell us what your solution is. Go on. Don't just be lazy and carp on. Write something.

salem would you please stop demonising alan jones and other 'racist' radio hosts......if you keep saying nasty things about them society might turn against them in a pogrom of racist fury.

IRFAN SAID:

[[no one has the right to marginalise anyone in Australia]]

(specially marginalizing the established culture !)

Um...Irf.. there u go again... misunderstanding the 'real' issue.
Not to mention the obligatory name calling "Armchair Nazi's"

It has never been about 'race' or 'religion' directly, its just co-incidence that the long standing (and on going) abuse of our culture and ways happen to zero in on Lebanese Muslims. How many times do you have to be told about the long standing abuse of Aussies by Muslim males. Spitting in our food at Cronulla etc.. rampaging with guns, knives and baseball bats, threatening, beating up in gangs etc...

You, like Nayeefa only see the 'reaction' and then you describe this as a symptom of Racism by Australians trying to marginalize people.

Such a deliberate unbalanced misrepresentation of fact is getting a bit malicious and dare I say it....'hateful'.

Does it not strike you as rather 'odd' that there are no Italian or Greek 'gangs' zooming around in their WRXs etc looking for 'skips' to bash ? or 'skip sluts' to rape ? Can you show me ONE report of an Aussie gang which specifically targeted a 'Muslim female' and pack raped her simply because she is 'Muslim' or "lebanese" ? I won't say there are none, but I've not seen or heard any, and its kind of a 'hot potato' issue, not something which would stay long in the shadows...BUT...

Ok..I'll await your report.

You also failed dismally to address the obvious flaws in Nayeefas article. "Not political" ha ! Maybe you made one of the speeches ?

As for writing articles, it has a cost. Also, please get OFF your 'You hate us, you hate me, you hate muslims' hobby horse, I'm wearying of the outright lie.

Muslims are welcome: Just dont try to change our laws, or our culture. FIT IN WITH IT.. quite easy when u think about it.