“The truth is that countries founded on the Judeo-Christian heritage (Western democracies) are the best to live in.” I disagree with that as well. But then we must understand that Danny is a christian zealot and catch the fire ministry is really bent.

It's assumed that Australia was settled by christians, but most that were transported here only came from christian controlled countries and had no interest in religion at all. In fact they were forced to church and were punished if they failed to attend. Mostly Danny is right and I applaud him for not bringing his religion into it. My own ancestors were forcible transported because they wouldn't bow down to the christian god and found themselves in Tas. That was denied for many years by the religious side of my family, to have Gypsies as ancestors was not cool.

Religious people hide behind this MC concept from both sides, they use it to try and gain advantage to push their agenda. But you can't get past the one standout fact, it is not culture that it is at fault, it is the religion behind the culture. My main business is in tourism and hospitality and our client el is from around the world. The worst are Americans, poms and the dutch, very arrogant. As for the rest, they are all the same, nice people who love what we have in this country to offer.

This country is fine with everyone, but the religious can't accept that, they must force their ways, no matter what. Peace and harmony will come to this country and the planet, when we remove the root cause of the trouble. A world of varying cultures that are free from religious dogma, suppression, propaganda and violence. Thats difference, it makes life so enjoyable, religion just makes it boringly violent

It would be ideal if we could resolve the problems of two cultures clashing, as is the case of Aboriginals and Westerners, before we added another dimension to the problem.

Though if you are to say anglos are racist for not accepting having other cultures forced on them then the same should be said for Aboriginals. The same should be said of palestinians. I don't agree before anyone jumps on my back, I just do not believe it is racist to protect ones culture from unwanted change.

I do not like to comment on aboriginal affairs because I see it as interfering, they always have my support sans my opinion. However I do wish I could see aboriginals celebrate their culture more.

warri warru, you complain about Aboriginals living in "4th world conditions". But isn't that the fault of progressive types who insisted on segregating Aboriginals so that they could pursue their "traditional lifestyle" and therefore miss out on the lifestyle enjoyed by mainstream Australians?

Paul Hasluck, who controlled Aboriginal affairs in the Menzies government until 1966 believed that Aboriginals should "attain the same manner of living as other Australians and live as members of a single Australian community enjoying the same rights and privileges." But Dr HC 'Nugget' Coombs, appointed head of the Australian Council of Aboriginal Affairs in 1967, managed to pursuade subsequent Labor and Liberal governments to adopt his policy for self-determinination and self-management of Aboriginals, since the problems they experienced, he believed, stemmed from the Europeans. The result? warri warru's "4th world conditins".

Make up your mind. Either people are gonna choose to live a primitive lifestyle, and so "4th world conditions", or they're gonna live a modern one, and so First World conditions. You can't have both. Most Aboriginals, of course, prefer to live a modern lifestyle, which is why 70% live in cities and large country towns. And -- horror or genocidal horrors! -- the majority of these are married (either de jure or defacto) to a non-Aboriginal, and so are in effect self-genociding! How can they do this to themselves!

You complain about traditional Aboriginal culture being called paganistic. But isn't it? As I understand it, traditional Aboriginal beliefs are pantheistic and animistic. Those, by any definition of the word, are paganistic beliefs.

You complain about the arrival of the "newcomers" to Australia. First of all, it's been two hundred years already, so get over it. Secondly, migrations have been occurring ever since the creation of man. Populations have moved hither and tither as a matter of human nature. In Africa, for example, the Bantu migrated east and west over generations. Why is it all of a sudden an unprecedented disaster and the height of immorality for Europeans to have moved around a bit as well?

Start making some sense, man.

The best article I have read about this subject to date.

Well said. Multiculturalism in the West is a festering, self-inflicted wound.

What Australian politicians have done to Australia via multiculturalism is treason. If we were the wild eyed, intolerant people that we are supposed to be, we would have risen up long ago and dealt with them. Instead, we squabble with each other while the followers of the Prophet wait patiently. Our complacency, self-deprecation and cringing make us our own worst enemy

I think that different things fuel racism. Racism can be fueled by hate or fear.

In Australia racism is being developed because of fear - not hate. Australians feel that they are being taken over, without any consideration to their feelings and thoughts, and having to change in order to accomodate different cultures and it feels like a threat to their way of life!

If we remove the threat, we remove the fear and then the racism will disappear.

Its up to our Governments to make it clear that if you come to Australia you have to be prepared to accept and live the Australian way of life.

Only a minority want Australia to change to suit their culture and ways. We shouldn't be changing things for the minority in a way that upsets the majority otherwise people will rebel.

In a democracy - the majority rules, thats why our Government needs to keep their eye on the balance.