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In search of Australian values : Comments

By Irfan Yusuf, published 8/10/2007

Cultural integration: are we to expect refugees to not only avoid committing crimes but also to avoid becoming victims of crime?

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This topic is a perfect place for improving English only.

Surely, spells of “integration” are a poor self-excuse of own xenophobia and racism:
integration starts on a commonly performed job of which non-Anglos are intentionally, demonstratively, institutionally rejected in Australia but left for “support own community” practice.
Posted by MichaelK., Monday, 15 October 2007 12:59:46 PM
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Australian values are defined by Australians. Australians are people from anywhere on Earth who live in Australia and follow Australian culture/values.

So many of you guys who have only been in Australia for a few years are so off the mark that it just is not funny. Australian values are defined by those who grew up in the community here and were taught their values by people who were born and bred here. Due to Australia's cutural history it shares a common set of Western values with England, USA and European democracies. If your from overseas and don't like our values then why are you so silly as to be here? Why don't you stop being rude by complaining about what Australian/Western values are and shove off to some other country? If you hold duel citizenship with a second country you can do so quite easily.

To those of you born and/or raised here like myself I say why do you listen to people from overseas when they try to complain about Australian values? People who were born and raised overseas who did not love their own country enough to stay in it and who winge and complain because they do not want to get along here either are just sad and should be ignored.

To them I ask if it is so bad here why not go back to where you came from. But that's just it isn't it? You don't want to leave because where you came from is so bad and you don't want to make the effort to fit in here because you are racist and culturally insensitive to anything execept your own narrow view.

The Australian Treasurer has said "I'm saying if you are thinking of coming to Australia, you ought to know what Australian values are." (Source Interview with Tony Jones, Lateline, Tuesday, 23 August 2005 10.40 pm). He said that over 2 years ago. Why is DIMEA still letting into Australia anti Western people who don't like our values.
Posted by Oz_values_for_Australia, Thursday, 22 November 2007 7:44:33 PM
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I am not “anti-Western” person, but I hardly share appreciation of biologically motivated segregation grounding everything locally.

As understood, asking never before seen stranger in the street “What is your origin?”/”What is your religion?”/”What is a native language you speak?” constitutes a very expression of Australian-style freedom.
Posted by MichaelK., Friday, 23 November 2007 11:36:02 AM
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Oz_values_for_Australia, when you are referring to dual citizenship as to dual nationality you let the cat out of the bag that you haven’t got a clue what really is applicable.
Not only did I publish on 20 September 2003 a book titled “INSPECTOR-RIKATI® on CITIZENSHIP, but I used also the material subsequently in the 5-year litigation in Court and on 19 July 2006 and succeeded on this unchallenged by the Attorney Generals, etc.
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Constitutionally “citizenship” is a political position and has got nothing to do with “nationality”, regardless that the Commonwealth purport otherwise.
If you really try to tell people what Australian values are about then I recommend you attend to it appropriately and not give your garbage.
"Australian values", as I published on 6-7-2006 in my book INSPECTOR-RIKATI® on “What is Australian way of life really?” simply is that constitutionally we accept any person from anywhere to be part of the Australian community where they can follow and practice their own religious and other cultural traditions provided it is within the confines of relevant Australian laws.
Meaning, if you desire to hold a BBQ you are permitted to do so provided it is not in breach of local fire authorities decision, such as a fire ban.

"Australian values" is not that because some people in the street are drug addict then others have to follow suit, or because some people in the street are getting always intoxicated then others has to follow suit.
Don't cherry pick "Australian values" as to what you deem acceptable and ignore rapes, robberies, murder, assault Australians also are guilty off.
"Australian values" is you respect your fellow-man’s right to life his/her life as they desire as long as it is within the confines of law.
Therefore, it does not come into play what the culture, religion or other background issues are of any person as the only issue that ought to be relevant is that they are acting within the confines of relevant laws.
We cannot judge others about "Australian values" other then, as expressed, to promote observing Australian law!
Posted by Mr Gerrit H Schorel-Hlavka, Friday, 23 November 2007 12:30:33 PM
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