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Hyperbole, hypothesis and hysteria : Comments

By Brad Ruting, published 28/1/2010

Racist attacks in Melbourne: time for some deeper thought.

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On two occasions only have there been eyewitness reports of attacks on Indians. The first indicated that the attackers were ‘islanders’, and the second that they were ‘Asians’.

One of the most serious problems of multiculturalism is competition between ethnic groups – one bunch of ethnics fighting it out with another bunch of ethnics.

The Indian media takes its lead from the Australian media, and the Australian media is interested only in stirring up controversy by suggesting that Australians are racist; they don’t mention the sort of ‘Australians’ involved. The assailants could very well not be the people Indians see as Australians: white Anglo-Saxons, but they will not know that from our muck-stirring media and a certain type of self-hating Australians going out of their way to show white people in a bad light. We see the ‘white man-bad, dark man-good’ nonsense every day, and on these pages.

There has been more nastiness and ‘racism’ brought to Australia by multiculturalism and the introduction of disparate groups of immigrants with old hatreds than was ever present as an ‘Australian phenomena’. Most of it is between competing ethnic groups.

The Indian media is clearly just as irresponsible as the Australian media, and it blasts Australia with total disregard for daily violence in its own country, the caste system, the shocking disparity of wealth and continuing Hindu-Muslim hatreds. Indians murder each other at the rate of 30,000 annually.

But, we shouldn’t judge India and Indians and the attitudes to Australia by what we read in their media and our own media. The real relationship is carried on by governments and diplomats, and there has been none of the hysteria in those areas.

Nor should Australians accept the absolute rubbish about Australian ‘racism’ put about by the media and the loony Left.
Posted by Leigh, Thursday, 28 January 2010 9:50:01 AM
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A top article.

If there's one thing the hysteria, hyperbole and hypothesis of the media does though, it is to give impetus to becoming aware of, and to then start addressing, thuggery within society. If the media puts the spotlight on the issue, at least the police will find it easier to start addressing it more comprehensively.

The ultimate solution to the issue of thuggery, of course, is to track down the thugs - the worst ones first - and have the justice system come down as heavily as necessary on them.
Posted by RobP, Thursday, 28 January 2010 9:52:34 AM
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"Sadly, Australia does have a history of widespread and often institutionalised racism. The list is long, but think about: Chinese miners in the gold rushes; the White Australia Policy; the Yellow Peril; the decades long refusal to accept immigrants who weren’t white Europeans; the Stolen Generation; Vietnamese boat refugees; Tampa; Cronulla; the Intervention into remote Indigenous communities; Oceanic Viking"
The writer could have helped the reader by defining what he means by "racism". Looking at the list above giving examples of "racism" doesn't help much:
"The Vietnamese boat people"? Lots of Vietnamese boat people and their decendants living in Brisbane.
"Oceanic Viking"? Lots of Sri Lankans living in Brisbane.
"Intervention into remote Indigenous communities"? Welcomed by most aboriginal women living on remote communities.
"The Stolen Generation". Non-aboriginal children weren't removed from their parent(s)?
The words "racism","racist","racists" are used willy-nilly in the community without any attempt being made to define precisely what they mean. This article is a good example.
Posted by blairbar, Thursday, 28 January 2010 12:59:30 PM
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The self loathing media who love to promote primitive lifestyles while enjoying the benefits of countries who embraced the Christian Judea ethics have not stopped the multitudes wanting to come to this 'racist' nation. The same voices claim we are over populated. What a deluded bunch. When and if the social engineers get their way and the the revision of history is complete we can revert to paganism where tribalism like much of what has been imported will rule. The author has at least a little balance in his writings unlike our secularist media which can't wait to find another way of putting down many of the things which has seen this nation prosper. Anyone who has any clue about the Indian caste system knows what racism is about.
Posted by runner, Thursday, 28 January 2010 2:33:20 PM
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Exactly the same lead up to what caused the Cronulla riots. I guess the only difference is that in Cronulla the flag was employed. Oh dear, the biggest crime of all! Kill, murder, rape and assualt ..fine but do not bring the flag into it.

We have multi-cultural immigration policy. Ethnic clashes will occur. Race hate crimes are bad but are not reason to attack the victims for their complaint, nor the entire race of the attackers. Or a country as in India's case.

Crime committed. Victim says racial in nature. Police response, we will investigate that angle. Court decides. Is that so really hard?

The media has a lot to answer to. Those that want to deny anyone but whites can be racist is an idiot and anyone who thinks a whole race should bear the sins of a few equally idiotic. I have only seen these two extreme represented in Australian media, I guess it sells more copy.

Hyberbole, hype, hate..all the h's

We have Samoan and Indigenous almost at war, what do we do? Painted into a corner methinks. If we only ever consider the right of the individual and not entertain identity politics whenever a crime occurs, then it would not be such a difficult question to answer.
Posted by TheMissus, Thursday, 28 January 2010 4:31:17 PM
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The vast majority of this is all ethnic crime. Third world people bringing their ways of life here. Today a married INDIAN couple were arrested for the MURDER of an INDIAN man last month. Yet this again was blammed on white Australia at the time. I notice there was very little publicity today of exactly who was responsible. What a joke.
Posted by ozzie, Thursday, 28 January 2010 5:32:38 PM
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