From what I see- Of course Foxy feels lucky, she was born into an immigrant family, that escaped instability from across the sea, to a land of open opportunity that her family was just given, and didn't have to forge life out of bare stone. Building a motor is hard. But it's harder to build a motor when you have to get the steel out of the rocks, or from 18,000 kms away, rather than going to the shop. Civilizations that have a deep understanding of this, are strong resilient people that produce value on the earth. These are the people that created Australia- they are my people. People that want to criticise, the system of concrete belief's, need to understand first what it means to live without it, or not to live. People that create systems that create life are in a sense superior to those that don't- nature is a harch teacher- but if we learn the lessons we can make things easier for those that follow- but hope that this doesn't make them weak

Foxy was born into a family of refugees who lost
everything. Their country, their family, and much
more. They were not "given"anything. They worked
for everything. Worked very hard. They were invited
to this country to help solve the acute labour
shortage at the time. They had to sign two year contracts
and had to go and work wherever they were required and
sent.

They smashed rocks, built roads, cut sugar cane, worked
in hospitals, factories, built dams,saved rivers,
and did whatever
was necessar and more.y.
They raised their children to be independent
and to contribute to communities both professionally and
financially. Their children graduated from universities,
raised the bar of education, graduated from military
academies, joined the military through merit, and some even
became politicians, state premiers, sportsmen and women,
and gave back so much, and still do.

If people want their ancestries respected, they need to respect
the contributions that so many others have also made to this
country as well. There are many here past and present who
have made this country what it is today. We are one and we
are many, and from all the lands on earth we come...

It's time that we all acknowledged this - and stop making
people feel like outsiders. Or you will subsequently be
ignored - or worse - you'll be the outsiders and no
longer relevant - you will be cast on the ash heap of history.
And that would be a shame.

I firmly believe that the present is linked to the past.
That people need to be proud of their ancestry and to support
their communities. Which I have done both professionally and
by championing their causes and financially.

I believe in telling the true story of a nation's history.
And the importance of culture.

No one has the right to encourage division - that is not who we
are as Australians.

I am grateful to the past and what has been achieved.
And I look forward to the future and what more can
be achieved - united - together, not divided as
Australians all.

Is the "founder" less than the "leader"?
Is there such a thing as culture?
Do cultures have a right to self determination?
Do cultures have a right to their territory?
Is there such a thing as cultural property?
Is there such a thing as cultural appropriation?
Should we force others to need us?
etc

Ockham's Razor says "the simplest ideas are the best". In many cases, it might be appropriate to find the simplest solution, having least contradictions, until the solution meets issues of scale or similar. Therefore ask small questions first.

Woke Marxism seems to use civilization's greatness to destroy it. If civilization is good, big civilization is better, no! Globalization is not diversity, it's conformity. Marxist's perhaps want us to choke on our own principles. You like water, let us dump you in the Pacific Ocean and see if you still like it! You like equality of law, if we drown you in multiplying equality, you will cry out for tyranny.

Foxy seemingly will be happy to force civilizations and cultures into contact and conformity even if they don't want to be. After all if Foxy is superior in wisdom, she has a duty to educate the barbarians, to death and 'the ash heap of history' if necessary. The barbarian's want a future too, free from Foxy's molestations. Does Foxy want to be free to molest?
It appears that Foxy just wants what she wants, and doesn't care about those that want a different future than Foxy's one. It is this kind of dictatorial thinking that has led to the current impasse.

Confucius might be ashamed of Foxy and her pronouncements from 'on high'.

Most people just want to live with their families in peace.

Perhaps Foxy is afraid that her family will lose it's place in the hierarchy, and become stateless.
I'm sure that she can find a home, there are many people and states that will help. Even help her construct her own state.

Every culture needs their own nation.

With Foxy's idea's she is not part of my culture.

Where exaclt is your culture CM?

It's long gone both in the UK and in Oz.

And BTW - your validation is not necessary to tell me where
I belong. Never was, never will be!
(smile).

Hi CM,

I thought that groups of people created culture, not the other way round. As for racial purity, that makes it more likely that you won't be at the cutting edge of civilisation.

Australia Day should indeed be celebrated on January 26th. It is the day that the first illegal boat people arrived and marks the start of a modern multicultural continent.