Belly! You are so boring, but I loved your little speech. We all have our own thoughts, and you stand to be the most racist-ed of them all.
You are like so many, thinking without a trace of IQ. Let me give you this piece of advice. Be at Peace my friend, cause like the bible said, Quote! FOR GIVE THEM LORD! THEY NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DO!

Belly, with respect, Dog spelt backward, is GOD! thanks. LOL

Hi Foxy,

I recall a Chinese restranteur complaining on Oz TV about racism. At the time, I thought of the typical staffing arrangments in China Town's restraunts, where he owned his business. Not too many Anglos there: And, I suspect, it goes beyond family businesses. I live in HK and the Outback [Australian]restraunt is manned by Chinese, no Anglo expats. Sorry, if I am off topic.

Cheers.

Hallo, Mr CJ Morgan. I am a bit confused over your logic.

If you say that "people like Redneck and Boaz are proud to be racist", are you not yourself prejudging and stereotyping racists, and then condemning all of the individuals within that group by their group associations?

And isn't that racism and bigotry?

How tolerant are you of racists, Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, rednecks, Hells Angels, and One Nation supporters? If, (I might reasonably presume) that you are intolerent of them, then why is it "wrong" for racists to prejudge groups of people that they don't like, but "right" for the morally exquisite to prejudge groups of people which they don't like?

And please remember, that racism is not just about race. I can get hauled in front of the Inquisitors in the Anti Discrimination Board for condemning Muslims, because Islam is a belief system. So, if condemning belief systems is "racism", then how is it that your condemning of my racist belief system "not racism"?

That should get you chewing your pencil for a while.

Is there racism in Australia – you be the judge:

Example 1 – Job advertisement.
Applications are sought only from persons of a minority background.
We are told the position is covered by a special exemption to the anti-discrimination act.

Example 2 –-An Employment registration form( for a non exempt position).
"Welcome to XYZ Corp, we are an equal opportunity employer...please fill in
this application before we proceed” Oh, one initial question,
are you a member of A & B race ?

Example 3 –A public, educational institution’s course brochure.
"The fee for the course is $2000+
however, if you are a member of A or B race, no fees apply”
[ and no means test applies ]

Example 4 – Entry Permits
Special approval required to visit certain communities.

And of course, anyone who dares to challenge any of the above is immediately branded a racist.

This is getting really interesting... Thanks for all your comments.
They're all valid! I guess we can only speak from our own experiences.
And, we're all racists in one way or another - as a poster pointed out - it's a human trait.

I'm interested in the causes of racism in Australia. To me it seems that modern expressions of racism which have emerged in recent years relate to notions of nationhood which are seen as incompatible with diversity.

These racist beliefs may be expressed in various stereotyped views of who the "real" Australians are. This form of racism is based on an ideology of national culture in which minority cultures are regarded as alien and a threat to social cohesion. It consists of pervasive cultural assumptions where the customs and beliefs of the dominant group in society are presented as the norm. As a result, the status and behaviour of minority groups, particularly those who are more visibly different are defined and judged with respect to the dominant group of largely British and Celtic backgrounds.

These attitudes are widely discussed in the media where they are presented as reasonable and commonsense and reflected through media images that do not accurately portray Australia's cultural diversity.
In this way, racist idealogies are expressed and reinforced through a
process of group interaction and thereby absorbed into popular culture.

However, if we look at other developed countries we will possibly find
that these attitudes are quite common . The only way to change is for all of us to finally realize that racial prejudice is a corrosive influence attacking the most fundamental values of Australian society - our commitment to justice, egalitarianism and a "Fair Go" for all.