Racism means ANGER. In fact the human condition is based on anger. It ought to be called ANGERISM because for the most part people
treat each other badly. It is afterwards that we use the excuse
of RACISM.
People hate other people. It's because we are all underpaid
and under worked. The idea that someone from another country
can come here and get a better job makes the locals angry.
So we need to ask why do people get angry?

No doubt “racist” is an overused word. Originally it meant a person who believed there was a biological difference between races and, therefore, one race was better than another. That whole “master race” crap or the ever-amusing “social Darwinism” advanced by (supposedly) superior Brits justifying the subjugation of half the globe.

These days it seems to be trotted out in almost time there is dispute between cultures or religions. Most often it seems to a pseudonym of ‘prejudiced”. I guess if you are going to go name calling it’s better to use a bigger gun.

It’s used almost as much as ‘Lefty’ ;)

So comments like “UNEMPLOYABLE, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING UNDERCLASS WHO CLING TO CENTRE LINK DEPENDANCY WHILE MOOLIGHTING IN CRIME AND INSURANCE FRAUD” aren’t racist. There’s no hint of racial overtone there.

I mean the comments are:
crass;
stupid;
narrow-minded;
offensive;
irrelevant;
moronic
prejudiced
..(I could go on).. but they are definitely not racist

One thing many people seem to forget is that, as the dominant culture in Australia and the ones with all the power, it is natural that almost all of the friction for change is going to be directed at us.

It’s not a conspiracy. It’s just common sense.

As the dominant culture, there are two things that I tink we need to understand.

Firstly, change is inevitable and rather that flat out resisting it, we need to channel it in positive directions. Western/Christian values don’t answer everything and we can benefit from the experiences of other cultures. Digging your heels in and refusing to budge just causes the pressure to build so that when change does happen, its faster, more destructive and generally bloodier. And we usually wind up worse off (eg: the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution).

Secondly, we need to understand that criticisms of Australia raised by other cultures don’t have to be taken personally or (sometimes) even seriously. We don’t have to change our core Australian-ness for others. The laws that protect them protect us as well. Shari’a cannot come to Australia unless we let it!

racism is tribal territorial hostility.

The world needs to learn that if they want world peace you cannot have huge tribes laying claim to the same land.

Mass immigration (such as the Jews in Palestine) without intergration = WAR and ethnic conflict

Intergration = Peace

Immigration should only ever be allowed if strong intergration polices are put in place and abided by by all the newcomers and the original inhabitants.

What happened in Germany with the non intergration of the Jews and Germans is A lesson in what causes ethnic violence. The Germans feared the loss of their country to the millions and million of Jews who were taking control of the German business economy. Why dont we heed that lesson.

Jolanda
I don’t think you can classify hating Muslims as racism -since Islam is multiracial.Racism is to adversely judge/treat someone because of their racial characteristics.

It's an interesting reflection on society’s (or at least some in society) thinking that while it is very much taboo to discriminate against a person on the basis of race ( & upheld by law & periodic campaigns ) the same seriousness is not shown to discrimination on the basis of height, hair colour, lack of good looks etc…which is even more pervasive.

If we were apply the same yardstick used to “prove” racism & sexism.
Wouldn’t we be running studies to determine why redheads make up 5% of the population but hold only hold 1% of CEO positions ?

Echoing Pragma’s & David’s comments.:
It’s noteworthy that racism has been almost institutionalised as white on black racism.If a third world country runs riot & attacks whites -its nationalism & not just OK, but worthy of support. If whites run riot & attack non-whites, it’s racism -& there is no excuse.We also see it in that popular catch-cry -REVERSE RACISM- which seems to imply that real racism is white on black & anything else is an aberration.

Horus. I didn't classify hating Muslims as racism. I classified those who believe that they are superior to others and and a result TREAT others with disrepsect and actively try to change things to suit them without regard to how it impacts on others, even if they are in their country, as racists.

Muslim was just an example as at the moment there are serious issues there. For sure the Aboriginal people would call white Australians racists.

The system is very discriminative. Whilst you are not allowed to discriminate because of race, gender, sex, homosexuality and a host of other things and you are 'sort of' protected by law, you are not protected by law and you are allowed to discriminate against someone if you believe that they are superior or gifted. There is no law protecting those who are seen as superior, you can treat them unfairly and unjustly and nobody is required to care, they are seen as already possessing more than their share. I know this for a fact.

Think about the implications of that and how it also feeds the Tall Poppy Syndrome.

"I didn't classify hating Muslims as racism."

if you hate someone for something they did to you etc, thats ok

but if you say "hating Muslims"

THAT IS RACISM IN ITS WORST FORM.