Lexi you may not be aware, and it might be what drives Rechtubs[in my view missplaced ]passion.
But a tradition we got from England is still strong.
Take our hats off, in RSL clubs and places like Parliament are a mark of respect, meant to be strictly adhered to always.
Some 20 years ago, in Woolgoolga RSL it was such that saw Sikhs Bared, because under their faith they MUST NOT take the head gear of.
They fought wars in it, beside us, some first came here at least 150 years ago.
I question has the increasing fear, in my view well founded, about Muslim migration, made us bigots?
Yes integration, for SOME is never going to happen.
But please!
America, a country often feeding us sad events, last year saw Sikhs murdered, because it seems some fool and murderer thought they are Muslims.
I fear for us all, if we start targeting every one, in this case folk innocent of any wrong.
I hope we are better than that.
Worth knowing, the RSL lost that case too, it turned out the victim had many medals and had been proved a hero over and again.

rehctub wrote: We Already have schools where birthdays can't be celebrated with the kids, and the traditional BD cake can't be enjoyed, or the shopping centers where Santa can no longer say HO HO Ho.

Dear rehctub,

I don’t believe you. Please cite what shopping centres bar Santa or the schools where birthdays can’t be celebrated with the kids. I think you are just scare-mongering.

Dear Banjo,

I am aware of the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) case and the fact that chaplains in the schools and subsidies for private schools are thoroughly entrenched at this time.

However, I was responding to rehctub’s statement to me:

“However, I assume I would also be right in saying that you didn't come here and try to change our laws, to best suit yourself. Would I be right?”

In pointing that rehctub was wrong I mentioned chaplains in the schools and subsidies for private schools as two items in Australian law I would like to change. Whether it is possible or likely to change them is another matter.

Wise man David f, let me, from a true bigots point of view, first an explanation of that.
The Sydney RIOT, unlike the Cronulla one,that took place ONLY AFTER YEARS OF TAUNTS AND ASSAULTS!
Firmly put me in the anti Muslim migration paddock.
I execept the word bigot, it underlines my defense of my country and its values.
BUT the statements used here are not true, in our longest ever thread, one started by Rechtub, such lies, on investigation, are found to be untrue.
Yet, still seen as fact all over the inter net, and red faced red necks wanting to kill, because of those lies.
I hope we all are SICKENED by the reports of racism on buses and trains, aimed every time at non Muslims we should be ashamed of instigating any racist act against any one.
We see here a view by our author , not just aimed at a common wish, integration, in my case along side the culture people are born in to.
But a request we see religions dropped as a price for living here.
David like you I follow no God, but while we see courts ruling in favor of these people and the human right,to practice their religion, why are some unwilling to agree.
I warn Australia,our future is indeed bleak, if we target every migrant every 4th generation Australian who looks different indeed every Muslim, for racist rants.

I must look a bit two faced to some.
After all I am anti illegal arrivals, boat or plane.
But think with all my heart we are in very real danger, of becoming some thing we would not like.
What, if we are taking this thread seriously, next?
Do we tell the Scott,s not to wear kilts, do we force them not to celebrate in towns and villages named after the country they came from, or their great great grand parents did?
The Greeks wearing traditional dress, Irish for river dancing.
Should we explode with rage at smaller German beer fest,s?
Worse, are some of us feeding the hate? hate seen too often in our streets and on public transport by half wits?

Rechtub>>With the recent case, whereby bike helmets are now exempt for certain religions, one has to wonder, at what point do we become no longer Australia.<<

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I after mentioning Rechtubs last post here and the one without thought above, linking human rights our courts and the western world supports, and defaming us for them.
Rest my case racism is growing on the back of boat people and Muslim separatism our country.
We, some of us, to their eternal shame, lash out at folk they think they see a difference in.